Like other businesses, the Prudential insurance group has had a tough year, but its Africa CEO Matt Lilley is optimistic about the company’s prospects on the continent. He spoke to African Business Magazine’s Desné Masie about the company’s strategy, the role of technology in digital inclusion and product innovation. Could …
Read More »Uganda maintains 10th spot in ABSA’s Africa Financial Markets Index
However, the financial services sector is not out of the woods yet Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda has for the fourth consecutive year maintained the 10th position in the Absa Africa Financial Market Index 2020, signalling a stagnation in performance. The report, released by Absa Bank shows …
Read More »BYANYIMA: Closing inequality gaps will halt HIV infections
On Jan.27, Winnie Byanyima, the Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, spoke during the opening plenary at this year’s virtual HIV Research for Prevention (HIV R4P) Conference. Byanyima who spoke under the theme, “Where will we be in 2025?” detailed plans for a new UNAIDS …
Read More »WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surges amid new variants
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa said the death toll from the pandemic …
Read More »KENYATTA: Kenya hinging on digital technologies to transform economy post-COVID
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Uhuru Kenyatta has hailed the contribution of digital technologies to Kenya’s transformation saying ICTs are helping the country to create employment opportunities for its youth and enhance delivery of public services. The president observed that digital technologies have enabled African governments and the …
Read More »Global boxing body promises to uplift standards in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev has lined up his ambitious plans to uplift boxing standards in Africa when he led the AIBA leadership and the national federations of the continent to discuss key boxing issues in a virtual forum here on Sunday. The Kremlev’s …
Read More »Africa’s democratic dilemma
How the Western world has decided our future for us and it seeks to impose it on us THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | President Yoweri Museveni’s suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) has caused uproar. This has been a big programme by Uganda’s “development partners” aimed …
Read More »Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
Global leaders commit investments and partnerships on effects of climate change | THE INDEPENDENT | African and European countries and international institutions have announced that they will jointly invest more in climate adaptation in Africa. The pledges were among initiatives in the Adaptation Action Agenda unveiled at the first online …
Read More »Ugandan NGOs celebrate Biden’s change of policy on women’s health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive order by the newly sworn US President, Joe Biden repealing the U.S. Mexico City Policy alias the global gag rule has excited local Non-Governmental organisations. The order that led to the signing of a memorandum guaranteeing protection of Women’s health both …
Read More »South Sudan approves establishment of AU hybrid court
Juba, South Sudan | XINHUA | South Sudan on Friday approved the establishment of the long-awaited African Union Hybrid Court enshrined in the 2018 revitalized peace deal to try war crimes committed during the more than six years of conflict. Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Information and Broadcasting said the …
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