Africa: Spiro Secures $215m Investment to Accelerate Electric Mobility Across Africa

African electric mobility company Spiro has secured a landmark $215 million equity investment to accelerate the expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) and battery-swapping… Read more »

Uganda: Traffic Police - Time to Declare Operation 'Towa Ujinga' On Our Roads

Lately, Uganda is experiencing gruesome road accidents that are claiming many Ugandans in what seems to be reckless behavior by the drivers and riders on the road. Whereas the… Read more »

Uganda: Musician Master Parrot Dies in Northern Bypass Road Accident

Former Leone Island and Firebase Crew music artist David Sifaayo, popularly known as Master Parrot, has died in a road crash along the Northern Bypass in Kampala. The artist… Read more »

Uganda: AfDB Pledges to Fund SGR, Allocates Initials Shs2.4 Trillion

The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Gauge Railway project in Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: Bars, Motorists, Targeted in Kampala Inauguration Security Sweep

Security officials have ordered heightened deployments across the Kampala metropolitan area ahead of the presidential inauguration, including targeted operations against… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Launches Electric Buses in Capital City to Boost Clean Transport

Uganda has deployed a fleet of locally manufactured electric buses in the capital, Kampala, marking a significant step toward cleaner urban transport, officials said. Read more »

Uganda: 23 Feared Dead in River Nguse Boat Accident

At least 23 people are feared dead following a boat accident on the River Nguse in Kagadi district. Eight people are said to have survived the accident. The boat accident occurred… Read more »

Uganda: 11 Killed, 33 Injured in Road Crash in Mbarara-Kampala Bus Crash

11 people were killed and 33 others injured in a road crash in the central Ugandan district of Lwengo early Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Alliance for Transporters Union Launched

There is a reason business product advisor Fred Ssenoga Bagenda speaks passionately about the future of Uganda's transport sector. The numbers he sees make the transport sector a… Read more »

East Africa: Comesa's Airlines Struggle to Keep Up

Regional watchdog, aviation experts push enforcement of 2025 consumer protection rules as delays and cancellations surge Read more »

Uganda: Government to Boost Uptake of Spiro E-Motorcycles

The Uganda government has signalled plans to accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles across public institutions following a high-level visit to the Spiro electric mobility… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Airways Restarts Dubai Flights As Flydubai Returns to Entebbe

Kenya Airways has become the first East African carrier to resume passenger flights to Dubai, restoring a key aviation corridor between the region and the Middle East after several… Read more »

Uganda: First Ever Farmers Exhibition and Training in Manafwa Attracts Hundreds

Manafwa District, through the Production Department and collaboration with partners, has held a successful farmers' training and exhibition at the district headquarters that… Read more »

Uganda: Works Ministry Simplifies Process of Replacing Number Plates As Thefts Rise

A Kampala businessman has commended the Motor Vehicle Registration (MVR) department under the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda Police Force for swiftly facilitating… Read more »

Uganda: 6 Killed, 7 Critically Injured in Kyankwanzi Road Crash

Six people were killed and seven others critically injured early Sunday in a head-on collision in Kyankwanzi District, central Uganda, police said. Read more »

Uganda: EACOP Hands Over Nyamasoga-Katooke Road

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) in partnership with Hoima City, has handed over the newly constructed Nyamasoga - KatookeRoad under its Socio-Economic Investment (SEI)… Read more »

Uganda: Wings of Ambition, Weight of Reality

Uganda Airlines, the national carrier relaunched in 2019 to reconnect the country to international markets, has temporarily grounded its entire long-haul fleet, a move that has… Read more »

Uganda: Dubai Retreat Maps Electric Expansion of Uganda's Transport Sector

The United Boda-Boda Riders Cooperative Union has outlined plans to expand its electric mobility and financing model beyond boda-bodas into Uganda's taxi and bus sectors, following… Read more »

Uganda: Accidents - Pressure Mounts for Uganda to Roll Out Road Camera System

Ugandans are cautiously welcoming the return of a smart road enforcement initiative that will be reintroduced on a pilot basis in high-risk locations before a phased national… Read more »

Uganda: The Tragedy At Uganda Airlines

As the new year begins during the last two weeks of a presidential election, I feel it is necessary to ignore politics for a moment and focus on the tragedy unfolding before our… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Tackles Traffic Congestion, PDM Theft in Mukono

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to fast-track alternative road networks around Kampala to ease traffic congestion while vowing to crack down on the theft and… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Pledges to Fight Crime, Provide Night Ferry for Kalangala

- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to restore night ferry operations to and from the Ssese Islands and intensify the fight against crime in Kalangala District, saying… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Promises Airport, Railway Line for Kasese

President Yoweri Museveni has pledged major transport infrastructure projects for Kasese District, including a new airport and a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line, as part of his… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda-Built Electric Bus Reaches Botswana, Welcomed By Uganda's Ambassador

Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) and its partners today, Dec. 2, announced that the "Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition" has successfully reached Botswana, marking… Read more »

Southern Africa: Uganda Airlines, Airlink Ink Deal to Boost Connectivity in Southern Africa

Uganda Airlines has signed an interline agreement with South Africa's regional carrier Airlink, a move that expands regional connectivity and promises smoother travel for… Read more »