Tag Archives: AFRICA

End of an era for Coca-Cola in South Africa

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Coca-Cola HBC AG will buy a majority stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa for $2.6 billion (R45 billion) to create the second-largest bottling partner for the fizzy drink by volume globally. Coca-Cola HBC, founded in 1951 in Nigeria as the Nigerian Bottling Company, now headquartered in Switzerland, operates in 29 countries on 3 continents. The group will buy 75% of Johannesburg-based …

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63rd INDEPENDENCE GIFT: Uganda Chosen to Host Digital Government Africa Summit 2026

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As Uganda was celebrating its 63rd Independence Day Celebrations at Kololo National Ceremonial Grounds on 9th October, 2025, another gift was on the way. While attending the Digital Government Africa Summit (DGA) in Zambia, the Ugandan delegation led by the Minister for ICT and National Guidance came out brimming after Uganda was elected to host the Government Africa Summit 2026. …

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Many Rights Activists Disappear as East Africa Faces Wave of Abductions By Its Governments » The Hoima Post –

Many Rights Activists Disappear as East Africa Faces Wave of

A disturbing wave of enforced disappearances has gripped East Africa between August and October 2025, raising alarm among human rights defenders, families of the missing, and regional observers. The victims—journalists, activists, and outspoken citizens from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania—have vanished under suspicious circumstances often linked to state security operations. According to the Agora Human Rights Observatory, at least seven confirmed …

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Can the Pearl of Africa Finally Witness a Peaceful Transfer of Power? » The Hoima Post –

Can the Pearl of Africa Finally Witness a Peaceful Transfer

By Ronald Kasirye As Uganda approaches her sixty-third Independence anniversary, the question echoing across political circles, households, and online platforms remains the same: Can Uganda finally experience a peaceful transition of power? From the streets of Kampala to the rural villages of Luweero, many Ugandans are hoping that 2026 might mark a new dawn defined not by bloodshed but by …

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ON SPOT! Staffer Accuse Bank of Africa Uganda of Phantom Overdrafts, Provident Fund Misuse, and Economic Captivity

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Kampala, Uganda – Fresh evidence has emerged in the explosive case against Bank of Africa Uganda Ltd, placing the lender at the heart of what staff members describe as a systemic scheme of financial exploitation, coercion, and misappropriation targeting both customers and staff. In addition to the High Court affidavit filed by former staff member Michael Mwesigwa exposing coercive loan …

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Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds

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Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Map of Middle East and North Africa. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents …

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