Cloud computing infrastructure, analytics hailed for transforming business processes Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | US-based tech powerhouse Oracle has teamed up with Eclectics International, a leading Kenyan IT firm, to provide innovative technological solutions aimed at driving business efficiency and digital transformation across East Africa and beyond. The partnership was …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals (UCEM) Chief Executive Officer, Humphrey Asiimwe has reiterated private sector commitment to strengthening participation in East Africa’s petroleum industry through local content development, skills enhancement, and policy advocacy. Speaking at the 11th East African Petroleum …
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Kenya’s Prof Ogot was exceedingly knowledgeable, intellectually stimulating and entertaining and was susceptible to details based on empirical evidence. We nicknamed him “the mobile archives” OGOT TRIBUTE | BY PROF PONTIAN GODFREY OKOTH | When I learnt of Prof. B.A. Ogot’s demise on January 30, 2025, I was flabbergasted, not …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) heads of state have called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This follows the announcement by the rebel group, M23, that they had captured Goma city, the capital of North Kivu province, amidst reports of hundreds …
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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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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The East Africa region will experience drier-than-usual conditions between January and March 2025, the Climate Prediction and Applications Center of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said on Monday. The center said in a forecast that the drier conditions will affect mainly …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thanked the head of Confederation of African Football (CAF) for his efforts in promoting football in East Africa. CAF president Patrice Motsepe met Museveni on Friday night at the Statehouse in Kampala. Motsepe was on his final visit to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda’s selected golfers Joseph Cwinyaai, Peace Kabasweka, Abdul Kakeeto, and Martha Babirye—representing Toro and Uganda Golf Clubs, secured an impressive victory at the 2024 KCB East Africa Golf Tournament, held at Sigona Golf Club last Friday. The team, which also included Elton Thembo …
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URA saves over $1m in escort costs, transit time from Mombasa reduced ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Digital trade interventions like East Africa’s regional electronic cargo tracking systems (RECTS), and Uganda’s national electronic single window (UeSW) have been praised for enhancing trade, improving revenue collection, and saving traders millions of traders …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), David Bwangamoe Pulkol says countries in East Africa not to restrict their citizens from interacting socially and economically. Pulkol, the Executive Director of the Africa Leadership Institute, interaction among the citizens of the regional economic bloc can help …
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