Event: Bank of Uganda The topic of our conversation today relates to a challenge facing all African countries; not just Uganda. That is economic transformation, which is not the same thing as economic growth and I will also speak about our role at the African Development Bank. I may not say...

Africa needs to pay special attention to inclusive growth by creating youth employment, improving agricultural output and investing in quality education and infrastructure. In a well-attended public lecture delivered in Kampala, Uganda, the President said the continent’s demographics pointed to...

African governments should use the proceeds from land leased to foreign investors to subsidize the cost to local farmers of modernizing their farming methods, or to build infrastructure and improve production. According to a paper presented on Thursday, Day 3 of the 2012 African...

.greenbartitle h2 { background: #009653; } .more_iteration {display: none;} Context The agricultural and rural sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has significant growth margins and occupies a prominent place in the economy. However, the dilapidation of...

African leaders in the ongoing African Economic Conference are requested to invest selectively in policies that interest citizens in order to improve agriculture productivity. During a session titled “Agriculture, Markets and Development”, Melanie O’Gorman from the University of...

Government of Uganda (GoU) through Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is seeking funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the upgrading of Kigumba – Masindi – Hoima - Kabwoya Road to bituminous Standards (135 km). This section is part of a 238 km road which originates from...

Government of Uganda (GoU) through Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is seeking funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the upgrading of Kigumba - Bulima (69 km) and Bulima - Kabwoya (66 km) road section which is part of the 238 km “Kyenjojo–Hoima–Masindi–Kigumba” Road that...

Government of Uganda (GoU) through Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is seeking funding from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the upgrading of Kigumba - Bulima (69 km) and Bulima - Kabwoya (66 km) road section which is part of the 238 km “Kyenjojo–Hoima–Masindi–Kigumba” Road that...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) intends to contribute to the financing of the rural electrification project in Congo. The project aims to increase the population’s electricity access rate, with a view to improving its living conditions. The project’s specific objective is to connect four...