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By Andrew M. Mwenda How the West covers Africa and how we, African elites, need to expose these stereotypes I argued last week that there is a double standard among institutions – both public and private – in the western world when dealing with an African country like Rwanda or a …

By Patrick Kagenda UNBS, URA to integrate systems by end of year Uganda has 52 gazetted entry points for imports but only 19 are monitored for quality of goods by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). Smugglers know this. Result: Counterfeits and fake goods, especially electrical appliances, cables, cosmetics, …