Mbaraa epicenter loan group with its income-generating activity.
Microfinance: Neither a lender nor a borrower be?
The Internet and globalization have helped fuel the hype surrounding microfinance.   For Africans looking to start a business in the …

Uganda’s Andrew Mwenda was at TED this year. The video was a gold find as he clearly touches on a few key points on African Aid that we’ve written about here at Project Diaspora. He lays the …

So Dennis Matanda’s “Between a Rock and a Hard Place”… is ready to challenge your preconceptions, piss you off, state the un-stated, and has no issue with sarcasm or telling it like it is. His …

OY! All you… Out there… guess what? The banks are coming for you!
So… here’s the deal. All over the world, banks and bankers are looking at the poorest of the poor and seeing dollar signs …

Today on my daily blog troll I discovered a link to Paradox Uganda… So firstly thanks to the Ugandan Insomniac for posting it. Anyway, I was reading about the Ebola outbreak and all the fear …

How dare the Archbiship of York, Dr John Sentamu tell the world that Africa’s leaders are hypocrites for turning a blind eye to Mugabe’s power-hungry ways? How dare he suppose that Africa should hold its …

There is rising moment in the blogosphere on the subject of how Africa should be helped. And in increasing numbers, learned scholars, members of the African diaspora and donor organizations are starting to realize that …

So my gut has always told me that throwing money at a problem never solves anything. I look at all the aid money that has been thrown around Africa, Central America, actually anywhere…. ever. …

Geothermal power. Today a lightbulb went off in my head… Months ago I heard this story and thought… “what a shame, destroying all that natural beauty and losing that tourist money!” Quickly followed by, “but …

So I am noticing a trend in my exploration of the UG blogosphere… and that is… there are some talented but twisted folks writing out there! I happily tripped on to Nada Yada’s amazing tale …