The Republic of Rwanda has been ranked as the most prosperous in the East African region. Legatum Institute yesterday June 1st 2016 launched their 2016 Africa prosperity Report. An international think tank and educational charity focused on promoting prosperity, the institute researches core themes of revitalising capitalism and democracy. The report released considered eight economic and […]
When it comes to age in football, there is always an anecdote in most footballing federations to consider. It’s not like women preferring to always be younger than their actual age, in football terms its more about competition. In Africa its presumed that age in football especially is not a norm in most African countries. […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba, DR Congo ex-warlord was found guilty yesterday in a landmark ICC trial which spanned six years. The conviction of Congolese militia leader was said by the global civil society to be a victory for accountability for high ranking leaders and eradication of rape as a weapon of war. This follows the call of arrest for Sudan’s Omar […]
Africa has been represented in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-2016 list which shows the best global universities. These rankings are self acclaimed as the only international university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. Uganda’s Makerere University is […]
Malaria is a mass killer that every family in Africa dreads. In 2013 statistics showed that about 3.2 billion people – almost half of the world’s population – were at risk of malaria. There were about 198 million malaria cases and an estimated 584 000 malaria deaths; of these 90% occured in sub-Saharan Africa. This […]
According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) Statistics, Uganda upstaged Ethiopia in 2014/2015 to become Africa’s number one coffee exporter and seventh globally. Approximately 2.24million 60kg bags were exported by Uganda in the period. In order to consolidate these gains, Uganda has also received a $1.3 billion grant from USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative which seeks to […]
A new report indicates that Africa continues to register growth economically, from 3.7% in 2013 to 3.9% in 2014. The report stated that: For Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015 is a turning point. The summits on sustainable development, financing and climate change are swinging the spotlight not only onto Africa’s needs to accelerate development and adapt to global warming, but also onto the […]
The executive director SEATINI-Uganda, Ambassador Nathan Irumba, is cautioning governments of developing countries to desist from subjecting farmers to foreign dependence as this will drastically cause negative effects to agricultural development in these countries with Uganda being among them. According to Ambassador Irumba the continued importation of various agriculture policies from developed countries will not at any time help the […]
The Brazilian Igarapé think tank has released an interactive map with statistics revealing places in the world where people are most likely to be murdered. Compiled using data from UNODC Homicide Statistics 2013, the Homicide Monitoring map shows that Latin America has the highest homicide rates. Within the East African Region Uganda has the third […]
As they do every year for the last 29 years, Forbes Magazine has released their World’s Billionaires list. The list has a total number of 1,826 individuals, the highest number to date, and includes the usual suspects as well as some new members who made it to the coveted list. Bill Gates tops it again with […]