Infrastructure, Investment, Transport

Container volumes soar while African logistics chains buckle

December 15

December 15–Worldwide shipping container volumes are set to break the 200-million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) threshold […]

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Investment, Technology & Telecoms

East Africans emerge top in Bank of Africa awards

December 15

December 15—Geoffrey Ssekatawa of Brent Technologies, a Ugandan start-up, has been selected among the 12 winners […]

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Companies, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, U

Leading African equity firm roots for more infrastructure spending

December 15

December 15—Qalaa Holdings Chairman and Founder, Ahmed Heikal, has made a case for investing in African […]

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Finance, Markets, Transport

African airlines face more losses in 2018 amidst growth

December 12

December 12—Collectively African airlines, except Ethiopian Airlines, will continue to make losses into 2018 estimated to […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy, Technology & Telecoms

Shifting payments online expected to boost local governments

December 11

December 11—Moving payments online is expected to improve the finances of local governments across Uganda with […]

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Infrastructure, Investment, Trade & Industry

Uganda signs up TradeMark to push free zone agenda

December 8

December 8—Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TradeMark East […]

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Companies, Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

WorldRemit raises $40m for money transfer services upgrade

December 8

December 8—WorldRemit, a leading digital money transfer service has raised $40 million to drive its next […]

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Technology & Telecoms

Vodafone intent on easing students’ coursework

December 8

December 8—Attending university is an amazing stage in our lives as we get to advance in […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Transport

Ugandans being pushed to use Kenya SGR freight

November 23

November 23—Ugandan importers/exporters using Mombasa port are being nudged towards shifting their cargo onto rail as […]

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Business, Companies, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Real Estate & Property

NSSF spending $1m to build new Mbarara complex

November 20

November 20—The cash-rich National Social Security Fund (NSSF), with assets of just over $1.6 billion, is […]

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