Germany Based MCF, Awamo Expanding to Uganda
Awamo, a Germany-based micro-finance management solutions provider, has raised about $550,000 in its Series A round and is launching in Africa.
The company announced this...
“You Feed Refugees as Karimojong Die!”
From their largely remote enclaves in north eastern Uganda the Karimojong are coming out fighting. They can’t tolerate anymore a situation akin to a...
Keep Safe: Kampala on Lock Down
You all must have heard the news by now, if not fell it. The City is on a lockdown of sorts, movement is allowed...
Karamoja: Belgian-Ugandan reggae band for final Kampala concert
When the invitation for the music festival Nyege Nyege came, the Karamoja group members soon decided to give their journey a bit more ooomph....
Nigerian Billionaire Challenges Youth on Entrepreneurship
Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumela has challenged 40 youthful aspiring entrepreneurs not to blame lack of capital for not starting business because their brains can...
New Low-Cost Airline to Boost Uganda’s Tourism Sector
The establishment of a new local airline is expected to boost Uganda’s tourism sector as connectivity to both domestic and international destinations improves.
Last week,...
Uganda Ranks Poorly in Fostering Female Entrepreneurship – Report
This is according to the recently released Female Entrepreneurship Index 2015 which looked at how 77 countries across the world are fostering women entrepreneurship, and evaluated them according entrepreneurial environment,...
Uganda Fisheries to Exhibit 50 Fish Species at Jinja Fish Festival
The National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI) will showcase 50 different fish species during the Jinja Fish Festival at the Forever Resort in Jinja...
Million Tourists Headed to Namugongo
Imagine that. It is believed that a mammoth 3 million tourists and counting seek out Uganda’s Namugongo for pilgrimage every June.
The location, might be...
UNYPA Set to Launch Y+ Beauty Pageant 2020
Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS (UNYPA) a non-profit focused on fighting HIV/AIDs stigma & discrimination among the youth and improving access...
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