INTERVIEW | Zain Verjee, an executive fellow at the Digital Data and Design Institute at Harvard University, is co-founder of an AI and communications consultancy, and hosts the podcast series Embedded. She talks to the African Business’ Omar Ben Yedder about the future of AI and technology adoption in Africa, two …
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Sand mining, construction, car washing appear to be main problem – experts say ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Ignorance or lack of awareness is the main cause of growing degradation and encroachment of critical wetlands in Uganda. That is the main finding by researchers from the Regional Centre for Mapping of …
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Anti-poverty report sees billionaire wealth surging as poverty is unchanged since 1990 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the global anti-poverty NGO, Oxfam International published its 2025 report. It coincided with the day business elites gathered in the Swiss resort town of Davos for the World Economic Forum Annual …
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After 39 years in power, its future is uncertain ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) is marking 39 years in power this month and a lot is happening. The 39th NRM/NRA Victory Day Anniversary celebrations, held annually on January 26, are this year being marked …
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Meta’s big changes in how the company addresses misinformation mean the dynamics that shape it are about to worsen COMMENT | COLIN M. FISHER | Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced big changes in how the company addresses misinformation across Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Instead of relying on independent …
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America has long viewed the continent mainly through the lens of corporate interests and that’s unlikely to change COMMENT | ADEKEYE ADEBAJO | U.S. President Joe Biden’s end of 2024 trip to Angola was only his second to Africa, following his appearance at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in …
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The Southern African nation is heavily reliant on copper exports to fuel its economy, with the metal making up almost US$10bn of its US$29.2bn GDP in 2022 ANALYSIS | ISAAC HANSON | Zambia’s government is taking a more strategic approach to its involvement in the copper market with the launch of …
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Why the propaganda against Russian president, Vladmir Putin, that he is a dangerous expansionist makes no sense THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I have just finished reading a book by Anne Jacobsen titled Nuclear War: A Scenario. It is a chilling account of the way nuclear war could breakout and …
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Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods’ new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit …
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The company has been a cornerstone of the region’s agricultural sector, providing essential machinery and support to farmers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CMC Motors Group, a prominent player in East Africa’s automotive and agricultural machinery market, has announced plans to gradually wind down operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. …
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