Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 30 countries have jointly pledged a contribution of USD 4.1 billion (15 trillion Shillings) to protect the future of the planet and human well-being. The funding is expected to help the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support its new four-year investment cycle, …
Read More »Uganda U-20 summoned for Total 2019 Cup of Nations qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Uganda National U-20 Junior team (Hippos) have been summoned to start preparations for the Total 2019 U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan on 31st March 2018 in Kampala and the return leg set for the weekend of 20-22nd April in Juba. Head …
Read More »Why our nations remain poor
African elites are victims of their own delusions about distorted history of developed countries THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | On Dec.01, I attended the Joseph Mubiru Memorial Lecture hosted by Bank of Uganda and featuring Prof. Ha Joon Chang of the University of Cambridge. A brilliant economist lecturer, …
Read More »Uganda pips Rwanda, Champs DR Congo make shock exit
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Title-holders the Democratic Republic of Congo were shock African Nations Championship victims Saturday after being held 1-1 at home by neighbours Congo Brazzaville. The defending champions bowed out on away goals after a goalless first leg of the final round eliminator in Brazzaville last weekend. …
Read More »VIDEO: Basena anticipates a tough challenge from Rwanda.
VIDEO: Basena anticipates a tough challenge from Rwanda. Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Let’s stay with that 2018 African Nations Championship qualifier for a moment because it will be Moses Basena’s debut as Cranes coach. Basena anticipates a tough challenge from Rwanda on Saturday. He is however confident that his …
Read More »VIDEO: Rwanda arrives in Entebbe ahead of Nations Cup qualifier.
VIDEO: Rwanda arrives in Entebbe ahead of Nations Cup qualifier. Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Rwanda is settling into Entebbe ahead of their 2018 African Nations Cup qualifier against Uganda on Saturday. The match, which will be the first leg of the final qualifying round, will take place at St …
Read More »What produces success or failure of nations?
By Andrew M. Mwenda How the arguments advanced to explain nations that have rapidly transformed are the same for the nations that failed What made South Korea (and Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia) develop so rapidly that was absent in sub-Sahara Africa and South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri …
Read More »Uganda eighth among African nations with high consumption potential
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| A recent report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a South African investment bank has ranked Uganda eighth among the best ten African nations with high consumption potential. The report entitled, “Where to Invest in Africa,” says when consumer-facing multinational companies such as super market chains and …
Read More »A tale of two presidents, two nations and two revolutions
By Andrew M. Mwenda For sometime now, my articles comparing Uganda and Rwanda have generated the most intense debate on our website, my private emails and my phone’s SMSs. President Yoweri Museveni’s supporters accuse me of doing PR for President Paul Kagame. Many people ask why I compare the two …
Read More »