Countries We Work With
Togo
The country of Togo became known as such in 1960. From 1960-2005 Togo was ruled by Gnassingbe Eyadema until his death. His son was installed as president shortly after. Togo held its first elections that were considered to be mostly free in the year 2007. Economically, Togo’s main source of income comes from the export […]
Uganda
Uganda became an independent nation in 1962. It’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986. Multi-party elections became legal in 2005. While agriculture remains the most important source of income for citizens of Uganda, oil deposits were also recently found. Country Profile Land Mass/Major Cities – Uganda’s capital city is Kampala. Uganda is […]
Zambia
Transition to multiparty democracy in the early nineties enabled landlocked Zambia to change its fortunes through drastic economic reforms and privatization program. Despite depressed mineral prices inhibiting growth, liberalization and diversification of its economy helped set Zambia on a firm road to recovery. It remains largely dependent on copper, cobalt, zinc and lead. Privatization of […]