Uganda is accelerating efforts to build local manufacturing capacity through partnerships that support the assembly of electric motorcycles and value addition within the country’s priority export clusters. According to Odrek Rwabwogo, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development, the initiative is part of a strategy to strengthen Uganda’s industrial base while…
A list highlighting what he described as Africa’s most influential international brands has sparked debate online after it was shared by veteran journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo. Posting on social media, Onyango-Obbo invited discussion on what he considers the continent’s strongest global brands, ranging from corporations and technology firms to athletes, cultural icons and tourism initiatives. “Africa’s…
Leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have raised concerns about the treatment of security officers who were assigned to protect opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, saying some are facing repercussions for how they handled the assignment. NUP Secretary General David Lewis Rubongoya said the officers deployed to guard Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, were…
The Uganda Police Force and the United States Embassy in Uganda have warned the public about increasing cases of visa fraud targeting Ugandans seeking travel opportunities abroad. Speaking during a joint press briefing in Kampala, police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said authorities are concerned about the growing number of fraudsters posing as intermediaries who claim they…
Ivory Coast has celebrated the return of a sacred cultural artefact known as the Djidji Ayôkwé, a historic “talking drum” that was looted by French colonial forces more than a century ago. The drum, which belongs to the Ebrié people, was formally handed back to Ivory Coast in a ceremony in Paris in February before…