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The Textile Market In Uganda Is Making Strides In The Right Direction
After a memorandum of understanding between the Ugandan Government and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to grow trade and industry was signed in 1999, an integrated program (TEXDA) with […] More
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THE MULTIPLE USES OF SUGARCANE AND THE THREAT OF SUGAR CARTELS IN UGANDA
Humans and many other animals, including certain insects, such as bees, like sweet things. It is sugar that makes things taste sweet. In human society, sugar has many uses, from […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Environment & Climate, Finance, Markets and Economics, Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and IndustryAn End to Ugandan Mediocrity
Ugandans are known globally as some of the most wonderful people – at least that is what most people say. If you went around the world asking what people thought […] More
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How Museveni built and killed Uganda’s oil industry
Uganda’s upstream oil industry is dead. Ok, let me admit this is a bit of an exaggeration. It is more appropriate to say it is in a coma and will […] More
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WAS IT A WISE DECISION OF THE UGANDA GOVERNMENT TO GO INTO VEHICLE MAKING
There was a time in the 1960s when the economy of Uganda was doing much better than the economies of countries that came to be known as the Asian Tigers […] More
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Blencowe Resources Plc advancing Orom-Cross graphite mining project in KITGUM DISTRICT towards construction by mid-2024
Blencowe Resources secures investment backing for Orom-Cross graphite project” by William Farrington, (www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk), 6th February 2024: CITATION: “Blencowe Resources PLC (LSE:BRES) has secured US$500,000 (£398,000) from an African-based specialist investor […] More
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After CoViD-19, GDP should also die!
It has been said that war is the midwife of an old society, pregnant with a new one. This is the lens through which I suggest we view the runaway […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Finance, Markets and Economics, Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Industry, Nutrition, Wellness and FitnessThe Revolution Begins NOW!
There is a general assumption that revolutions must involve bloodshed, loss of lives, and destruction of property. As History has proven, even when those things happen, one problem is often […] More
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in Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and GovernmentUGANDA’S INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DEBATES
Before President Tibuhaburwa Museveni captured the instruments of power in Uganda in 1986 through the barrel of the gun, with the assistance of Rwandan Tutsi refugees who wanted to use […] More
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Oil Production Licences Issued, What Next?
The government of Uganda has so far issued three production licences to oil companies. The oil companies that have been issued with production licences are Total, Tullow and CNOOC oil […] More
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Uganda government should promote and invest in solar power consumption.
The grid electrification rate in Uganda was 20% in 2014 with 10% in rural areas. The UG 2017/18 financial budget read that Uganda’s electricity access currently stands at 20.4% with […] More
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IS UGANDA’S NUCLEAR PLANT IN BUYENDE, BUSOGA, A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN?
History of Nuclear Energy The first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, was built in late 1942. The reactor was part of the Manhattan Project, which was the Allied effort to create […] More
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Museveni’s failure in Uganda’s oil
In his interview with NBS television aired on May 11, President Yoweri Museveni revealed three things about Uganda’s oil sector that were depressing and illuminating. First, he said the reason […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and Government, Travel and AdventureThe Baffling Situation of Zambia
The featured photo illustrates an impression you pick up quickly when you first arrive in Zambia’s capital Lusaka. In it, a civilian traffic controller directs traffic at a roundabout that […] More
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The Russia-Africa Summit, Are We Witnessing the New Scramble for Africa?
I do not share the excitement about these summits happening between Africa and the developed world. Why? Because we seem not to notice that there are two new sheriffs in […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Finance, Markets and Economics, Law, Crime and Justice, Manufacturing and Industry, Minorities and People with Disabilities, Politics and Government, Self-help and Inspiration, Transportation & Transport Vessels, Writing and LiteratureThe Graduate’s Hustle
I stood on Makerere’s lawns in 2023, my economics degree in hand, the sun warming my cap and gown. The air buzzed with hope—dreams of boardrooms, tailored suits, and a […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Environment & Climate, Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Industry, Minorities and People with Disabilities, Politics and Government, Transportation & Transport Vessels, Travel and AdventureThe Bribe That Broke The Bridge
Sarah’s boots sank into the muddy banks of the Manafwa River, the only sound the hum of crickets and the faint rush of water. It was past midnight in Mbale, […] More
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in Innovation, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Industry, Politics and Government, War and ConflictGreat Power Contestation on the Technological Front Between Washington and Beijing
On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term as President of the United States. One detail at the indoor event stood out: the tech billionaires seated […] More
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