Uganda: Court Rules on Digital Coin Transactions in Uganda

The High Court in Kampala dismissed an application which sought to quash a Bank of Uganda directive that barred licensed entities and individuals from facilitating crypto… Read more »

Uganda: Entebbe Club Announces Alcohol Beverage Tournament in June

Entebbe Club will next month host a two day "Sip and Scramble" golf tournament. The tournament June 2-3 will feature four-member team representing different beer, wine and spirit… Read more »

Uganda: More Than Half of Listed Companies on Uganda Securities Exchange Recorded Profits

More than half of companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange recorded growth in profits in the last financial year, analysis by The Independent reveals. Read more »

Uganda: Police Hunting for Former MP Odonga Otto

The Territorial Police in Aswa Region and Pader district have put out teams to find and arrest former MP Odonga Otto and a group of vigilantes after they were captured on video,… Read more »

Uganda: Former Trade Minister Tips Women on Innovation

The former Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives Amelia Kyambadde has urged women in business to be innovative to be able to succeed in business. Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Passes Amended Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Parliament has reconsidered the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 and passed it with amendments to the 4 clauses that President Yoweri Museveni objected to. Read more »

Uganda: Everyone's Focus Should Be on Creating More Jobs - Museveni

President Yoweri Museveni has re-emphasised the importance of creating more jobs to get Ugandans out of unemploment, instead of focussing on the remuneration of those already in… Read more »

Uganda: Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Condemns Brutal Arrest of Female MPs

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticized the security agencies for what he called the brutal arrest of 11 female legislators. Read more »

East Africa: Eabc Urges EAC States to Reduce Cost of Digital Tax Stamps

The East African Business Council (EABC) has called for a review and reduction in the cost of the Digital Tax Stamp system, which has been implemented in the region to improve… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Donates Shs300m Court Award to Build NRM House

President Museveni donated the shs300 million court reward from a defamation story by Daily Monitor to his ruling NRM party. Read more »

Uganda: NRM Caucus Returns the Anti-Gay Bill to Parliament

The ruling NRM party caucus referred the Anti-Homosexuality bill passed last month back to parliament for improvement. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandair to Launch Nonstop Flights to Paris

RwandAir has announced plans to launch nonstop flights to Paris for the first time. Read more »

Uganda: Azawi Releases New Banger Ahead of Blankets and Wine

Azawi, who will be doing her maiden performance alongside her entire Double Black band at the annual Blankets and Wine's lifestyle event at the Lugogo Cricket Oval on April 30th,… Read more »

Uganda: Why Uganda Must Sign Up to the Single African Air Transport Market

The Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) is a flagship project of the African Union, aimed at creating a single unified air transport market across Africa. The objective of… Read more »

Uganda: Local Govts to Get Over U.S.$267 000 for Roads

Following a presidential directive, government has allocated each district and municipality Shs1 billion for maintenance of roads outside the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)… Read more »

Ethiopia: PM Ahmed Refutes Allegation About Ethiopian Forces Crossing Into Sudanese Border

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has "strongly condemned" and refuted allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighboring Sudan. Read more »

Sudan: Indian PM Prepares to Evacuate Citizens from Sudan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday directed officials to prepare contingency evacuation plans for over 3,000 Indian citizens stranded in violence-hit Sudan. Read more »

Uganda: Vaccine Against Malaria in Children Gets Approval

Ghana on April 13 became the first country to approve public usage of a new experimental vaccine for children to protect them from malaria. Read more »

Uganda: Musasizi Defends Decision to Tax Twitter and Netflix

The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties) Henry Musasizi, has defended the proposal to impose a 5% tax on the gross income earned by international digital companies in… Read more »

Uganda: MP Arrested Over Charcoal Looting

THE INDEPENDENT l Kilak South MP was arrested by police in Gulu city for allegedly inciting locals to loot charcoal. Olanya was arrested from For-God parish in Bardege-Layibi… Read more »

Uganda: Museveni Campaigns in West Nile

THE INDEPENDENT l President Museveni went on a campaign tour of West Nile region promoting the ideology of the NRM as one that is pro-business. Read more »

Uganda: 'Tax Revenues Grow, but Ura Won't Hit Target'

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) forecasts indicate it will register a shortfall of 365.13 billion Shillings this financial year. This is according to projections based on the… Read more »

Uganda: Funding Delays Affect Namboole Works

The Minister of State for Sports, Peter Ogwang has revealed that the renovation and upgrade of the Mandela National Stadium in Namboole to international standards has been affected… Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Concerned About Security of Ugandan Businesses in DRC

The Committee on Foreign Affairs is concerned about the security of Ugandans and their businesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

Uganda: Bank of Uganda Will Attract FDI in Excess of U.S.$15 Billion in the Medium Term

In an exclusive interview with the African Business, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Michael Atingi-Ego, talks about how the bank is dealing with inflation and the… Read more »