Afreximbank backs US$975 million Oryx buyout to boost African ownership
However, a change in ownership does not automatically mean lower fuel prices or improved energy security.
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Uganda’s sugarcane boom leaves families hungry: what needs to change
Seven mills now operate in and around the Busoga region, with the amount of sugar cane planted tripling in size between 2000 and 2024
Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the River Nile and Lake Kyoga. Most of its 4.3 million people farm small, rain-fed plots. Yet hunger…
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Rethinking finance for Uganda’s growth
Uganda’s next phase of economic transformation will not be determined simply by how much capital the country can…
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Uganda adds sugar mill as output outpaces domestic demand
Uganda’s decision to add another sugar mill to an industry already producing a sizeable surplus reflects the country’s…
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Afreximbank, APPO launch $5bn Africa Energy Bank
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