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    John Paul Semyalo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pebuu Africa, a fast-growing fintech and last-mile financial infrastructure company helping banks across Africa manage and scale their agent banking networks through technology, field supervision, and data-driven oversight. Under his leadership, Pebuu has built a nationwide network of supervisors and digital tools that strengthen compliance, reduce fraud, and expand financial access in remote and underserved communities.

    Pebuu’s John Paul Ssemyalo: Reimagining Africa’s Agent Banking and Last-Mile Digital Economy for Efficiency and Scale

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2026March 9, 2026

    As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It…

    Uganda confirms accepting US deportees from other African countries

    Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryAugust 21, 2025August 21, 2025

    Uganda has quietly signed on to a contentious U.S. migration plan taking in some non-Ugandan deportees from other African countries so their protection claims can be examined in Kampala. The…

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