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Who paid the price for Uganda’s refugee fraud scandal (and who didn’t)?

Who paid the price for Uganda’s refugee fraud scandal (and who didn’t)?

ANTWERP, Belgium In 2018, as Uganda was catering for hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese escaping conflict across the border, a major corruption and mismanagement scandal hit the country's widely praised refugee programme. The scandal, which implicated both government officials and the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR), made global headlines. Yet almost five years on, many of those most involved appear to have avoided legal or professional repercussions, Kristof Titeca, an associate professor of international development at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, believes. “Little meaningful accountability occurred on the side of the Ugandan government,” Titeca told The New Humanitarian, summarising the…
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Riding the Green Wave: Uganda’s plan to deploy 140,000 electric motorbikes

Riding the Green Wave: Uganda’s plan to deploy 140,000 electric motorbikes

BIRD STORY AGENCY UGANDA is gearing up to revolutionise its motorcycle taxi industry by deploying 140,000 electric motorbikes within the next five years. This ambitious project is part of a US$200 million investment contract signed between the Ugandan government and SPIRO, an Indian mobility and smart battery design company. The deal includes building an electric motorbike assembly plant in Kampala to manufacture eco-friendly two-wheelers. A network of 3000 battery exchange stations will also be established, creating more than 9000 jobs, according to She, Adjadi Bakari, SPIRO's CEO. "This will promote the made-in-Uganda policy with affordable costs for drivers, who will…
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