Interview

Technology transfer hub gets to work The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the COVID Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) initiative announced in mid-2021 that they were working with a consortium to establish the first COVID messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine technology transfer hub on the African continent, in South Africa. The Conversation …

  Nobert Kagoro, the country managing partner at Deloitte Uganda spoke to The Independent about the forthcoming fifth edition of chief financial officer awards. What should the public look out for in the forthcoming 5th edition of Chief Financial Officer Awards? The fifth edition of the CFO Awards have brought …

INTERVIEW | ALL AFRICA.COM | In the lead-up to the 26th global conference on climate next week in Glasgow, Scotland, nations, scientists and climate activists have begun to discuss the role of low-income countries in reducing fossil fuel emissions. Many regard the meeting, hosted by the UK in partnership with …

  Emirates Airlines will have a new competitor on the east Africa-Dubai route with entry of Uganda Airlines next month. Its representative in Uganda, John Gemin, spoke to The Independent on various issues in the aviation sector. First, what is your assessment of air passenger demand in Uganda amid the …

Uganda’s temporary accommodation of 2,000 Afghanistan refugees underscores the reputation Uganda has of being progressive, says Dr Evan Easton-Calabria, from the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford When did Uganda start hosting refugees? Uganda has a long history of hosting refugees. This started in the early 1940s with Polish refugees …

Sam Mwogeza is the head, Consumer and High Net Customers at Stanbic Bank Uganda. He spoke to The Independent about the lender’s plan to finance the country’s economic comeback from the pandemic. You have had a successful first half of the year, judging by your Shs 154.9bn net profit. Does …

Professor Benedict Oramah wears many hats. He is the President of the Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank), the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund and a member of the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT), an initiative of the AU Commission and …

Lloyd Jonathan Busuulwa is the head Alternative Channels at dfcu Bank. He spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about the Bank’s digital strategy and the future of banking going forward. dfcu Bank embarked on a digital transformation journey in 2017. What progress have you registered? dfcu Bank’s digital transformation journey …

Ugandan scientists seek integrated approach to tackle killer disease Scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) plans to undertake a research on genetically engineered mosquitoes to tackle malaria.  Dr. Jonathan Kayondo, the principal investigator Target Malaria Uganda and Senior Research Officer at UVRI had an email interview with The …

  What Uganda has got wrong – and right In June, President Yoweri Museveni tightened restrictions in the country following a worrying rise in COVID-19 infections and deaths. The new stringent measures included a 42-day lockdown and restrictions on the movement of people. Public health specialist Gloria Seruwagi reveals some …