Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Uganda’s urban households have relied on charcoal as their source of energy for decades but there has been no deliberate efforts to facilitate sustainable production practices and technologies to conserve forests. The good news now is that the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United …
Read More »Uganda-DRC reparations
Verdict raises questions about the price of justice | KERSTIN BREE CARLSON | In 2005, the International Court of Justice found that Uganda had committed serious violations of international law during the 1998-2003 war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The court found that Uganda had: “committed acts of killing, …
Read More »Girls 4 Girls launches channel to mentor women
Her Way Podcast provides a platform for women to create positive change and nurture the leaders of tomorrow Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Project Girls 4 Girls Uganda, an International NGO on March 08, launched the Uganda and Iceland partnership podcast to inspire, mentor and empower women. The podcast dubbed ‘HER WAY …
Read More »Insurance sector boost
Players are changing tactics to deal with the sector’s penetration headache | THE INDEPENDENT | Why has Uganda’s insurance penetration remained below 1% for many years? This is the question that has been asked several times and players continue to scratch their head to answer it. The public will be waiting …
Read More »Uganda ranked 5th in Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2021
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Uganda is now ranked fifth with a score of 57 out of 23 countries surveyed in the Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI) 2021. The Absa Group survey, released in Kampala on Wednesday, indicates that Uganda was up from 10th position in comparison to …
Read More »Solar powered cooking stoves gives new life to users
But the cost remains high for most households Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | A new solar energy project is using green technology to improve lives of isolated villages living far beyond the reach of Uganda’s electricity grid. The Gomba District Farmers Association members have relied on firewood to cook and …
Read More »‘Oldest’ Ugandan Alarika Alo dies at 109
📍 Uganda 🇺🇬 population figures (Feb 2021) ✳ Aged 0-14yrs – 46% ✳ Aged 10-24yrs – 34.5% ✳ Aged 15-64yrs – 52% ✳ Aged 65+ – 2% ✳ Life expectancy 64yrs Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alarika Alo, who at 109 years is one of the oldest Ugandans, passed on …
Read More »M-Kopa raises $75m in equity funding and targets expansion
The firm, which offers customers in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda access to financing for appliances and electronics, says it will launch in more countries and broaden its product range | DAVID THOMAS | Kenyan lender M-Kopa, which offers underbanked customers finance to acquire solar lighting, smartphones, TVs and domestic …
Read More »East Africa running out of water
Experts look for solutions underground Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | What should East African countries do when their rivers and lakes dry up, as is predicted to happen in the next 20 years? Experts who recently met in Entebbe, Uganda, for the Second Water Forum of the IGAD region …
Read More »Katuna border: URA urges Ugandan traders to comply with Rwandan rules
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has strongly advised traders operating along the Uganda-Rwanda border to comply with Rwandan government rules. The warning comes at a time when Rwanda has fully re-opened its land borders with Uganda. The Rwandan authorities partially reopened the border on January 31st, 2022 …
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