Tag: Sub-Saharan Africa

UWA Chief Urges Suppliers to Uphold Quality and Integrity

The forum comes as UWA continues to strengthen partnerships and procurement systems to support conservation. The authority is mandated to conserve and sustainably manage Uganda’s wildlife and protected areas.

U.S Pushes Private Investment in Luzon Economic Corridor as $60 Million Energy Deal is Signed

Business

Dan Petrie, the Acting Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, said MCC had signed a $60 million Energy Threshold Program hours earlier. The programme aims to lower high electricity costs and improve reliability by modernising the Energy Regulatory Commission, strengthening electric cooperatives, piloting smart-grid technologies and unlocking domestic capital for power infrastructure.

Opinion

Why Uganda Must Borrow a Leaf from Namibia’s $750...

In a continent often defined by debt crises and bailouts, one small nation quietly made history- Namibia paid off...

Health

WHO fears surge of vaccine-preventable diseases amid US cuts

The World Health Organization has warned the public about a looming surge of diseases previously eradicated by vaccines due...

Health

MOH Resumes Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Campaign

Uganda's teenage pregnancy rates are alarmingly high and increasing to a national average of 25% in 2016, down from 24.5% in 2011.

Business

IMF Confirms Uganda to Be Fastest-Growing Economy in Africa

The increase of Uganda’s per capita income from $898 to 1146 in 2024 and the increase of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from $16 to $20 in 2023—all these, including many others—resulted in Uganda being recognized by the IMF as one of the fastest-growing economies.

Health

Stanbic Bank Donates Essential Maternal Equipment to St. Joseph...

Stanbic has donated essential maternal equipment to St. Joseph Hospital Kitovu through its extended customer appreciation program called L.O.V.E. During...