Equity Group has concluded a high-level Trade and Investment Mission to Tanzania and Uganda, reaffirming its role in advancing cross-border trade and regional integration under its Africa Recovery and Resilience Plan (ARRP). The week-long initiative, which drew over 50 investors from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, spotlighted opportunities in agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, infrastructure,…
Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to gender equality and the elimination of gender-based violence (GBV) during a regional workshop that brought together stakeholders, youth advocates, and foreign delegates from across Africa. The workshop, co-sponsored by the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action alongside key partners including FAWE and FOWL, focused on promoting positive masculinity…
Human rights defenders and civil society leaders from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have issued a stark warning over the rapidly shrinking civic space and rising state-sponsored repression across East Africa. The call comes at the close of a three-day regional convening in Nairobi, where grassroots activists, legal experts, and civil society actors gathered to reflect,…
Uganda’s Minister, Honourable Fred Bwino, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to agroecology, emphasizing its role as a science, a practice, and a movement that promotes farming methods in harmony with nature. Speaking at a high-level agricultural forum, Bwino highlighted the importance of using organic alternatives instead of relying heavily on inorganic inputs. “Agroecology is about…
XRP Healthcare, a leading innovator in AI-driven healthcare and mergers & acquisitions, has announced plans to go public by the third quarter of 2025, accelerating its IPO timeline from an initial 2027 target. The company will list on a Canadian stock exchange as part of a broader strategy to fuel its expansion and cement its…
XRP Healthcare, a global leader in healthcare innovation, has officially acquired Pharma Ville, a prominent retail and wholesale pharmacy chain in Uganda with its aim to transform healthcare delivery in emerging markets through integrating digital innovation with pharmaceutical distribution. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in XRP Healthcare’s expansion into Africa, broadening its presence beyond…
Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal, a striker for Uganda’s Vipers SC, has tragically passed away after falling from the third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Kampala. Lawal was reportedly visiting a Tanzanian friend in one of the residential apartments within the mall when the fatal incident occurred. According to the friend, she had left him…
