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East Africa’s Top Private Equity Players to Meet in Kampala’s Lakeside Speke Resort Convention Centre for Region’s Largest Private Capital Gathering

by Jonathan N. LubwamaAfrica East Africa Finance News & Analysis The Big StoryJune 8, 2024June 8, 2024

Uganda is set to host the 8th edition of the East Africa Venture Capital Association (EAVCA) Annual Private Capital Conference on the 13th of June 2024 at Speke Resort Convention Centre in Munyonyo. “As we embark on the journey of defining the next era of East Africa’s investment landscape, the East African private capital landscape stands out as a beacon of resilience and opportunity. In the face of unprecedented global challenges, East Africa has demonstrated its ability to adapt and thrive, emerging as an increasingly attractive investment destination for private capital,” says a statement on the conference’s website. The theme of the EAVCA Annual Conference 2024, “Adaptation and Advancement: Navigating the Next Wave of East Africa’s Investment Landscape,” seeks to “explore the dynamic interplay between embracing change, fostering collaboration and reimagining sustainable growth in the region amidst adversity,” according to the organisers. “The EAVCA Annual Private Capital Conference is the premier in-person gathering for investment professionals and supporting industries across East Africa and beyond. The conference offers a unique platform for attendees to connect, network, share ideas and forge new partnerships with LPs, GPs, established business leaders, and industry experts,” the organisers further say.“This year’s annual conference takes a forward-looking stance, looking at the trends that are shaping and that will shape East Africa’s private capital industry in the coming years, including growing interest in East African frontier markets such as Uganda, among others such as DRC, Rwanda, and Tanzania. The latter recognises rapidly changing global, regional, and country-specific macro contexts, which, in some cases, may necessitate a doubling down of strategies that have worked before and, in others, drawing up lessons and learnings from those that may require rethinking and retooling and moving forward as a means of adapting to a changing industry, and through the thought leadership discussions, charting the course…

SEACOM partners with Raxio Data Centre to boost internet reliability and speeds in Uganda

by Alphred Rhyman AgabaThe Big StoryNovember 19, 2019November 19, 2019

Cape Town – Leading Pan-African service provider, SEACOM, last week entered into a partnership with Raxio Data Centre Ltd, Uganda’s first carrier-neutral, enterprise-grade data centre scheduled to launch in Q1 2020.Raxio Data Centre General Manager Mr. James Byaruhanga Always at the forefront of driving connectivity in Africa, SEACOM recently launched Enterprise connectivity solutions in Uganda. Raxio Uganda’s world-class facility will become the cornerstone of digitisation in the country, enabling customers to seamlessly cross-connect within the data centre. This will help to provide a consistent and reliable experience for SEACOM’s customers in the region. As the global carrier partner, SEACOM will drive the Internet in Uganda closer to businesses, offering affordable, reliable and quality Internet connectivity – highlighting the mutual benefit of the partnership. Executive Director of First Brick Holdings Mr. Robert MullinsRaxio Uganda was established by First Brick Holdings Inc, as the first of its network of state-of-the-art data centres across the region. As an open-access data centre, Raxio Uganda will offer a wide variety of connectivity options, providing diversity and flexibility for SEACOM’s customers. The new data centre, which is currently under construction and is set to be completed in Q1 2020, will operate according to Tier III standards facility. At full capacity, Raxio Uganda will be able to accommodate up to 400 racks and deliver 1.5MW of power, in a fully redundant, high-security environment.SEACOM’s Managing Director Tonny TugeeTonny Tugee, MD of East Africa SEACOM explains, “This partnership with Raxio Uganda will be key as we drive to expand our business in this important market. Raxio Uganda’s new enterprise-grade facilities will ensure the delivery of a full range of services, in a stable, ‘always-on’ environment, to our customers in Uganda. We’re also excited about the potential to extend our relationship outside of Uganda, further augmenting the geographic reach and…

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