Violation of Workers rights in Uganda has been attributed to government’s failure to implement policies and regulations that govern the labour sector in the country, Gideon Badagawa, the Executive Director of Private Sector Foundation Uganda has said. Badagawa said Uganda has the best protective policies and regulations for workers but the government is not playing […]
The global race to cut corporate tax rates accelerated in 2018. According to the OECD’s latest annual review of tax policies across developed economies, the average rate of taxation on corporate profits has fallen from 32.5% in 2000 to below 24% today. This trend is understandable. With private-sector investment remaining stubbornly weak, governments are desperate […]
Huawei Technologies has launched a position paper that states that ICT has the transformative power to boost sustainable socio-economic development. The Paper adds that governments have a vital role to play in forming a favourable environment for the dynamic and healthy development of the ICT industry. The Paper was launched during the ITU Telecom World […]
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF), an initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with Robert Bosch Stiftung, has announced the beginning of NEF Africa Science Week in 35 African countries throughout the months of September, October and December 2018. NEF Africa Science Week is led by NEF Ambassadors, local science and […]
The first-ever conference on child poverty in Uganda – ‘What Works for Africa’s Poorest Children’ – has kicked off in Kampala. “It is an incredible honour to have many of the world’s most prominent thinkers on child poverty in Africa here in Uganda for this conference”, said the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research […]
Visa Inc. has announced that Marianne Mwaniki has joined the company as senior vice president of social impact, with responsibility for the company’s comprehensive strategy in the areas of financial inclusion, financial literacy, corporate social responsibility and corporate giving programs. In this new role, Mwaniki will also lead the Visa Foundation, which was established in […]
BY PSCU NAIROBI, Kenya–President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Swiss counterpart Alain Berset today oversaw the signing of a key agreement that clears the way for the recovery of assets acquired through corruption and crime in Kenya and stashed in foreign countries. The two President’s said the agreement, Framework for the Return of Assets from Corruption and […]
BY PSCU NAIROBI, Kenya–Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza will not seek re-election in 2020, and is focusing on growing relations with larger East African economies, his special envoy said. Special envoy Ezechiel Nibigira told President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House Nairobi that President Nkurunziza was concerned that Burundi remains safe and stable and its economy prospered. “We […]
BY EABW REPORT Nairobi, Kenya–Techno Brain has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to launch a Digital Agriculture Platform in Africa to help farmers improve crop yieldsand increase income. Smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, with rain-fed agriculture accounting for more than 90% of farmed land in sub-Saharan Africa. These farmers face many […]
BY EABW REPORTER NAIROBI, Kenya–Liquid Telecom has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure Stack – an extension of an ever-expanding set of cloud services to consistently develop and run hybrid cloud applications – to select African markets. Leveraging its pan-African fibre network and data centre capabilities, Liquid Telecom will be able to directly offer Azure […]
BY EABW REPORTER NAIROBI, Kenya–President Uhuru Kenyatta today announced that the production of oil from the Turkana oilfields will start without any hindrance after an agreement was reached on the sharing of revenue. The President, said the revenue from oil will be shared on the basis of 75 percent for all Kenyans through the National […]
BY SHADRACK KAVILU Nairobi, Kenya–Mauritius-based Cim Finance has launched a one stop mobile app “Aspira” for product financing for assets such as furniture, phones, and electronics amongst others. The app which was launched in Nairobi on Wednesday will be available on IOS and Android mobile platforms. The app will allow users to apply for credit, get […]
NAIROBI, Kenya- Twiga Foods, the Kenyan business-to-business food supply platform said it has successfully raised a Series A funding round including $6.3m in equity and $4m in debt instruments. The round was led by Wamda Capital and includes Omidyar Network, DOB Equity, Uqalo, 1776, Blue Haven Initiative, Alpha Mundi, and AHL Venture Partners. The investment […]