Kiira Motors assembly plant sets benchmark for local content
The ongoing construction of a motor vehicle assembly plant by Uganda’s automotive value chain pioneer, Kiira […]
Read moreUS renews caution against taking on Chinese debt
March 21—John J. Sullivan, the United States Deputy Secretary of State, was in Angola. Sullivan was […]
Read moreAfrican carriers see traffic rise amidst zero profits
March 21—African airlines saw January traffic rise 5.1 percent, up from 3.8 percent in December, but […]
Read moreSouth Sudan wants competitive bidding to raise oil revenues
March 21—-South Sudan wants to sell its crude via a competitive and transparent tender process for […]
Read morePetroleum Fund revenues drop by $30m in 2017/18
March 20—Uganda’s Petroleum Fund, the depository for all revenues accruing to the government from petroleum and […]
Read moreJapanese lacquer maker pins regional hopes on anti-malaria paint
March 20—East Africa’s paints market is set for a shake-up. Japanese coatings maker, Kansai Plascon, is […]
Read moreChinese telecom solutions suit African pockets
March 20—Chinese ICT firms, like Huawei, suit African pockets. Writing for Foreign Policy this week, Amy […]
Read moreTheft dampens farmers’ gain from vanilla price rise
March 20—International prices for vanilla, one of the most difficult spices to grow, have shot up […]
Read moreEntebbe sees 10pc increase in passenger traffic, cargo dimmed by South Sudan suspension
Entebbe posted double-digit growth during 2018, handling 1, 840,264 international passengers compared to 1.65 million in […]
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