Uganda Police Force less trusted and one of the most corrupt on the continent COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | For every two citizens across Africa, one thinks “most” or “all” police officials in their country are corrupt, according to the latest round of continent-wide surveys done by Afrobarometer, a pan-African, …
Read More »Why U.S Govt is investing in the health and wealth of Africa’s livestock
US$ 57 million ultramodern AU-PANVAC laboratory complex to tackle rising livestock disease burden Bishoftu, Ethiopia | RONALD MUSOKE | The United States government through its Defence Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) biological threat reduction programme (BTRP) has boosted the capacity of the African Union-Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC) to respond better to …
Read More »How agri-food sector could unlock millions of jobs for African youth
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s agri-food sector holds significant untapped potential to deliver millions of jobs and livelihoods for the continent’s rapidly growing youth population, according to a new report unveiled on Feb.14 in Kampala. The report is published by the Malabo Montpellier Panel, a group of leading African …
Read More »Why LGBT+ campaigners want Speaker Anita Among banned from visiting the UK
The US revoked Among’s visa over the Anti-homosexuality law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Gay rights activists in the UK and Uganda are urging the British government not to grant a visa to Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of Parliament, which is supposed to enable her travel to the U.K …
Read More »What next for DR Congo?
As Tshisekedi secures his second term Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was on Jan.20, sworn-in for his second five-year term, he said he was aware of the expectations of the Congolese people. During his campaign, Tshisekedi promised to create more jobs, resuscitate the economy …
Read More »Italy unveils US$ 6bn plan for Africa
Speakers at inaugural Italy-Africa Summit demand treatment as equals NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s call for “a new Italian partnership with Africa” has been put under tough scrutiny by analysts with some calling it a design for a new form of colonialism. On Jan. 29 …
Read More »Cyber report reveals threats to Ugandan businesses
Lists what Uganda top business executives fear more than theft, fraud, corruption COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | A cyber-attack event is the top-most business risk for Ugandan business executives this year, according to a new survey published on Jan.23 by Allianz Group’s corporate insurer affiliate, Allianz Commercial. Cyber-attacks which include …
Read More »How AfDB has boosted Burundian smallholder farmers’ crop yields
Continental lender recently introduced the Emergency Agricultural Production Project in the East African nation BURUNDI | RONALD MUSOKE | For many Burundian smallholder farmers, the bumper maize harvest they are currently witnessing is all due to the intervention of a project initiated by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) which offered …
Read More »Why the rich get richer
New Oxfam report says they exploit the poor Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Oxfam; the global anti-poverty NGO, has once again released a report on trends of wealth accumulation among the rich and poverty deepening among the poor. While the anger directed at the rich individuals and corporations is the …
Read More »Uganda’s AGOA suspension
Making sense of its impact on trade, resilience, and future for entrepreneurs COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s recent suspension from the preferential trade arrangement known as the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the United States has undoubtedly posed a challenge, potentially rendering the the East African country’s products …
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