Jack Kimball

Position: Journalist

Articles

Uganda shilling weakens slightly vs dollar November 20, 08:27am EST 

KAMPALA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Uganda's shilling <UGX=> fell slightly versus the dollar on Friday due to some demand for greenbacks from the telecommunications and oil sectors, traders said.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Was white Kenyan aristocrat's conviction fair?

It's been almost three years since the son of the 5th Lord Delamere, Thomas Cholmondeley, first hopped down from a police  truck and entered into Kenya's High Court to face murder charges  over the ...  Full Article | Comments [9] 

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Will Africa's mega trade bloc take off?

Three African trading blocs comprising some 527 million people and with an estimated gross domestic product of $624 billion, have agreed to move towards a free trade area. It would span 26 countries from Egypt ...  Full Article | Comments [17] 

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Will peace hold in northern Uganda?

Driving from Gulu town in northern Uganda to Kitgum, you're struck by how normal it all seems now. People are walking up and down the main dirt road that connects the two towns, bicycles dodge potholes ...  Full Article | Comments [4]