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Petroleum Authority gets new board of directors.

Kampala Uganda, Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu inaugurated a new board of directors to the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. The new board which includes members from the old board is expected to steer the Authority for the next your years. This is the second board of directors for the authority.The new Board was appointed by the…

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Ugandan Innovator launches DolphinFund, a community driven fundraising platform for COVID19

A Ugandan Innovator has set up Dolphin Fund  a crowdfunding platform that is aimed at alleviating some of the challenges introduced by the COVID19 global pandemic.  In order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, several restrictions have been put in place by the Uganda government similar to interventions by other governments all over the world. As schools, worship centers,…

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Sudan rejects Ethiopia’s proposal to fill mega-dam

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan on Tuesday rejected an Ethiopian proposal to sign an initial agreement greenlighting the filling of a controversial mega-dam it is building. “I cannot accept the signing of a draft agreement to the first phase (filling the dam) because it poses legal and technical problems that must be addressed,” Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said…

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COVID-19: Ecobank and Google collaborate to support children with e-learning.

The collaboration aims to help children study online and stay on top of their education. Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As COVID-19 continues to affect everyone’s lives,…

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UNDP to provide smartphones, airtime and data to Ugandan market vendors.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with Jumia Uganda, an e-commerce company, have launched an online platform to enable small and medium enterprises to connect with consumers during physical distancing measures. UNDP will provide smartphones, airtime, and data to be used by market vendors while Jumia Food will help via its dedicated app and website ordering platform that includes…

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Oil and Tourism discussion – Amos Wekesa.

Before I write something about the above subject, I want to say, just over a month ago, I was asked to be a member of the board Uganda European Union business forum. The board has 3 business people who are Patrick Bitature, Barbra Mulwana and myself and it’s the first time this has happened. The formation of such a board…

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Winners and losers (Part 3) – Strive Masiyiwa.

You are not alone amidst the COVID-19 storm. Let’s #TeamTalk. As entrepreneurs in the midst of a global crisis impacting nearly all the world’s economies, and ways of working, we must now develop #Innovations which will give us useful new #Products for the #Post-COVID business environment. Until a vaccine is developed and approved, many people will continue to work remotely, if possible. Many others will be…

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Domestic Tourism series – Amos Wekesa.

Consumer education on domestic tourism will make a very big difference in mindset change. I have decided to invest time in this campaign. I have a very strong feeling many of you are going to be national leaders in the near future. I want to contribute to your knowledge base through writing. Last week, I defined a domestic tourist as…

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African Union (AU) Joins forces with HP to Expand Digital Learning Opportunities for African Youth

The Two online learning platforms will contribute towards the “The 1 Million By 2021 initiative” which seeks to provide opportunities to young Africans from the 55 member states in the areas of Education, Employment, Engagement and Entrepreneurship. “The partnership with HP will accelerate our education response to Covid-19 to ensure accessible and continued learning for African youth”. AUC Human Resources,…

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Africa receives a world-first SD-WAN solution for satellite traffic

Gilat Telecom has announced the commercial availability of its Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) for both satellite and fiber networks after extensive testing in the DRC and ISPs in both Niger and Seychelle. Gilat Telecom designed its SD-WAN to specifically address the needs of African MNOs, ISPs and enterprises. Most MNOs and ISPs in Africa use both satellite and fiber…

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