A water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools programme popularly known as WASH in Schools - has been launched at the Matany Primary School in Napak District, Karamoja Subregion. The programme, supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNICEF, aims to support districts in Karamoja deliver the national WASH in Schools standards in […]
Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report, the first ever report on inter-African trade published by the Bank. The report unearths the realities African companies face when investing in the continent, the emerging trends in […]
In line with its focus on bringing people together and supporting the development of connected communities, Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership Program. The list includes Uganda’s Savio Lule Mark of The Youth Hub Uganda. Around a dozen African community leaders have […]
Ethiopia once again heads the league for hotel development in East Africa, according to a regional focus from an influential annual hotel pipeline survey. Details of the survey, which covers the whole of the African continent, will be one of the key discussions at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which will return to Nairobi […]
A grim picture has recently been presented in a survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS); that of a whopping seven million Kenyans currently unemployed with only 1.4 million desperately looking for work. The dire times have resulted in the other 5.6 million giving up on job hunting altogether. In a country where […]
Africa Logistics Properties (ALP), a specialist integrated property investment company, has launched its first 49,000 sqm of modern grade –A warehousing at ALP North Industrial Park in Nairobi, Kenya, with 75 per cent of the facility pre-leased. This is at a time when other segments of the commercial, retail and residential real estate market are […]
Huawei, a leading global Information and Communications Technology solutions provider (“ICT”) has registered 800 plus I.T students from Universities all over Uganda to take part in the global Huawei ICT competition. This is the first round of registration that happened between 17th and 18th September 2018 at Makerere, Kyambogo, Muni, MUST, Lira, Gulu and Busitema […]
Violation of Workers rights in Uganda has been attributed to government’s failure to implement policies and regulations that govern the labour sector in the country, Gideon Badagawa, the Executive Director of Private Sector Foundation Uganda has said. Badagawa said Uganda has the best protective policies and regulations for workers but the government is not playing […]
Despite being only a decade old as an industry, impact investing globally has shown impressive growth and obtained mainstream acceptance. However, there are some credibility concerns, particularly in Africa, that can be addressed with clear industry guidelines. This could help to accelerate the allocation of investors’ capital into impact investments. Essentially, impact investing is where […]
One question that has long plagued organizations is how to improve performance among frontline workers, the people who actually drive customer experience. Our work with hundreds of companies offers a clear and simple answer. To show how it works, we’ll walk you through an example. In 2016 the leadership team of a national retail organization […]
Uganda’s government has made great strides in connecting homesteads and increasing access to electricity and power across the country. However, despite the efforts, over 30 million Ugandans still go to sleep every night without power. According to the Power Africa Energy 2018 report, Uganda’s current overall access rate is at 22%; with rural access at […]
The French Ambassador to Uganda, Stephanie Rivoal has said Uganda may not achieve very much from the Oil and gas sector if the government does not embrace transparency in the emerging sector. Speaking at the event to announce the merging of Mazars and BRJ, both Certified Public Accountant firms at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, the […]
Uganda Export Promotions Board (UEPB) and African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK) have started a campaign that will see African countries increasing trade among themselves, in what they termed as Intra-African Trade. Analysis by the African Export-Import Bank shows that one of the main reasons why intra-African trade is low at around 15% compared to Europe (59%), […]