Project East Africa will be organised from 20-21 March 2019 in Kampala, Uganda, highlighting large-scale power and utility projects across East Africa
Uganda joins Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

EU has applauded Ugandas decision to join Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. (Image source: EITI/Flickr)
The European Union (EU) delegation to Uganda welcomed the Ugandan government’s decision to formally join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a member state
African innovators won Zayed Sustainability Prize’s 2019 awards

Winners at Zayed Sustainability Prize 2019 Awards Ceremony. (Image source: Zayed Sustainability Prize)
African innovators excelled at this year’s Zayed Sustainability Prize annual awards ceremony on 14 January 019, winning in three out of five categories including energy, food and global high schools
Transparency in the African mining sector

Dr Nicole Bieske, head of programme-Mining for Sustainable Development at Transparency International. (Image source: Mining Indaba)
Dr Nicole Bieske, head of programme-Mining for Sustainable Development at Transparency International, discusses transparency and corruption in the mining sector
Facebook to support African innovation at TechCrunch Startup

Ime Archibong, Facebooks vice-president of partnerships from 2017 TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa. (Image source: Facebook)
In line with its commitment to growing Africa’s technology start-up ecosystem and its passion for developing diverse, young talent, Facebook will return as the headline sponsor of TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018