Beyond numbers: time to make quality a top priority in African schools
International concern on education in Africa obsesses over numbers even as most African children who leave school are barely literate
Uganda Business News
Consumer prices drop in April on lower food, energy costs
Uganda’s inflation slowed in April, ending a three-month spell of rising prices, as costs of food, gas, and other fuels fell
India’s Covid crisis is bad news for the world economy
India’s second coronavirus wave has had a devastating impact, with over 300,000 new cases and 3,000 deaths each day
Baroda bucks banking sector trend with strong 2020 earnings
The bank kept bad loans and operating expenses in check while posting gains in trading securities
Africa’s free-trade area: removing tariffs not enough to unlock growth
Tariffs – which are already low – are not the main impediment to continental trade, faster industrialisation, and structural transformation in Africa
Idriss Déby, the reformer that wasn’t, leaves a painful legacy
Idriss Déby died from battlefield injuries days before he was to start his sixth term. Chad’s military announced a transition government headed by Déby’s son
Absa Uganda takes earnings hit from loan-loss provisions
Absa reported a decline in full-year profits, its second in three years, on the back of higher loan-loss charges
Mercy Corps partners with African Executive Leaders Solutions to offer solutions for refugee and youth unemployment
Partnership aims to connect refugees and youth in Kampala with job opportunities to mitigate high levels of unemployment in the country
Coffee exports continue growing on bumper harvest
Coffee bean exports from Uganda rose at their fastest rate in three months in March on the back of a bumper robusta crop
Understanding Uganda’s revenue from the oil and gas sector
How much will Uganda earn from the oil and gas industry, and how was it determined? How much do the foreign oil companies stand to make? A dissection of Uganda’s production-sharing agreements