For a man who graced Kenyan politics for over half a century, Raila Amolo Odinga, who died today aged 80 in India, was seemingly destined for greatness. It’s a destiny…
It’s just after sunrise in the hills of Kapchorwa, eastern Uganda. A smallholder farmer, barefoot and bent over with age, tends to her coffee shrubs. She’s been growing the crop…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has tapped Jean-Guy Afrika, a fellow Rwandan seasoned economist who spent over a decade at the African Development Bank, to lead the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) as the new Chief Executive Officer. RDB is a government institution, under the supervision of the Office of the President, mandated to accelerate Rwanda’s economic development by enabling private sector growth. Before his appointment as new CEO of RDB, Jean-Guy worked as the Director of the Regional Integration Coordination Office at the African Development Bank Group, with a special advisory role to the senior management on regional integration and resource…
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The handover of Umeme licenses for the sale and distribution of electricity to Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has put the country’s energy sector into sharp focus, especially with…
A new credit ratings company tailored to Africa’s sovereign borrowers is set to launch next year, according to Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s commissioner for development, trade, tourism, industry, and minerals. This initiative stems from a growing recognition of the unique challenges faced by African nations in securing fair credit ratings from established international agencies like Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s (S&P). Credit rating agencies, particularly Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P, play a crucial role in assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers, including governments, corporations, and financial products. These agencies analyze the ability of borrowers to meet their debt obligations and…
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Africa, the second-largest continent and home to 1 billion people has long captured the imagination of the world. Today, different thinkers, and political and business leaders are preoccupied with a single question – how to help Africa’s economy grow so it can trade with the world on better terms? The answer is simple: Africa needs to craft its own solutions to solve its problems. It starts with the promotion of a mindset of self-reliance. There’s no better way of expressing that self-sufficiency than creating innovative financing solutions to fund projects that could lead to sustainable economic growth in all the…
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Congratulations Dr Mbaziira upon your appointment to head, AMCOW. For starters and in summary, what is AMCOW and what is its mandate? The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) is a Delivery Mechanism on Water and Sanitation for the Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment (ARBE) of the African Union (AU). We are the mandated institution for coordinating Water and Sanitation policy systems in Africa. We provide political leadership, policy direction and advocacy on water management and provision of sanitation services. We do this through, first, convening all relevant actors in the pursuit…
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The African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) has announced the appointment of Dr Rashid Mbaziira – a Ugandan national – as its Executive Secretary. The announcement came at the end of an Extra-Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of AMCOW and takes effect from 08 November 2021. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr Mbaziira was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford, St Catherine’s College, in 2007. His research was in the field of Water Sciences, Policy and Management. He holds a BSc in Agricultural Engineering degree (First Class) from Makerere University, Kampala; and a Stage…
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