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What Do Companies Need in a Future-Ready ERP?
CFO Dive
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Why you should follow business daily at The Citizen
The Citizen
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Keen-eyed readers of The Citizen in digital and print may have noticed a bold change over the past week: the introduction of Business Daily – Nation Media Group’s flagship markets and economic news brand – inside Tanzania’s favorite...
SIHA: Sudanese women at the centre of ‘economic war and systemic exclusion’
Dabanga Radio
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September 10, 2025
Report by Jared Wedge-Thomas Women in Sudan and across the Greater Horn of Africa face entrenched barriers to land, healthcare, financial systems, and social protection, experts warned at a regional webinar organised by the Strategic Initiative...
Myanmar delegation joins 63rd AALCO annual session in Uganda
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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September 9, 2025
September 10, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 59 This photo captures Myanmar delegates attending the 63rd Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) in Kampala, Uganda. At the invitation of Attorney-General of Uganda Mr...
10 African countries that are business-friendly
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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September 10, 2025
New data shows that Africa’s most business-friendly countries have ranked Nigeria ninth on the list of countries it surveyed. The ranking by Statisense in partnership with The Africa Report lists Libya, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of...
Uganda Breweries appoints Felicite Nson as new Managing Director
Food Business Africa Magazine
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September 8, 2025
UGANDA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has announced the appointment of Felicite Nson as its new Managing Director, effective October 1, 2025. Nson succeeds Andrew Kilonzo, who transitions to become Managing Director of Kenya Breweries Limited...
Bahrain Participates in Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization Meeting in Uganda
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Ambassador Dr. Yousef Abdulkarim Bucheeri, Director-General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led Bahrain’s delegation to the 63rd annual session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization...
Arua to host Uganda’s World Tourism day as sector grows 24%
Observer
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September 10, 2025
In late September, Uganda will join the rest of the world in marking World Tourism day, but this year’s national celebration will carry a distinctly regional flavor. For the first time, the festivities will be held in Arua city, the gateway to the...
In Amuria, digital lessons on wheels offer new hope for Ugandans
Observer
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September 10, 2025
In a push to expand digital literacy in Uganda’s informal sector, more than 300 people in Amuria district have completed training under the Digi-Truck project, a government initiative launched to equip small-scale traders, artisans, and...
HANDS TOO DIRTY! NRM CEC kicks out EC boss Tanga Odoi, juniors to get fat pay
Red Pepper
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September 13, 2025
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has resolved that Dr. Tanga Odoi step aside from managing the forthcoming Youth elections, following controversy surrounding his son’s recent victory but later...
Uganda Launches “Beera Ku Guard” to Boost Cybersecurity Awareness
TechTrendsKE
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September 8, 2025
When it comes to cybersecurity, awareness in Uganda has lagged behind the rapid pace of digital adoption. Nearly half of the population has heard of the term, but only a fraction truly grasp the risks and responsibilities tied to personal data. To...
Carrying the Burden of Falsehood While Transforming Liberia’s Economy
Liberian Observer
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In every society, the path of reform is never smooth. It is often lined with obstacles, distractions, and, at times, deliberate attempts to derail progress. Liberia, a nation striving to recover from years of economic hardship and political...
‘Binary thinking’: Why Zohran Mamdani’s African identity doesn’t fit US racial boxes
The Guardian
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September 10, 2025
Amid the trees clustered with jackfruit and the boda boda motorcycles weaving precariously around Kampala’s congested roads earlier this year was a campaign poster for Katongole Singh, an immaculately coiffed candidate who positively beamed...
European Bank Partners Three Ethiopian Lenders on Climate Finance
News Ghana
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September 10, 2025
The European Investment Bank’s development arm has signed technical assistance agreements with three major Ethiopian banks to strengthen their capacity for climate risk assessment and green lending initiatives. EIB Global formalized partnerships...
Close to 1 million winners created with the Uganda National Lottery
Independent (Uganda)
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September 10, 2025
One of the first winners of LOTTO in 2024. FILE PHOTO Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Lottery, operated by ITHUBA Uganda, is celebrating a remarkable milestone this week. More than 986,000 winners have been created across...
Local govt leaders’ pay rise kicks in next financial year
Independent (Uganda)
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September 10, 2025
MPs listening to the local government minister presenting a statement on the pay rise for local government leaders across the country Kampala, Uganada | THE INDEPENDENT | Political leaders in the local government sphere are set for a pay rise...
Uganda: Locals eye 40pc deals in $3bln Malaba-Kampala railway project
Zawya
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Local suppliers are pushing for at least 40 percent of the project contracts – with a target of retaining $500 million – from the first phase of Uganda’s flagship standard gauge railway. Construction is expected to begin in April 2026 trailing...
Collapsing buildings: Uganda’s deadly cost of cutting corners
Observer
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September 10, 2025
Last July in Buziga, an upscale Kampala suburb, construction workers crawled from the rubble of a collapsing building. Several were injured; one died. The tragedy felt all too familiar. Just a year earlier, another building had come down in...
ESG survey launched in Uganda
Observer
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September 10, 2025
Kasi Insight, Africa’s leading decision intelligence platform, in partnership with Capital One Group (COG EA Ltd), has launched a nationwide survey to assess how organizations in Uganda are integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)...
From Uganda to Canada: Magoola bags top global science honor
Observer
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September 10, 2025
In suburban Toronto last month, applause filled the Unifor Local Hall as Dr. Matthias Magoola, a Ugandan scientist and entrepreneur, walked onto the stage to accept a Lifetime Achievement Award. For Magoola, the founder of Dei Biopharma Ltd., the...