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Unlocking Africa’s agricultural trillions: Standard Bank’s blueprint for value chain transformation

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Africa’s agricultural potential remains hindered by fragmented value chains and inefficient trade corridors, not by a lack of arable land or labour, which it has in abundance. Key to solving…

Africa’s Fintech Future: Sylvia Mulinge, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit & Richard Yego on Building Africa’s Trust Economy

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 30, 2025October 30, 2025

A decade ago, Africa’s fintech revolution began as a response to one of the continent’s most persistent challenges: access to finance. In 2011, only 23% of people in sub-Saharan Africa…

Who is Mr. Lino Anguzu, the Newly Appointed Director of Public Prosecutions?

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Mr. Lino Anguzu as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), replacing Justice Jane Frances Abodo, who was recently elevated to the position of Principal…

Nigeria’s Access Bank fully acquires KCB Group’s National Bank of Kenya for KShs 14.2 billion

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025

Access Bank Plc has completed the acquisition of National Bank of Kenya (NBK) from KCB Group for USD 109.6 million (KShs 14.2 billion), closing a deal first announced in March…

Sanjay Rughani: Standard Chartered’s Next Chapter In Uganda Is About Doing What We Do Best — Driving Trade, Investment and Sustainable Growth.  

Sanjay RughaniThe Big StoryThought LeadershipOctober 28, 2025October 28, 2025

In November last year, Standard Chartered Bank Uganda announced its intention to sell its Wealth and Retail Banking business. This announcement did not signal an exit from Uganda — rather,…

A Standards Bureau at War with Itself: How a Decade of Leadership Wars and Scandals Have Undermined UNBS

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

From Kahuma’s corruption probes to Ebiru’s bribery confession and Kasigwa’s contested leadership, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spent more time battling itself than enforcing quality. For over…

UNBS Boss Back in Office as Trade Minister Drops Corruption Inquiry 

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

In a dramatic twist at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), Trade Minister Francis Mwebesa has rescinded his earlier directive that sent Executive Director Eng. James N. Kasigwa on forced…

Q&A with Absa Group’s Mosetsana Mahlafunya: Beyond Safekeeping—Repositioning Custody Services to Power Uganda’s Investment Future

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipOctober 27, 2025October 27, 2025

To unpack what this means for institutional investors, the economy, and Uganda’s place in regional and global markets, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine, sat down with…

Uganda’s elusive oil dream: Two decades of missed deadlines, billions spent, and the race to 2026

Paul MurungiEnergy, Oil & GasThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025February 28, 2026

As one drives into Hoima City, the urban heart of Uganda’s oil dreams, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary town. The city has become a magnet for…

Trust is the Currency of Insurance: IRA CEO Ibrahim Kaddunabbi on Rising Complaints, Digital Transformation, and Consumer Empowerment

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 26, 2025

Customer complaints in the insurance sector have more than doubled in just three years, from under 150 to over 350. But to Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, this isn’t…