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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Findings from the Medical Insurance Industrial Actuarial Study show that Medical Insurance underwriters still grapple with huge bills resulting from the complacency of medical card holders. These findings were detailed in a study that was conducted by Kenbright Actuarial & Financial Services on behalf …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Buyende District leaders has asked government to conduct public awareness to address fears and growing misconceptions about the country’s nuclear power plant to be developed in the area. In April 2015, Cabinet approved the Nuclear Power Roadmap Development Strategy to guide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Local Government Ministry is seeking at least sh10 billion to facilitate the relocation of the mother district headquarters from the boundaries of newly established cities. Raphael Magyezi, the Minister of Local Government, highlighted the necessity of this funding to resolve ongoing disputes between …

Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDPENDENT |  With $6.2 trillion worth of natural resources, 65 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, and a vibrant youth population, Africa has no excuse to be poor, African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said . He said the continent must look inward urgently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Energy Peter Lokeris has restated that the government’s ban on unrefined minerals, which was imposed in February 2015 by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will not be lifted. Minister Lokeris explained that Museveni imposed a moratorium on the export of …

Verdant Capital has advised a leading United Kingdom (UK) private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  Verdant Capital  has advised a leading UK private equity firm on the sale of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (“BPIL”), a vertically integrated poultry …

SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Press freedom has emerged as a crucial barometer of Africa’s democratic progress. Across the continent, ten nations are scripting a new narrative of empowerment and transparency, where a bold and free media is not just a dream but a burgeoning reality. This list was …

A Tanzanian sugar company is vying to acquire one of South Africa’s largest sugar companies, a development that highlights the potential for collaboration among African businesses. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | An African sugar multinational is one of a number of companies vying to take over operations of South …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has dismissed with costs, a case in which environmental and human rights groups were challenging the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline from western Uganda to Eastern Tanzania. The activists claimed that the heated crude …

Lusaka, Zambia | RONALD MUSOKE | President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia has rallied the continent to collaborate more if it is to build more resilient health systems that are able to effectively deal with the disease burden that the continent continues to grapple with. “Public health and other health aspects require …