Hannington Mbabazi, Author at Thecapitaltimes

‘Stay in your lane’- Gen. Museveni Slams West for Imposing Selfish Beliefs on Foreign Territories

President Yoweri Museveni has criticized attempts by Western powers to impose their beliefs on people in foreign territories. The President made the remarks on Thursday while addressing over 33 delegates attending the Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference – CSPOC 2024 at

January 5, 2024

Africa·Business

LIST: Top 10 Richest People in Africa at the Start of 2024

For most enterprising individuals, the new year comes with new financial objectives that have been established to surpass the previous year’s accomplishments, Africa included. As the new year begins, people aim to accomplish goals that have eluded them in the past, and

January 4, 2024

Tech

Report: African Smartphone Market Grew 12% in Q3 2023

In the third quarter of 2023, the African market had a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in smartphone shipments despite economic challenges. According to the most recent study from global research firm Canalys, 17.9 million cell phones were supplied to the continent

January 4, 2024

East Africa·National News

Ruto Vows to Crush Kenya’s ‘Judicial Impunity’

The Executive arm of government and the Judiciary are headed for a collision course after president William Ruto yesterday vowed to disobey corrupt orders citing judicial impunity between corrupt judicial officers and unnamed individuals out to sabotage government agenda. And to make

January 3, 2024

National News·Op-ed

Deep Insight! How Intervention of Rwanda Halted Militants in Mozambique

In 2017, a terror group known as Ansar al-Sunna or Al-Shabaab had taken a foothold in the oil-rich northern region of Mozambique, having met no resistance from the country’s forces. However, following the intervention of Rwandan forces, JOEL MUKISA writes that normalcy

January 3, 2024

National News

Biden Formally Disqualifies Uganda, 3 Other Countries from AGOA Despite Lobby Efforts

United States President Joe Biden has ordered the scrapping of Uganda from the list of Sub-Saharan countries benefiting from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA provides sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the U.S. market for over 1,800 products. “I

January 3, 2024

National News·Politics

Tensions: How Will LoP Ssenyonyi Deal With Speaker Among?

On December 22, a significant announcement shook the political landscape in Uganda as Joel Ssenyonyi assumed the role of Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, succeeding Mathias Mpuuga. In an exclusive interview with BAKER BATTE LULE, Ssenyonyi addressed various aspects of

January 3, 2024

Business

Top 10 Weakest Currency Rates in Africa

Exchange rates are important in the global economy because they influence international trade, investments, and tourism. Understanding how exchange rates function and how they affect different sectors of the economy is critical for businesses, tourists, and governments. Exchange rates show how valuable

January 2, 2024

Education

Govt Warns Private Schools on Early Re-opening, Extortion

State Minister for Higher Education Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo has cautioned schools against opening the school term before the official date. According to the official school calendar from the Ministry of Education and Sports, the school term will commence on 5th February.

January 2, 2024

National News

Must Read: Top 5 Pan-African Leaders Whose Ghosts Are Demanding Justice

Pan-Africanism is a movement that is geared towards uniting and solidifying relationships between Africans and people of African descent worldwide. It has not been an easy concept to implement as factors such as slavery, cultural division and colourism to name a few

January 2, 2024