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Kagame’s son in RDB board

( 2 minutes read) ·        30-year-old Ivan Kagame son of Paul Kagame,  President of Rwanda  has been appointed to the board of the...

Sanlam acquires Rwanda Insurance Company

The leading South African insurance company, Sanlam is on an aggressive global expansion mode. Recently it has added Rwanda, the 40th country in its global...

Tanzania and Uganda try to sort out the border issue

Tanzania will now be able to report any mistreatment to Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TanTrade) or directly to the Minister of Industry and Trade,...

Uganda may emerge as an exporter of marijuana

In a significant development, a team from the European Union has approved Uganda’s medical marijuana products, paving the way for local cannabis growers...

Rwanda sets up first pharmaceutical company

(2minutes read) ·         Now Rwanda has a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant, the first in the country, known as  Apex Biotech Ltd, licensed by Rwanda Food...

Simi Mobile starts manufacturing solar charged smartphones

Simi Mobile, the company assembling laptops, smart and feature phones in Namanve industrial park, Uganda has introduced solar-charged phone. It has started manufacturing...

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) appoints new team

The eleven heads of state of the ECCAS members have appointed Mr Gilberto Da Piedade Verissimo from Angola as president of the new...

Uganda’s proposal to nationalise internet service condemned

Uganda’s proposal to nationalise its internet data exchange service has received severe criticism from industry players. Observers are of the view that...

Uganda wins the bid to host the regional Headquarters of Afreximbank

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has finally bagged the deal to locate the Sh3 billion regional headquarters of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Kampala....

Uganda strengthens the national campaign for Avacado farming

Uganda launched a national campaign for increased avocado growing last year. The Minister of Agriculture, Vincent Ssempijja has recently laid more emphasis on...

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