Tag: uganda
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ISESCO to hold training workshop in Uganda on cottage industry
Rabat : The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) will organize a national training workshop on cottage industry for rural women in Kampala, Uganda, on 25-27 September, as part of Kampala’s celebration as the African Region’s Islamic Culture Capital for 2017. The workshop aims at increasing rural women’s chances in finding an income-generating work…
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Trump praises Africa’s potential, says friends go there to become rich
New York : US President Donald Trump has emphasized in a meeting with African leaders the “business potential” of their continent, noting that he knows that because “so many” of his friends go there “to get rich”. “Africa has tremendous business potential,” Trump said in his address on Wednesday during a working luncheon in New…
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SA: Most attractive destination to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa still remains the most attractive destination to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa despite its recent economic slowdown. A new Africa report by auditing firm Ernst and Young has shown that two-thirds of Sub-Saharan African economies are still growing at rates above the global average. The continent also remains the second fastest-growing region in…
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Uganda’s Muslim leaders denounce hostility to Islamic banking
Kampala, Uganda, (IINA) – Uganda’s Muslim leaders have condemned the “ignorance” of church leaders trying to block Islamic banking legislation in the majority-Christian nation, FultonCounty news reported. Earlier this year, parliament amended a finance bill to introduce Islamic insurance. However, church leaders led by Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, head of the country’s Anglican Church, has urged…