August 08, 2023
Uganda: Failure to Pay Medical Interns Is Dangerous, Say Experts
Healthcare worker strikes in Uganda are likely to have greater negative impact on poor and vulnerable patients, according to research published in Cureus, a journal of medical… Read more »
August 06, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Cautions Politicians and Civil Servants Frustrating Investors
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reiterated his call to stop the exportation of raw materials, saying that Uganda loses a lot of money annually due to such an economic undertaking. Read more »
Uganda: Government Cuts Internet Cost By 50% to Improve Service Delivery
Uganda Government reduced the Cost of the Internet from US$ 70 to US$35 per Mbps per month to facilitate service delivery, according to a statement released by the Ministry of ICT… Read more »
Uganda: National Conference On Communications Returns for Its 8th Edition This October
Following the success of the event last year, the National Conference on Communications (NCC) shall return for its eighth edition this October. Read more »
August 02, 2023
Uganda: Govt Names Steering Committee to Spearhead Co-Op Bank Revival
The dream of reviving the cooperative bank is getting closer to reality as a steering committee is commissioned by the government. Read more »
Uganda: 'Inconsistency in Policies Will Derail Investment in E-Mobility'
Uganda's manufacturers are ready to invest in the emerging E-Mobility sub-sector but the government's inconsistency in investment policies will derail progress, according to the… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Stunned By Lack of Rules as Govt Picks Firm to Run National Lottery
MPs are concerned that government has identified a company to manage the lucrative national lottery without regulations in place. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Uganda: Price of Internet Cut By Half - ICT Minister
Minister for ICT and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi has announced a 50% reduction in the price of the internet. Read more »
Uganda: Airtel Uganda Activates First 5G Site at Bulange
Airtel Uganda has activated the first 5G site at Bulange in Mengo to boost connectivity and digital inclusion in Uganda. Read more »
July 31, 2023
Uganda: Drilling for Oil Under Conservationist Spotlight
Drilling of production wells for both the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects has picked up pace in recent months ahead of first oil scheduled for 2025. Read more »
Uganda: For Money, the Media Allowed to Be Captured
The National Association of Broadcasters, media managers and experts, the ministries of Finance and that of ICT and National Guidance, are debating whether the government should… Read more »
July 28, 2023
Uganda: Museveni Talks Oil, Nuclear Power With Putin
President Yoweri Museveni Thursday evening held bilateral talks with his host President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. Read more »
July 25, 2023
Uganda: Less Than 50% of Ugandan Entities Have Data Protection Policies - Ernst & Young
Less than half of local entities have data protection policies, strategies, and frameworks, a new report shows, signaling possible chances of data privacy breaches. Read more »
July 24, 2023
Uganda: Ugandans Struggling to Make Financial Transactions in Europe
Uganda's Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has come out to allay the fears of some Ugandans who in recent weeks have shared their frustration via social media about their… Read more »
July 23, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Invites South Africans to Explore Investment Opportunities
In a bid to increase trade with South Africa and invites businessmen with interest in East Africa to consider exploring Uganda's various business and investment opportunities,… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Airlines to Start Direct Flights to India
Uganda's national carrier, Uganda Airlines said it's in the advanced stages of launching direct flights to India. Read more »
July 12, 2023
Uganda: Only 1% of Women-Led Business Firms in Uganda Participate in Public Procurement
Uganda's public procurement sector offers immense economic opportunities to the citizens but there remains a stark gender disparity as only 1% of women-led firms actively bid for… Read more »
Uganda: Implement Road Safety Act, Speaker Directs Govt
The rampant road carnage in the country has reawakened concerns on road safety, with the Speaker, Anita Among calling for implementation of the Road Safety Act. Speaker Among made… Read more »
July 10, 2023
East Africa: Tanzanian President Calls for Removal of Trade Barriers With Malawi
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for the removal of trade barriers on the East African nation's border with Malawi to boost trade between the two countries, the… Read more »
Uganda: How UNRA Merger Collapsed
Seven months after the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was to have wound down and its mandate remerged with its mother Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) under a… Read more »
Uganda: Behind Uganda's Tax Treaty Clash With the Netherlands
The Netherlands has been one of the top ten sources of foreign direct investments (FDI) for Uganda since the two countries signed the treaty in 2004. Read more »
July 04, 2023
East Africa: FAO and IGAD Meet On the Uptake of Biological Control for Pest Management in East Africa
Experts from the Food and Agriculture Organisation Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa (FAO SFE), the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD), as well as global… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Shilling Strengthens Against the Dollar
Quarterly Review of the Performance of Uganda's Financial Markets, with Catherine Kijjagulwe, Head of Trading at Absa Bank Uganda. Read more »
Uganda: Five African Multinational Commercial Banking Groups Embrace Papss Payment Platform
Five African multinational commercial banking groups including KCB Group, Standard Bank Group, UBA Group, Ecobank Group and Access Bank Group have signed a Memorandum of… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Uganda: RwandAir Starts First-Ever Flights to Paris
On June 27, RwandAir launched new direct flights to the popular city of Paris for the first time. Now customers can fly with RwandAir as the only direct service between Rwanda and… Read more »