Ronald Musoke explains why five years of consultations have failed to re-negotiate Double Taxation Agreement Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Netherlands has been one of the top ten sources of foreign direct investments (FDI) for Uganda since the two countries signed the treaty in 2004. Today, there are about …
Read More »Is climate change fueling Uganda’s malaria burden?
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Even though the government has over the past couple of decades masterminded a wide-range of interventions in its fight against malaria, one of the deadliest diseases on earth, Uganda remains the third most affected country in the world according to data from the UN’s World …
Read More »Africa’s external debt hits US$ 1 trillion mark
It’s time to push for greater debt transparency across all creditors and natural resource backed loans should no longer be used as collateral Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s total external debt hit the US$ 1 trillion-mark last year and is expected to rise up to US$ 1.13 trillion by …
Read More »Kasese school massacre worries educators
High drop-out rates feared as education bosses are arrested Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The recent attack on a secondary school in the western Uganda border district of Kasese that left at least 41 people dead; including 37 students, has left educators worried about its impact on children in a sub-region …
Read More »Inside African Union drive to manufacture vaccines
Entebbe conference of experts announces way forward Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ramping up its vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing is probably one of the most audacious goals set by the African Union recently and players in the sector say manufacturing can move from the current 1% of local production to …
Read More »E-government requires citizens’ trust
Tallinn, Estonia | Emma Inamutila Theofelus, Namibia’s Deputy Minister of ICT attended this year’s e-governance conference in Tallinn, Estonia, which was held May 30-31 under the theme: “Digital Innovation as catalyst for social change.” Shortly after the conference, she shared her views in an interview with the AU-EU D4D Hub media …
Read More »Implementing the e-governance agenda
Conference of experts shows why citizens should be at the centre Tallinn, Estonia | RONALD MUSOKE | As governments around the world embark on implementing their digital transformation programmes, they will have to deliver what is best for the average citizen, Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister said at this year’s …
Read More »African Union in new initiative to boost revenue collections on continent
Data shows most African governments collect about 15% of their GDP in taxes compared to the 40% that is being collected by European, Asian, and North American countries Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In a bid to boost revenue collection across Africa, the African Union Commission has signed a Memorandum of …
Read More »Experts meet over Africa’s water resources
Kampala meeting of 19 river basin organisations tells governments to ‘share and not be greedy’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The popular narrative around the African continent is that fresh water resources such as those of the Nile, Congo in central Africa, or Zambezi in southern Africa are fast declining …
Read More »European Investment Bank eyes more investments in Uganda
EIB has supported Eastern Africa Transport Corridor and Bujagali Hydroelectric Project Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A delegation from the European Investment Bank (EIB) has concluded a week-long (May 22-26) visit of Uganda that saw the bank’s representatives and senior officials from the government of Uganda and the private sector …
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