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 …

Windhoek, Namibia | URN & THE INDEPENDENT |  With five wins from their six games, the Uganda national cricket team have ensured a top-two finish in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier and booked their tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. This …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The President of Uganda Netball Federation Sarah Babirye Kityo has been remanded to Luzira Prison by the Anti Corruption Court on charges of false accounting of sh186 million. Babirye was on Thursday arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Christopher Opito where she denied the charges. …

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 …

Recent surges in home solar energy installations across Africa indicate that more people on the continent may have access to electricity than previously thought. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Emerging data is shedding new light on the electricity landscape in Africa, indicating the oft-cited statistics of those without power …

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 …