There have been 192 innovations directed at COVID-19 from Nigeria alone, as well as more than 90 from South Africa ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 4, 2020/ — African innovators have shown creativity and ingenuity in finding solutions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but face legal barriers to safeguarding their intellectual property. There have been 192 […]
Johannesburg, 03 June 2020: One thing is certain, and that is that the COVID-19 pandemic has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on how challenging it can be for businesses of every size, and across every industry, to continue with business during times of crisis. “So much has happened over the last three months since we’ve been […]
By Mauricio Cárdenas BOGOTÁ – Many are calling for a temporary moratorium on all debt repayments by developing and emerging economies, in order to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from triggering a tsunami of sovereign defaults. Rather than waiting passively until debtors stop meeting their obligations, the argument goes, creditors would be better off agreeing now […]
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 8 May, 2020 – The African Development Bank has welcomed a decision by the Trust Fund Committee of the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), one of two funds within the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), to extend a $10 million concessional senior loan for development of the 50 MW Tulu Moyo Geothermal Power Plant project […]
Procter &Gamble (P & G) President for Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa (AMA), Suranjan Magesvaran was in Kampala last week to meet with Ugandan leaders on a mission to re-affirm their investments. Magesvaran met with Uganda’s Minister for the Presidency Esther Mbayo at the State house as a sign of showing his company’s commitment […]
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe recently presented an antique saber to Senegalese President Macky Sall at the presidential palace in Dakar. But it was not a gift. The saber was coming home, more than a century after it had been stolen. The repatriation of an item with deep historical, spiritual, and cultural significance might seem […]
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations to resume flight to Athens, Greece, effective December 13, 2019. The resumption of the service to Athens came after 18 years, and the city marks Ethiopian’s 20th destination in Europe. The thrice-weekly flight to Athens will be operated by the B787 Dreamliner. Regarding the flight service to Athens, Group CEO […]
In the classic game of “chicken,” two drivers race directly toward each other, and the first to swerve is the “loser.” If neither swerves, both will probably die. In the past, such scenarios have been studied to assess the risks posed by great-power rivalries. In the case of the Cuban missile crisis, for example, Soviet […]
Crown Beverages Limited, the makers of Pepsi, Mirinda, Sting, Nivana and Mountain Dew has launched yet another promotion campaign dubbed ‘Nyongeza Aya Bass with Mirinda’ to give back to their customers. Nyongeza is a multi-ethnic Ugandan word that means, “give more” while Aya Bass is a popular slang that means, “let’s go” that was popularized […]
Somaliland minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation Dr Yassin Hagi has been on a week-long mission in Kenya to lure foreign investment and trade with his country. The minister arrived in Nairobi last weekend and has held a series of meetings with officials of Kenyan government and foreign missions as he aims to bring […]
The Kenyan government has launched a US$47 million (KSh4.7 billion) Facility under the Kenya-Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP). This is aimed at spurring the private sector to provide viable solar and clean cooking solutions to about 1.1 million people in the 14 marginalized counties of West Pokot, Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Mandera, Wajir, Garrisa, Tana […]
Uganda Cranes Head coach Sebastien Desabre has recalled Canadian based midfielder Mike Azira to a list of players for the camp in Abu Dhabi in preparation for the forthcoming AFCON Finals in Egypt. The Montreal FC star Mike Azira, who last featured for the Uganda Cranes in the 2017 AFCON in Gabon, was ignored for […]
Paint maker Kansai Plascon has taken the Hold my hand to five campaign to Northern Uganda with refurbishment of select schools and child centers around Gulu municipality. The paint maker, which launched the first Anti Mosquito Paint product in the market powered by Kansai’s Knock down technology, has embarked on painting schools across the country […]