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Peter Mukuru has joined Uganda Development Bank as the Director Business Technology

Brian EmorutBanking & Financial Services Company NewsFebruary 18, 2026February 19, 2026

Peter is a seasoned Business Technology practitioner and digital transformation leader with over two decades of executive leadership experience across Development Finance, Regulation, Government, Utilities, and the Private Sector. Most…

The $10 Billion Mega-Airport Financing Partnership Between Ethiopian Airlines and African Development Bank Takes Off

Brian EmorutGlobal News News & AnalysisAugust 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Ethiopia’s ambition to build a new international airport that will rival some of the world’s biggest, took off on Monday with a monumental signing ceremony marking the African Development Bank’s…

RWANDAN CEOs FIXING RWANDA⎮The unstoppable rise of the homegrown Rwandan CEO

Muhereza KyamuteteraEast Africa News & Analysis The Big StoryApril 10, 2024May 3, 2024

This April, Rwandans in Rwanda and the world over commemorate 30 years (Kwibuka30) after the ghastly genocide in which more than 1,000,000 Tutsi, were killed. But like the Rwandan President…

African Banker Awards 2023: Letshego Wins Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa Award

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & Markets Company News The Big StoryMay 25, 2023May 29, 2023

Letshego Nigeria has won the prestigious 2023 Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Award at the just-ended African Banker Awards. The awards were held in Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt on…