New climate aid is finally beginning to flow to poorer nations that burn fossil fuels. Left on the sidelines are countries that use some of the smallest amounts of energy in the world. Many of the programs unveiled here at the global climate summit known as COP 27 benefit emerging countries with power grids that […]
Five new schools opened by the Jubbaland state authorities in villages around the southern Somali town of Kismayo have enabled hundreds of children to begin education for the first time in their lives. Shukri Ibrahim enrolled six of her nine children, including four girls, in Instabul school, 25 kilometres from Kismayo, that opened on 6 […]
Seventy percent of the Us Dollars 967.7 million Somalia budget approved by the cabinet on Tuesday will be provided by donors. This is an increase of Us Dollars 50 million from the 2022 budget. The Somalia cabinet sitting on Tuesday and chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre approved the budget for the 2023 fiscal […]
Kenya’s khat traders are now sourcing the product from neighbouring Ethiopia to export to Somalia. The traders say it is becoming increasingly expensive for them to export the khat (miraa) from the Kenyan market because of the high demands from brokers and middlemen. The traders said they procure at least 40 percent of the 19 […]
Türkiye is in talks with Nigeria and Libya as it seeks alternative sources of gas, the country’s minister for Energy Fatih Donmez has said. The country also wants to engage in production activity in counties from which it buys natural gas or oil, Studies are already underway to identify the location for a third nuclear […]
Kampala, November 4th, 2022 – TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today signed a Solar project agreement with the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development for the possible deployment of 120 MW of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) technology. The agreement aims at actualizing the collaboration between TotalEnergies EP Uganda and the Ministry towards […]
The Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) held a graduation ceremony for 65 alternate service members who will be sent to 14 countries to conduct foreign aid technical work for 10 months — including six who will be deployed to Somaliland for the first time. Three service members specializing in information will cooperate with […]
Somali government finalized a controversial oil production sharing deal with Coastline Exploration on Thursday. The government said it signed the deal after five amendments were made to the original agreement that was reached in Istanbul in February. “We reviewed the agreements signed in February 2022 to correct the agreements’ process and provisions. The Attorney General […]
Kampala, September 26, 2022—Local businesses seeking to boost their field operations can now benefit from affordable vehicle financing options courtesy of a new partnership between Stanbic Bank Uganda and Autochek, a Pan-African auto-dealership company. The offer which also extends to individual buyers enables customers of Stanbic Bank Uganda to acquire new or used vehicles of […]
Patrick Ndegwa, Africa’s start-up ecosystem is booming, but it has also long been dominated by the ‘Big Four’ countries receiving the majority of venture-capital funding and other investments: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Egypt. And while Uganda is still relatively unexplored in terms of its potential as a hub for technology and innovative start-ups, many […]
Project Shelter Wakadogo in Uganda, which was founded in the wake of war and now educates over 450 children with one of the highest student retention rates in the country, was today named the winner of the inaugural World’s Best School Prize for Overcoming Adversity. The five World’s Best School Prizes, founded this year by T4 […]
Cairo, Egypt – For the third year running, the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) have partnered with African Business magazine for the Africa CEO Trade Survey. The survey aims to provide the African private sector with a platform to identify key issues related to the African trade environment and inform trade policy at the […]
The second phase of the expansion of the Hargeisa water project was inaugurate on Thursday by the Somaliland government. The expansion which is being carried out by the Hargeisa Water Agency consists of new wells and pipes that have been placed between the capital Hargeisa and Geed-deeble area, as well as modern machines and equipment […]