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Uganda breaks ground on Ituka project, joining Africa’s solar revolution

Uganda breaks ground on Ituka project, joining Africa’s solar revolution

Power Technology · tukio via Shutterstock.Uganda has become the latest country to join Africa’s solar revolution as Dubai-based renewables developer AMEA Power begins construction of the country’s 24MWp (megawatt peak) solar project.The $19m I

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Japan pledges support to Phase Two of Kampala Fly Over Project, Karuma Bridge construction

Japan pledges support to Phase Two of Kampala Fly Over Project, Karuma Bridge construction

The Japanese government through its Ambassador to Uganda Sasayama Takuya has committed to fund both the second phase of the Kampala Fly Over project and the construction of a new state-of-the-art bridge at Karuma Waterfalls.Sasayama made these remarks dur

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Warren Buffett was reportedly bothered by high costs and complacency at the Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett was reportedly bothered by high costs and complacency at the Gates Foundation

Fortune · Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesBillionaire Warren Buffett had been bothered for years by how the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was being run, according to a New York Times

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Over 12,000 Gen Zs join graft fight

Over 12,000 Gen Zs join graft fight

Some of the anti-graft protesters who were charged at Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira Prison on July 23, 2024. Photo | Abubaker LubowaSeveral hundreds of Gen Zs on July 27, participated in virtual and physical protests over rising corruptio

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Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia crowns new monarch in spectacular ceremony, with King Charles sending personal good wishes to half-British billionaire, 65, known for his love of private jets and luxury cars

Malaysia has crowned its new billionaire King in a traditional ceremony marked with pomp and cannon fire. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, 65, has pledged to govern fairly during the five-year t

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Queen Elizabeth's 'second daughter reached out to both Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton'

Queen Elizabeth's 'second daughter reached out to both Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton'

Sophie Wessex has very close relationships with a lot of the Royal Family and she has even reached out to both Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton, a royal expert saysMeghan Markle and Princess Kate have the same friend

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Catholic church to transport stranded pilgrims

Catholic church to transport stranded pilgrims

The Catholic Church has pledged to transport pilgrims who are stranded at the Namugongo shrine following the annual June 3 Martyrs' Day celebrations.Namugongo Parish Catholic priest Vincent Lubega revealed that numerous have sought transport assistance fr

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Facing the inevitable: why Uganda, and all African states, must expire

Facing the inevitable: why Uganda, and all African states, must expire

I often see commentators say that Uganda will always be here. They indicate that in whatever we do, we should know that the country will out-exist all of us and will be present in future experiences in which we will not participate. This is logically untrue. Uga

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Tanzania President Samia eyes more Chinese loans at this year’s Focac

Tanzania President Samia eyes more Chinese loans at this year’s Focac

President Samia Suluhu Hassan will visit China in September for the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (Focac), where she is expected to sign new loan deals as Tanzania begins to implement a freshly revised foreign policy.According to the Ministry of Fore

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How Bill Gates spends his $153 billion fortune, from a luxury car collection to pledging most of his wealth to his charity foundation

How Bill Gates spends his $153 billion fortune, from a luxury car collection to pledging most of his wealth to his charity foundation

Bill Gates may be the world's fifth-richest person, but he doesn't plan to stay that way forever.The Microsoft cofounder said in 2022 that he "will move down and eventually off of the list of the world's richest people" as he 

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