Category : Development Assistance
Improved Technology Is Vital in Answering Uganda and Africa’s Energy Dilemma
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January 28th, 2025
By Arthur Atuha The World Bank estimates that one billion people – of which a big fraction is in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – have no access to electricity! Relatedly, the African Development Bank (ADB) explains that Sub-Saharan Africa cannot realise its development targets with current shortage of electricity stressing that the region needs […]
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WHERE THE WEST AND CHINA HAVE LED US: COUNTING GAINS AND LOSSES
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January 17th, 2025
By SALIM ABILA ASUMAN The year 2024 has come to an end, and we find ourselves in that familiar beginning of a new year moment where we look back at the past year’s events much like flipping through an annual financial report. But, instead of profit margins and balance sheets, we are trying to reflect […]
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Smart Urban Planning: Benchmarking China to Solve Kampala’s Traffic Crisis
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January 16th, 2025
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi It is estimated that 64% of Uganda’s GDP and 75% of total national revenue collection comes from the Kampala Metropolitan area. To maintain and increase this level of productivity, Kampala needs to have a smooth flow of traffic on good roads. As factors currently stand, millions of the country’s most productive […]
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Smart Urban Planning: Benchmarking China to Solve Kampala’s Traffic Crisis
By Admin
January 16th, 2025
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi It is estimated that 64% of Uganda’s GDP and 75% of total national revenue collection comes from the Kampala Metropolitan area. To maintain and increase this level of productivity, Kampala needs to have a smooth flow of traffic on good roads. As factors currently stand, millions of the country’s most productive […]
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Global South & China’s interests at the G20 2024 Summit
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December 2nd, 2024
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi On November 21st -22nd 2024, world leaders from the world’s biggest economies will convene at the 2024 G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to discuss pressing global issues. The Development Watch Center, a Uganda – based think tank focused on international relations, foreign policy and diplomacy is one of the think […]
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UGANDA’S OIL OPPORTUNITY: A GREEN LIGHT FOR PROGRESS, OR A RED FLAG FOR THE HYPOCRITES?
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November 21st, 2024
By Salim Abila Asuman In today’s word, oil is often dressed in an outfit of negativity, it is seen as the villain in the tale of environmental degradation and climate change. But what many fail to recognise is the vital role that this remarkable resource has played in shaping our present and propelling us into […]
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President Xi Jinping’s Remarks at G20 Shows China’s Commitment for a Fairer World
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November 21st, 2024
By Allawi Ssemanda This week, leaders from the world’s leading 20 economies or the G20 met in the Brazilian Capital, Rio de Janeiro from 18th – 19th to discuss global challenges including addressing hunger and poverty. The alliance which was launched after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis to help stabilize the global economy at the time saw […]
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CCCC’s Environment, social and Governance Report; Tightening the Knot of Uganda-China Economic Cooperation
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October 24th, 2024
By Moshi Israel The China Communications Construction Company officially launched its 2023-24 ESG report on October 17th 2024 at Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi. The event was graced by a number of key guests from the corporate world and Governments of both countries. China at the highest level was represented by his Excellency Ambassador Zhang Li […]
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Lessons for Uganda from China’s Special Economic Zones
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September 29th, 2024
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi The government of China established the first four “Special Economic Zones” (SEZs) in the 1980s to act as experimental laboratories for designing and testing new policies and approaches to reduce poverty and grow the economy. They are designated areas in China where economic regulations differ from those of the rest of […]
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China-Africa Relations: An Agreement Built in Glue
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September 25th, 2024
By Salim Abila Asuman Have you ever tried gluing two pieces of paper together that are reluctant to stick together, one hesitant to adhere and prefers to do lumps with the stickier paste? Welcome to the world of building agreements where it is not only about making the glue work, but it is equally important […]
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