Opinion

Opinion

EU/Africa: Modesty and realism should drive new partnership

The EU’s objective is to become Africa’s partner of choice, a goal set by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during our first visit to the AU’s headquarters in Addis Ababa in 2020
A young man welding items at a market in Bamako, Mali
Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

What next for Uganda’s oil and gas sector after final investment decision?

The projects’ technical schedule indicates that first oil will be achieved 36 to 45 months after the final investment decisions. Those months will be characterised by intensive activity as FID unlocks the detailed engineering, procurement, and construction phase of the projects, where the bulk of opportunities lie
Opinion

Mandela was human, public-spirited, book affirms

New book arrives at an obvious conclusion: Nelson Mandela was human. He also dedicated his life to freeing his country
Nelson Mandela
Digital EconomyOpinion

Digital economy: Airtel Uganda’s role in the transformation of the telecom sector

The most significant change in the last decade has been the transformation of telecom networks from voice to data, and from data to digital. Airtel has pioneered this initiative, achieving 100% 3G connectivity and following this up with 100% 4G LTE across all its sites
A mobile phone mast
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Coronavirus profiteers: Protecting Africa from vulture funds

Some $117 billion of Sub-Saharan African countries’ roughly $150n in long-term debt to private creditors is in the form of bonds, with debtor countries owing the bondholders about $8bn per year. But markets are clearly not confident that these countries will meet their obligations
Abidjan's central business district, with the headquarters of the African Development Bank visible
HealthOpinionPolitics & Policy

How to protect Covid-19 response funds from looters

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, up to 25% of global procurement funding is lost to corruption. With billions of dollars flowing into African countries to support their Covid-19 responses, there is an urgent need to ensure that the money goes where it is intended
A hospital in Uganda
Opinion

Will the coronavirus crisis derail the African century?

Even before the virus has made much headway on the continent, African currencies, sovereign debt, and public equities have fallen dramatically, in many cases experiencing losses far greater than in developed or other developing and emerging markets
Garden City Mall in Nairobi during the coronavirus outbreak
HealthOpinionPolitics & Policy

The economic pain caused by Covid-19 shows we need to reshape African cities

In Africa, lockdowns to control the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak will hurt urban families -- most of who depend on informal sector jobs -- the most. Therefore, reshaping African cities in the pandemic’s aftermath to ensure they can be engines of economic growth in the future, will be key
Boda boda cyclists on a Kampala road
OpinionPolitics & Policy

Why don’t young people vote? In Uganda, the law doesn’t want them to

The elections take place in January/February 2021. Scores of young voters will be ineligible to vote – despite meeting the age requirement at the time of the election. Considering that over 75% of Uganda’s population is below 30, the implications could be significant
Four young men walking down a road in Kampala
Opinion

How Stanbic Bank is enhancing local participation in road construction

To increase the capacity of local contractors, Stanbic Bank has partnered with UNRA and the association of civil engineering and building firms to provide customised solutions
A highway in Southwestern Uganda
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