24th January 2023, Kampala, Uganda – Sanlam Uganda, a provider of cutting-edge insurance and financial services in Uganda today announced entries for the 2022 Sanlam Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism, one of the leading prizes in Africa recognising exceptional business journalism since 1974. New ESG category to provide focus on Africa’s sustainability issues Entries […]
19 January 2023, MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is excited to welcome 60 new students for its Class of 2023 in its 12 Month fully funded education programme, that develops emerging TV and film talent in Africa. The academy received thousands of applications across 13 countries in Africa, and after a rigorous selection process, 60 aspiring filmmakers […]
Addis Ababa, 16 January 2023 (ECA) – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is an opportunity for young people to accelerate Africa’s industrialization and economic transformation through entrepreneurship, youths say, calling for an enabling policy framework. Through its Youth Protocol, the AfCFTA recognises that young people can play a critical role in the achievement […]
Michael Jjingo, Ideas are easy; Implementation is hard. -Guy Kawasaki. We need to get our younger generation to start craving to own a business at a tender age. That way, we shall inculcate the passion for business management, call it job creation in the next generation, contrary to the expectation for jobs and employment. All […]
The Board of Directors of Octagon Uganda Limited has appointed Mr. Darius Niwaha as the Chief Executive Officer for Octagon Uganda Limited a subsidiary of Octagon Africa Financial Services Limited. This appointment is effective 01st January 2023. Darius has been serving in the position of General Manager, Octagon Uganda Limited since 2019. Darius will be […]
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Keabetswe Modimoeng has been appointed as Corporate Affairs and Stakeholder Relations Group Executive for Multichoice Africa with effect from January 2023. Dr. Modimoeng will report to Collen Dlamini (Group Executive Corporate Affairs), and he will be a member of the Multichoice Africa Executive Team. Dr Modimoeng is the […]
The African Development Bank Group has appointed renowned Professor Padmashree Gehl Sampath as a special advisor on pharmaceuticals and health infrastructure to the Bank’s president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. She will also be leading the technical work related to the setting up of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new pan-African institution launched by the Bank, […]
6th December 2022 – Kampala, Uganda. Uganda Development Bank and its Managing Director Ms. Patricia Ojangole have been named Sustainability Leader of the Year 2022 at the Karlsruhe Sustainability Awards Ceremony that was held during the Global Sustainable Finance Conference which took place on 1 and 2 December 2022 in Germany. Awarded by the International […]
Ethiopia has signed an agreement to collaborate on education with South Sudan. The agreement was signed by the Minister of Education Birhanu Nega and the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of South Sudan, Gabriel Changson Chang. According to the Ministry of Education Ethiopia, the agreement will enable the Education Ministries […]
Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamud, a father of four, has been teaching in a private school in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, for seven years and despite the rising living costs his salary has never increased. He takes home $120 a month, spends half of that on rent for his small house, and the rest on food and […]
A new school for disabled children in Qardo, north-eastern Somalia is providing a stable and well equipped learning environment for 180 boys and girls. Gaheyr School, built by the UN’s children’s agency UNICEF, was handed over last month to the founder and director, Abdi Ali Adan, who has been teaching disabled children since 2004, and […]
Twenty Four years old Nigerian Kingsley Job Obasi is the winner of the African Youth Essay Contest on “Industrialization and Innovation in Africa”. His essay, titled “Manufacturing: The Key to Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Development in Africa,” articulates how manufacturing can unlock the economic prosperity of the African continent to create a sustainable future for its people. […]
Kampala, Uganda 21st November 2022 Equity Bank Uganda Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Anthony Kituuka as the new Managing Director with immediate effect. Prior to his appointment Mr. Kituuka served as the Executive Director Equity Bank Uganda Limited from 2016. He previously served as the Executive Director for Regional Subsidiaries from 2014 to […]