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A stronger economic recovery is projected for 2024, with real GDP expanding by 4.3 percent driven by agricultural production, investment, and reforms; rebounding from the estimated 2.7 percent growth in 2023; Recently-adopted policy adjustment measures, including fiscal consolidation under the revised 2023/24 budget (July—June), monetary policy (MP) tightening, and foreign exchange (FX) market liberalization are expected to support macroeconomic sustainability. The parallel FX market premium decreased on May 4, 2023 with […]

Members of Parliament have paid glowing tribute to former Dokolo Woman District Representative, the late Hon. Cecilia Atim Ogwal, in a special sitting dedicated to remembering her contribution. Ogwal, 77, served as Member of Parliament from 1996 until 18 January 2024 when she passed on in India following a short hospitalization.   Ogwal was credited for championing the return to multi-party politics, at a time when women were politically marginalised. […]

On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, headed the UAE delegation to the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China, which was inaugurated by His Excellency Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda. The summit, under the theme ‘Leaving No One Behind’, took place in the capital of Uganda, […]

inDrive (www.inDrive.com), a global mobility and urban services platform operating across 46 countries globally including 9 countries in Africa has been named  was the world’s second most downloaded ride-hailing app in 2023, retaining this accolade for a second consecutive year, according to data.ai. inDrive also achieved a notable milestone, ranking as the fourth most downloaded application worldwide in the Travel category. Total downloads of the inDrive app amounted to 66.6 […]

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is set to deliver a keynote address at Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 (https://www.MiningIndaba.com), demonstrating his unwavering dedication to revitalising his country’s mining sector and delivering jobs and economic growth to the people of Zambia. This will be Hichilema’s second appearance at Mining Indaba as President, having delivered a keynote address in May 2022, shortly after his landslide election victory in 2021. Since this historic […]

Canon Europe (https://Canon-CNA.com/) announces its partnership with the Coral Spawning Lab (https://www.CoralSpawningLab.org/) in Morden, London. A team of researchers have joined forces to study and better understand the life cycles of coral reefs, to equip communities across the world with the information and tools needed to enable them to regenerate coral ecosystems. This has resulted in the team producing the world’s first ever predictable broadcast coral spawning in a completely closed […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Rachid Talbi El Alami, represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI, at the official inauguration ceremony of president-elect of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, which took place on Monday in the capital Monrovia. The official investiture ceremony took place at the Capitol Building (Parliament) in the presence of heads of state and delegation, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to Liberia, and several other personalities. His […]

By Andy Jury, CEO at Mukuru (www.Mukuru.com) Taking stock of fintech in the broader African context while looking forward to opportunities in the year ahead. At this time of the year there is usually a flurry of articles attempting to lay out trends to look out for in various industries over the coming months. This is a good exercise as it gets one thinking about industries broadly and technology specifically. […]

“In the one year in which you have entrusted me to head the organization, I will push those three points; Production of goods and services, dealing with the issue of markets and the issue of the infrastructure. We must be able to link producers of goods and services and the consumers,” President Museveni said. While speaking to the Heads of State and Government representatives during the closing session of the […]