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He promises to invest more in the one-stop shops Gilbert Assi has been unveiled as the managing director of Vivo Energy Uganda and replaces Hans Paulsen, who has been promoted to a new senior role in the Vivo Energy Group. Assi, an Ivorian national with over 20 years experience has …

As the country continued the 100 days of commemoration, Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) former Caisse Sociale du Rwanda (CSR) rehabilitated 58 houses for survivors of the 1994 against the Tutsi in Kanzenze sector Rubavu district. As part of the commemoration, RSSB handed over keys to the owners of the …

Listen to your brain, scientists say after new research The brain is undoubtedly a complex and clever organ, but new research suggests it might be even more impressive than you originally thought. It turns out that the brain is particularly adept at discovering early-stage disease in other people. The human …

Recently, Uganda hosted members of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) hailing from 24 countries of East and Southern Africa (ESA) for a two-day 22nd governance council to discuss matters tax administration. The Independent’s Julius Businge jointly interviewed the organisers – WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General …

Kenya-Uganda in final discussions with Chinese bank The Uganda government, which plans to start construction of a multi-billion dollar rail project to Kenya, has to wait until its neighbour agrees to extend the railway line to the border at Malaba for the financier to avail the funds, according to the …

A celebration of faith by people from all walks of life On June 3 every year, the usually slow paced Namugongo village on the edge of Kampala becomes a hubbub of activity as millions of pilgrims from all over the world converge on it to celebrate the Uganda Martyrs Day. …

  Ugandan firms in fight against foreigners Uganda’s nascent oil and gas sector is entering an intense three-year development phase, or what everyone is calling phase II since it follows phase one of exploration. As excitement builds, so does anxiety. “I hope to approach this phase differently.  It is much …

Nairobi, Johannesburg, London under consideration After a 5-year wait, Bank of Kigali appears set for another big move; this time a listing on one of the top bourses either regional, continentally or globally. If the deal goes through, it will make the bank the first company out of Kigali to …

This column is a slightly edited version of a speech I gave at a conference of liberals in South Africa on May 24, 2017 By Andrew Mwenda I want to argue that liberty is taking root in Africa.  Not as fast as we would like. But this should not discourage …

  Behind Museveni, Kenyatta, Magufuli moves in US$ 3.5bn deal In what has become a tension and release pattern, the plan to construct Africa’s longest heated oil pipeline from Uganda to the Indian Ocean coast hit a milestone with the signing on May 26 of a construction agreement deal between …