President Yoweri Museveni has toured the first ever restored wetland project in Limoto Parish of Putiputi…
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Kenyatta signs Data Protection Bill into law, meets Amazon executives
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has today signed into law the Data Protection Bill 2019…
Silicon Valley ‘enables online slave markets’
USA Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram are enabling an illegal online slave market by providing and…
Rwanda police thwart 12 hackers’ attempt to raid bank
KIGALI, Rwanda A hacking group composed of nationals from three east African countries has been arrested…
Museveni hails use of ethanol-fueled stoves
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has highly appreciated the use of denatured ethanol-fueled stoves saying…
Pentagon awards Microsoft a controversial $10bn cloud-computing contract
USA The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinized…
Uganda: Airtel under fire after major outage across the country on Independence Day
KAMPALA, Uganda Airtel Uganda has come under fire from social media users flexing their muscles with…
Rwanda launches E-motorbikes
KIGALI, Rwanda A foreign firm has launched electric motorbikes to operate as taxis in Rwanda. Safi…
Rwanda launches ‘first made-in-Africa’ smartphones
KIGALI, Rwanda Rwanda has opened Africa’s first smartphone manufacturing plant in the capital, Kigali, in an…
The 8th Annual Mineral Wealth Conference: 40% of artisanal miners in Uganda are children
KAMPALA, Uganda A mining expert has raised concern on the increasing involvement of children and untrained…
WTSA-20: Uganda set to host African telecommunications standards meeting
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is set to host Africa’s second regional preparatory meeting for…
Court to decide on fight over a $620 million Sukulu Phosphate Comprehensive project
KAMPALA,Uganda Justice David Wangutusi of the Commercial Division of the High Court will today (Thursday) deliver…
Russia’s Rosatom to develop Uganda’s nuclear energy
KAMPALA, Uganda Russia and Uganda have agreed to work together in the field of nuclear energy,…
Ugandan government to deploy medical drones to ease delivery of Ebola vaccines and blood samples
KAMPALA, Uganda Dr. Susan Nabadda, the executive director of National Health Laboratory and Diagnostic Services said…
Energy Exec Says New Book Billions at Play, Provides Solutions for African Energy Self-Sufficiency
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Natural gas can help Africa bring power to the people. It just has…
Uganda Airlines denies grounding planes just weeks after launch
KAMPALA, Uganda Uganda Airlines has disputed claims that it had grounded one of its planes and…
Oloibiri Health Programme: Public-Private Partnerships in Advancing Sustainable Healthcare Systems in Nigeria
The Oloibiri Health Programme (OHP) is a transformational health intervention programme championed by Shell as part…