Britain’s pledge to turbo-charge relations with continent must compete with China Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit held in London on Jan. 20 is being seen for what it was; a copycat of what development experts refer to as “Africa-Plus One Summits” where several …
Read More »FSDU to spend Shs 72Bn on key economy sectors
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) has welcomed £15million (approx.Shs72bn at current exchange rate) commitment from UK aid to initiate new phase of financial sector development, a notice shared by Rashmi Pillai on Jan.23 reads in part. Pillai is the executive director for FSD –Uganda. The amount …
Read More »UK PM raises visas in pitch for post-Brexit trade with Africa
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Prime Minister Boris Johnson told African leaders Monday that Britain would be more open to migrants from their continent after Brexit as he hosted a summit intended to boost trading ties. He also promised an end to direct UK state investment in thermal coal mining …
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