[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- MTN Uganda has partnered with Starlink to extend the MTN Group-Starlink partnership in Uganda, bringing satellite-enabled connectivity closer to enterprise customers operating in remote, underserved and hard-to-reach areas.

[New Times] Africa needs to change the way it views sports by moving beyond seeing it as recreation and recognising it as a major economic sector capable of driving growth, according to NBA Africa Chief Executive Officer Clare Akamanzi.

[Premium Times] They spoke at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) in Nairobi, Kenya. .

[Premium Times] Indeed, a blanket subsidy could create another set of problems if it consumes fiscal resources that should be going into healthcare, education, infrastructure, social protection, electricity and productive investment.

[Foroyaa] Foroyaa received information that organic fertiliser has been distributed to chiefs for free distribution to some farmers. Instead of random distribution information is circulating that certain individuals are targeted for distribution, some of whom are even selling it. The governor has been approached but could not say much about the fertiliser except that they were consigned directly to the chiefs. We hope that the Minister will grant an interview, the soonest.

[Foroyaa] Rising costs of raw materials, electricity, transportation, imported equipment and finance had placed growing pressure on small businesses in The Gambia, with some entrepreneurs buying fewer materials, reducing product sizes and delaying plans to expand.