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Dangote Group, Ethiopia sign deal to build $2.5bn fertiliser plant

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By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report The Ethiopian government said it has signed a $2.5 billion fertiliser complex shareholder investment agreement with Dangote Group. In a statement yesterday, Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Ethiopian prime minister, said the mega project will produce about three million metric tons of fertiliser every year. “Congratulations to all Ethiopians on another […]

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KAMPALA HONORED IN GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY AWARDS FOR CUTTING URBAN SPEED LIMITS

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Kampala has been recognized on the global stage for its commitment to saving lives on the road, earning a Bronze Award in the inaugural Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) Speed Challenge. The competition, which ran from June 2023 to March 2025, honored eight cities worldwide for successfully adopting and enforcing the World Health Organization’s recommended

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NEW NETSCOUT RESEARCH CONFIRMS DDOS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE DIGITAL BATTLEFIELD, DESTABILISING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Richard Hummel, NETSCOUT AI integration, persistent hacktivist campaigns, and nation-state actors weaponise DDoS attacks, creating unprecedented risks for organisations globally WESTFORD, Mass., August 27, 2025 –NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), today released its latest research detailing the evolving Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack landscape. NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025,

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WELCOMES NIPPON FOUNDATION OFFICIALS

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today welcomed a delegation from the Nippon Foundation at State House Entebbe. The Nippon Foundation is Asia’s leading grant-maker, based in Japan and cooperating with stakeholders of all levels around the world to confront social challenges. The team was led by Mr. Isao Iijima, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of

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29 of 114,081 JOINT COMMUNIQUE: JOINT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE MIGRATION AND MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN KENYA AND GERMANY

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JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ: INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE JOINT IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE ON THE COMPREHENSIVE MIGRATION AND MOBILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY The inaugural meeting of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Migration and Mobility between the

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Vertiv acquires Generative AI software leader Waylay NV to enhance critical digital infrastructure operational intelligence, optimisation, and services

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Vertiv acquired Waylay, a leader in generative AI and hyperautomation software, to further enhance real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and dynamic optimisation of power and thermal performance. Image (1) Acquisition to strengthen Vertiv’s comprehensive portfolio of digital infrastructure solutions with AI-based infrastructure monitoring, predictive services, and performance optimisation Johannesburg, South Africa [August 26, 2025] – Vertiv Holdings

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Housing Finance Bank and Pearl Marina Estates Sign Strategic MOU to Expand Access to Affordable Homeownership

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Housing Finance Bank and Pearl Marina Estates Sign Strategic MOU to Expand Access to Affordable Homeownership Kampala, Uganda – 26th August 2025 – Housing Finance Bank (HFB) and Pearl Marina Estates have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets the stage for a transformative partnership aimed at redefining the real estate and housing

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How Smart Cost Governance Can Unlock Retail Multi-Site Efficiency

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Company growth is a good thing. However, growth often requires even more work to consolidate its gains. For operationally intensive retail companies, this often looks like an increasing footprint of stores, warehouses, and delivery fleets. This new infrastructure brings with it a need for rapid digital transformation. Every branch, warehouse, and delivery vehicle needs extra

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Tanzania’s Payments Evolution: Mobile Money Providers Lead Banks to a Digital Issuing Future

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Stanchion recently exhibited at the Seamless East Africa event in Nairobi, Kenya. While in the region, we took a trip to Tanzania to better understand the market in terms of its development for digital payment experiences and what banks are driving. Despite being a neighbouring country to Kenya with several similarities such as

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MTN Prestige Members Set to Soar Higher with Exclusive Turkish Airlines Rewards

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L-R, Turkish Airlines Uganda Managing Director, Ali Ozdemir with Sylvia Elsheikh, MTN Uganda’s Chief Marketing Officer at the launch of Fly Prestige with Turkish Airlines at the MTN Headquarters on Friday 22nd August 2025. MTN Uganda and Turkish Airlines have partnered to launch the Fly Prestige with Turkish Airlines campaign. The promotion rewards MTN

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