WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) on Tuesday started a two-week training program for local foremen and engineers in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso. According to the CCCC, the “Seagull Talent Training Project” is organized with the support of Wuhan City Polytechnic in central China’s Hubei …
Read More »MPs demand law firm to account for UGX39Bn
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Kiconco Katabbazi, the proprietor of Pathways Advocates has been given a five-day ultimatum to account for 39 billion Shillings advanced to his law firm to compensate 142 Kigezi tea nursery bed farmers. The affected tea nursery operators in the districts of Kabale, Rukungiri, Kanungu, …
Read More »RWANDA: Tap & Go firm eyes expansion
Upcountry destinations within Rwanda, more cities across Africa targeted Kampala, Uganda | STEPHEN NUWAGIRA | AC Group, the firm behind the Tap & Go e-payment system on public transport buses in Kigali now plans to expand both within and outside the country. AC Group chief executive officer, Patrick NsengaBuchana, says the …
Read More »Lafarge in cement deal with Chinese construction firm
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Lafarge’s subsidiary in Uganda, Hima Cement, will provide raw materials for the ongoing infrastructure projects being undertaken by China Communications Construction Company Limited in the country under a new trade deal. Allan Ssemakula, the commercial director at Hima Cement said the firm will supply cement …
Read More »Uganda issues first oil production licence to Chinese firm
By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s slow but steady march towards commercial production of its estimated 3.5 billion barrels of oil has been given new life following the government’s recent issuance of a production licence to the Chinese firm, CNOOC. Speaking to journalists at the energy ministry offices in Kampala on Sept. …
Read More »French firm launches young African architects competition
By Joan Akello CA’ASI, the Venetian entity of the French architectural practice AS. Architecture-Studio is launching an international architectural competition in October to highlight the creativity and originality of African architecture and help it gain worldwide recognition. “This competition is a unique opportunity to underline the important role played by the African world today, as seen throughout its contemporary architecture,” Martin …
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