Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Kiira Motors assembly plant sets benchmark for local content

March 23

Hits: 123The ongoing construction of a motor vehicle assembly plant by Uganda’s automotive value chain pioneer, […]

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Business, Finance, Foreign News, Infrastructure, Investment, Policy

US renews caution against taking on Chinese debt

March 21

Hits: 119March 21—John J. Sullivan, the United States Deputy Secretary of State, was in Angola. Sullivan […]

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Business, Transport, Travel & Tourism

African carriers see traffic rise amidst zero profits

March 21

Hits: 134March 21—African airlines saw January traffic rise 5.1 percent, up from 3.8 percent in December, […]

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Business, Energy, Foreign News, Hydrocarbons, Policy

South Sudan wants competitive bidding to raise oil revenues

March 21

Hits: 132March 21—-South Sudan wants to sell its crude via a competitive and transparent tender process […]

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Energy, Finance, Financial Services, Hydrocarbons, Investment

Petroleum Fund revenues drop by $30m in 2017/18

March 20

Hits: 159March 20—Uganda’s Petroleum Fund, the depository for all revenues accruing to the government from petroleum […]

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Business, Energy, Hydro

Uganda’s Isimba power station to be commissioned March 21

March 20

Hits: 161President Museveni is expected to preside over the commissioning of Uganda’s 183MW Isimba hydro-power station, […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry

Japanese lacquer maker pins regional hopes on anti-malaria paint

March 20

Hits: 170March 20—East Africa’s paints market is set for a shake-up. Japanese coatings maker, Kansai Plascon, […]

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Business, Communications, Opinion

Chinese telecom solutions suit African pockets

March 20

Hits: 165March 20—Chinese ICT firms, like Huawei, suit African pockets. Writing for Foreign Policy this week, […]

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Business, Land & Agriculture, Markets

Theft dampens farmers’ gain from vanilla price rise

March 20

Hits: 174March 20—International prices for vanilla, one of the most difficult spices to grow, have shot […]

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Business, Companies, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Entebbe sees 10pc increase in passenger traffic, cargo dimmed by South Sudan suspension

March 20

Hits: 170Entebbe posted double-digit growth during 2018, handling 1, 840,264 international passengers compared to 1.65 million […]

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