Infrastructure, Transport

Shifting cargo to trains will decide SGR value

April 13

April 13–Repeated queries in Uganda surrounding the costs of a new $3.2 billion Standard Gauge Railway […]

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Financial Services, Foreign News, Policy, Technology & Telecoms

58 banks in Tanzania as mobile money rolls on

April 12

April 12— Tanzania presently has 58 banks and a per capita reach of 2.5 bank branches […]

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Finance, Infrastructure, Investment

Uganda cautioned on prudent use of loans

April 12

April 12–A cross-section of economists have cautioned the Uganda government to only consider borrowing if the […]

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Business, Infrastructure, Investment, Real Estate & Property

Kampala ranks low in office rent across Africa

April 11

April 11–Knight Frank, the international real estate consultancy, has come up with its latest findings on […]

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Finance, Infrastructure, Policy

Kampala sees sharp rise in revenue collections

April 11

April 11–Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has seen a 180% growth in revenues to UGX84.9 billion […]

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Companies, Financial Services, Technology & Telecoms

Stanbic launches cashless move with Mandela

April 11

April 11—Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) customers can now use their credit or debit cards to pay […]

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Communications, Companies, Technology & Telecoms

Facebook chalks up 170 million in Africa

April 6

April 5–The number of people connected to Facebook across Africa has grown to 42% to over […]

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Energy, Infrastructure

Russians tout nuclear expertise to Africans

April 5

April 5—The Russian state Atomic Energy Corporation, ROSATOM, has announced plans to train up to 60 […]

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Infrastructure, Investment, Transport

Uganda to share $253m with Kenya from AfDB

April 4

April 4–The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a total of $253 million in loans […]

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Communications

BBC World Service targets young Ugandans

April 3

April 3–BBC World Service, widely considered by millions of listeners as the best public broadcaster worldwide, […]

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