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The answer to this question is at the end of the newsletter. AfCFTA’S WILL PICK UP AFTER SLOW START The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the world’s largest regional trading agreement has been on the front burner for trade for years. After signing on 54 out of 55 African countries, trading among the nations began on January 1, 2021. A few observers argued that the beginning of trading for the AfCFTA was rushed and pointed out some of the problems that many of the member nations haven’t solved. Nigeria, the largest and most populous economy in Africa, doesn t have the right customs infrastructure to start implementing the agreement s free trade terms. Only about 34 countries have submitted ratification instruments. Stories of new internet shutdowns remind everyone just how unpredictable it is to do business on the continent. ....
okayafrica Photo by SUMY SADURNI/AFP via Getty Image Face masks with two most popular candidates for Uganda s Presidential election, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni (R) and Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-opposition leader, printed on them are sold in Kampala, Uganda, on January 4, 2021. - Uganda gears up for presidential elections which is scheduled to take place on January 14, 2021, as President Yoweri Museveni seeks another term to continue his 35-year rule. Uganda Enforces Social Media Shutdown as Presidential Elections Draw Closer Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly banned all social media platforms and messaging applications two days ahead of the country s presidential elections. ....
Spread the love (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Ugandan singer turned politician, Bobi Wine, has berated the Ugandan government for the arrest of Nigerian musician, Omah Lay saying that the arrest is an “act of shame by a corrupt regime operating double standards”. African Examiner reports that Uganda police on Sunday had arrested Omah Lay alongside fellow singer, Tems and his associates for their involvement in an “unauthorised concert”. Both singers were charged to court for flouting Covid-19 protocols. Reacting to this development, Bobbi Wine who is a presidential aspirant, took to his Twitter page to call for the release of the musician saying that the singer’s arrest has nothing to do with COVID-19. ....