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The European Union in Uganda together with all the EU members states and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda- (PSFU) recently held the first ever Uganda-Europe Business Forum. The event which took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo from March 9-10 2020, attracted investment from the European private sector with President Yoweri Museveni as the the guest of Honour. In an opening… Read More

While the World Health Organization has declared that the Coronavirus has moved from epidemic to pandemic status, more worrying than ever, the Confederation of African Football has decided to maintain the programming of all its competitions, namely, the qualifiers for the CAN 2021 scheduled for 25-31 March, and the CHAN 2020 to be held from 4 to 25 April. A… Read More

A busy coronavirus day across the continent, three countries have recorded index cases of the disease. Ghana in West Africa, Gabon in Central Africa and Kenya in East Africa. The Kenyan case is the first in East Africa. According to the Ministry of Health, the patient is a Kenyan citizen who returned the USA via London, United Kingdom on the… Read More

The coronavirus continues to take its toll on European football leagues. With matches been played behind closed doors, the virus is now causing league championships to be suspended.   The pandemic will now deprive Spain of its major league championship. The league has been suspended for at least the next two match days. Thursday’s decision follows the quarantine of Real… Read More

Liberian journalists took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia on Thursday to denounce alleged harassment by security forces. The protest follows the death of journalist Zenu Koboi last month. Charles Coffey is President of the Press Union of Liberia. “The Press Union of Liberia calls on the President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah,… Read More

Will a regulatory body improve economies of central African states? That is what the new Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission is setting out to achieve.  The central Africa financial market day in Brazzaville, Congo, where a commission was launched to keep an eye on stock and unify the region’s financial market, attracted 200 participants. Experts debated on the feasibility of its goals.… Read More

OPEC’s decision to cut oil production worldwide is yet another blow for oil-exporting countries. The organization now forecasts a global demand of 0.99 million barrels per day, compared to more than a million. This slash they say is because of the Coronavirus outbreak in China. The first victim of this downward revision is the aviation sector. Gabon’s new oil exploitation Gabon… Read More

On Monday (March 9, 2020) Emir of Kano State in northern Nigeria was dethroned by the state government citing insubordination and his actions impugning on the cultural and religious norms of the Emirates he occupied. Several events have since taken place, this article seeks to follow the sequence of events from when he was flown out of Kano to central… Read More

The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have recorded cases as compared to for example Italy where the entire country is almost in a lockdown. The impact on gatherings is an area that most African governments have moved to control. From the playing of football matches behind closed… Read More

The coronavirus was confirmed in the Chinese city of Wuhan on January 7, 2020. Cases have since been confirmed in over 80 countries across the globe. The World Health Organisation, WHO, has since declared it a public health emergency of international dimensions. WHO chief Tedros Ghebereyesus said whiles China had a robust health system to detect and control, his outfit… Read More