Young People Prepare for East Africa Economic Transformation

By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin – updated at 1557 EAT on Saturday 27th May 2023 EMBRACE East Africa has today organized a Strategic meeting for Kampala Youth Leaders ahead of the Launch for Kampala on 10th June 2023. Malcolm Isaac Bulamu, CEO of EMBRACE says they are taking a 3 pronged Approach to transformation of the…

Uganda to export 3,000 nurses to UK, Middle East

The leadership of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU), has said engagements are underway to send some of the 3,000 well-skilled nurses who are not employed by the government, to work abroad. This was revealed to this publication yesterday by Mr Justus Cherop, the president of UNMU. He was commenting on ongoing plans by some…

Tributes flow for Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner

Summary … Which we’re drawing to a close shortly. We’ve been taking in the reaction to the death in Switzerland of Tina Turner. The multiple Grammy Award-winning star was 83. From the Obamas to Oprah, Beyonce to Brian Wilson, numerous big names have been celebrating the life of the late soul star. Many quoted one of her top hits back to…

60 Years of African Unity – What’s Failed and What’s Succeeded

ANALYSIS – By Keith Gottschalk Africa Day this year marks 60 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The anniversary begs the question: How much of the vision of the OAU’s founding fathers has been realised 60 years on? What would not be there but for the efforts of the organisation and its…

Dangote Launches Africa’s Biggest Oil Refinery

History was made as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the U.S.$18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, owns the new refinery, which aims to address the ongoing fuel shortages in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer. The refinery is expected to boost domestic refining capacity, getting rid…

Best Performances of African Nations in U-20 World Cup

Confederation of African Football From the prowess of Nigeria in 1989 to the triumph of Ghana in 2009, and the performances of Senegal and Mali in 2015, here are the greatest feats of African countries at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Over the last 22 editions, Africa has been present in the last four of…