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Digital trade is next big thing in Africa

Interview with Wamkele Mene, Secretary General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat (AfCFTA) Wamkele Mene was recently appointed Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat. Because of COVID-19, free trade for countries that have ratified the agreement did not begin, as planned, on 1 July 2020. In …

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Talking to Children about sex

How parents should do it | ÁINE AVENTIN | Parents and children need to be able to discuss sex – but often they avoid these conversations. As part of our sex education research, we spoke to UK teenagers about why they don’t talk to their parents about sex. Visions of …

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Museveni’s next battle

How to keep old comrades secure in changing NRM Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Whether President Yoweri Museveni accepts it or not the next generation is gaining traction within his party; the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). The bad news, according to analysts, is that the evolution in …

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IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni’s next battle

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s next battle?: New NRM leaders emerge but President keeps old comrades THE LAST WORD Lessons from UPDF’s 50 years: Why it’s important for the army or the government to tell the story …

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Africa needs market-creating innovation

African executives must understand the missing piece to enabling broader-based prosperity COMMENT | CARL MANLAN AND EFOSA OJOMO | Eradicating poverty and boosting prosperity in Africa starts in the boardroom. And it requires African business leaders to use their positions to foster more inclusive economic growth that benefits all stakeholders …

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Real assets versus financial assets

Why you should invest more in financial assets even if many Ugandans tend to favor real assets COMMENT | HASSAN KITENDA | Money has been a pivotal factor for all human activity and the desire to make money has persisted from time immemorial. In today’s world we are given endless …

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