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Uganda Positioning Itself as Nuclear Energy Powered in the East African Region by 2031
Uganda has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. Between the rumoured power struggle between President Museveni and his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba on the one hand, the closing down of the United Nations Human Rights Office in Uganda, and the...
Private Equity Investing in Tanzania
Private equity investing in Tanzania involves providing capital to private companies in the registered in Tanzania, that have a potential for high growth and significant returns on investment. Tanzania is one of the largest economies in East Africa and has significant...
Elon Musk’s Starlink Investment in Tanzania: Why so complicated?
It all started with a Tweet which called out on Elon Musk to come and invest in Tanzania to which Musk responded that Starlink is soon coming to Tanzania and that they are just waiting for government approvals. The Minister for Information, Communication and...
The New Carbon Trading Regulated in Tanzania
End of last year before COP, Tanzania enacted a regulation that provided for the rules of carbon trading in Tanzania. The regulation controls and manages the carbon trading in Tanzania and outlines the duties, rights and obligations of the stakeholders in this trade...
The Personal Data Protection Law in Tanzania : Good or Bad for Investors?
Data privacy has increasingly become important both for investors and advertisers but also for the regulators. Data protection is made to be taken seriously now and companies are paying hefty fines from British Airways who was fined USD 230 million for a data breach...
US-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 : Business Forum Commitments for East Africa
Prosper Africa published a document outlining the commitments in investment that were made during the US – Africa Leaders Summit. The Deal Room was hosted by Prosper Africa and brought together US and African governments and US and African private sector players in an...
US – Africa Leaders Summit 2022 : A New Dawn for US – Africa Relations?
The US – Africa Leaders Summit (the “Summit”) closed yesterday where 49 Heads of States went on a field trip to the USA, courtesy of the US President Biden. While the narrative has been that the meeting has nothing to do with China (and Russia to a lesser degree) and...
How Private Equity Firms are Structured
Understanding the structure of private equity firms can assist in determining whether they are a good fit for a company’s needs when it comes to raising funds or selling the company. In exchange for ownership (equity) holdings, private equity (PE) refers to...
A Beginner’s Guide to Deal Origination
The process by which investment bankers, attorneys, and other financial intermediaries’ originate’ mandates to advise on companies’ deals is known as M&A deal origination or ‘deal sourcing.’ Deal origination is critical for most investment bankers because it is...
Market Entry Strategies: How Foreign Businesses Can Invest in Tanzanian Market (part 1)
When a foreign company decides to enter the Tanzanian market, it has many opportunities. These opportunities vary in terms of cost, risk, and the degree of control that can be taken over them. In severe economic downturns, many foreign enterprises try to reduce...