Uganda Surpasses Ethiopia — Becomes Africa’s Largest Coffee Exporter
Kampala/Uganda A major shift in Africa’s coffee landscape: Uganda has quietly taken the lead as the continent’s biggest coffee exporting
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AFRICA’S BALLOT TESTS: Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire Face the Weight of Continuity and the Cry for Change
By The Urban Gazette Political DeskAbidjan / YoundeAs ballots are counted across Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire, two long-serving presidents —
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Helios Investment Partners Boosts African Sector
Nairobi | Kampala Helios Investment Partners, a leading Africa-focused private equity firm, is significantly increasing its investment in the continent’s
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Scientific Innovation: Africa’s BioHub Breakthrough
Johannesburg/South Africa The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has officially broken ground on Africa’s first fully integrated BioHub, a pioneering
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What the Pearl Bank–TotalEnergies Deal Means for Uganda’s Corporate Payments Ecosystem
By The Urban Gazette Business DeskKampala, Uganda While individual motorists will feel the convenience of digital fuel payments, the recent
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Côte d’Ivoire-Preliminary Results in Côte d’Ivoire Point to Fourth Term for Ouattara amid Opposition Boycott
ABIDJAN /Kampala. In Côte d’Ivoire’s presidential election held on October 25, early results strongly favour incumbent Alassane Ouattara, paving the
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Cameroon Election -Incumbent President Declared Winner Amid Deadly Unrest in Cameroon
YAOUNDE/Kampala In the aftermath of the October 12 presidential election, the country of Cameroon has seen a dramatic outcome marked
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Nigeria’s LagosPhoto Biennial Launches With Theme “Incarceration”
Lagos / KampalaThe new edition of the LagosPhoto Biennial opens on 25 October 2025 (running through 29 Nov), marking its
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Afreximbank & ITC Renew Partnership to Boost Intra-African Trade
Cairo / KampalaThe African Export‑Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have renewed and extended their strategic Memorandum
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Climate Alert: “Day Zero” Droughts Threaten Southern Africa by 2030
Pretoria / JohannesburgA new global climate study warns that nearly three-quarters of drought-prone regions — including parts of southern Africa
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