Views: 3 The fund has a mandate to plug the over $42 billion investment gap between male and female entrepreneurs as a means of catalysing the economic power of African women LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg, December 15, 2021/ — Largest gender-inclusive private equity fund in Africa; 2X Flagship fund applying the 2X Challenge criteria; Boosting diversity across […]
Views: 3 Global efforts to tackle Covid-19 pandemic had dampened her optimism about the global responses to climate change ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 15, 2021/ — The cost of global climate change will be borne mostly by the poor; Behavior change and technological solutions are needed. The poorest countries will bear the worst effects of
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Views: 5 Top on the agenda of the Ministerial discussions was the Future of the Oil and Gas industry in Africa in the light of the Global pursuit of Energy Transition JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, December 15, 2021/ — The Council of Ministers of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO) just ended its 41st Ministerial Session with
Views: 5 Achieving your goal might be reward enough, but tangible achievements motivate you to persevere or even get better. For a Ugandan footballer, encrypting your name onto the list of winners in the Airtel FUFA Awards is the most prestigious achievement one can get and for Fauzia Najjemba, who is just 18 years
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Views: 1 Minister Kasule Lumumba has committed to make a statement to MPs on the ongoing talks to sort out the trade impasse Government has intervened in the ongoing impasse between Kenya and Uganda over importation of the latter’s poultry products. The ban is the most recent in a series of trade embargos that Kenya
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Views: 2 Kanye West urged his estranged wife Kim Kardashian to “run right back” to him as he performed at the Free Larry Hoover benefit concert on Thursday night. The Stronger rapper has made it publicly known that he wants to get back together with the reality TV star, who filed for divorce in February,
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Views: 3 Johannesburg, 15 December 2021 – A year after sharing a bold vision to enable instant and frictionless transactions from one account to another anywhere in the world, SWIFT today underlines major progress in realising this vision in 2021. SWIFT has delivered on many commitments, including transforming the speed and transparency of low-value payments,
Views: 2 File Photo:Community members in Lira gathered to learn how they could participate in the MTN IPO. This is one of the 300 town hall sessions held by MTN to sensitise masses about the stock market and the MTN IPO. It is signed and sealed. Ugandans now own 15% of MTN Uganda. This follows
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Views: 1 Thousands of people are still without vaccine passes, waiting for their overseas vaccination records to be added to the New Zealand register. © RNZ / Nate McKinnon When the Ministry of Health was swamped in the weeks leading up to the traffic light system, it gave out last-minute temporary exemptions, but they expire tomorrow and
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Views: 2 © PA WireManchester United have announced a number of positive Covid-19 tests (Joe Giddens/PA) – PA WireManchester United’s Premier League trip to Brentford has been postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak among the Old Trafford club’s first team squad. A number of United players and staff returned positive results after a round of lateral flow testing on
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