Uganda: AfDB, EABC Sign $1 Million Grant Deal to Boost Regional Industrialization

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the East African Business Council (EABC) have signed a $1 million grant agreement aimed at promoting sustainable industrialisation and… Read more »

Uganda: Entebbe Airport Registers 2nd Largest Number of Passengers

Entebbe International Airport recorded its second largest number of passengers in June, registering 213,217 international passengers in a single month, according to the Uganda… Read more »

Uganda: Postbank and Wibas Skill Over 700 Women Entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda

PostBank Uganda has partnered with the Women in Business Awards (WiBAS) to skill 719 Women in the second edition of the WiBAS Handholding Workshop, aimed at equipping women… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Acute Cholera Outbreak Plagues DRC As Health Crisis Deepens

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is wrestling with a deepening health crisis as a cholera outbreak hit an "acute phase," compounded by escalating insecurity, a resurgence… Read more »

Uganda: Anthony Natif Notes From Court - Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 14/July/2025

The Banyankore have an insult that they take serious umbrage at, but to the uninitiated outsider, it looks like a juvenile tantrum that at best should elicit laughter and mild… Read more »

Uganda: Seven Arrested Over Election Violence in Namutumba

Police in Busoga East have arrested seven people for election-related violence in Namutumba. Read more »

Africa: 'Tax the Super-Rich'

Oxfam report warns of danger ahead as gap widens between rich and poor Read more »

Uganda: Koica Transforms Maternal Health in Uganda

28 facilities across five districts upgraded, with solar power, water, essential medical equipment Read more »

Uganda: Over 200 Government Officers Get Strategic Communications and Digital Skills

The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in partnership with MultiChoice Africa Holdings represented by MultiChoice Uganda, the leading provider of premium pay-TV entertainment… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Among First to Benefit From Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug

Thanks to a landmark deal announced on July 9 by the Global Fund, Uganda is expected to be among the first countries in sub-Saharan Africa to get access to Lenacapavir, a… Read more »

Uganda: Rise in HIV/Aids Cases Feared After U.S. Aid Cuts

Scientists, researchers, policy makers and HIV/AIDS advocates at a meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, from July 13-17 for the 13th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2025),… Read more »

Uganda: Equity Bank Disburses Equi-Green Credit Facility Worth Sh22 Billion in 3 Years

Equity Bank is emerging as a key driver of clean energy access through its transformative Equi-Green credit facility. Since its launch in 2022, the Bank has disbursed an Equi-Green… Read more »

Uganda: Most Well-Off East Africans Revealed

African countries, however, fare very badly on life evaluation and Uganda, which is the best in East Africa, is ranked at 112 globally out of 140 countries. Ethiopia, whose mean… Read more »

Uganda: Bank of Africa Executive Director Sees New Budget As Inclusive

The Shs 72.1 trillion budget for FY2025/26 sends a powerful signal that Uganda is open for business, and this time, the private sector is not just participating but leading the… Read more »

Zambia: Mineral-Rich Zambia, South Africa Aim to Lead Global Clean Energy Research

Zambia and South Africa are leading Africa in laying the groundwork to transform their vast mineral wealth into platforms for research, clean-tech development, and innovation. Read more »

Uganda: Behind Closed Doors - Exposing the Invisible Scars of Financial Elder Abuse

Within the African--and by extension the Ugandan--cultural context, a great deal of honor is conferred on the pillars of our respective families and communities--aunts, uncles,… Read more »

Algeria: Trump Sends Tariff Letters to 8 More Countries

U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of eight countries Wednesday, notifying them that tariffs ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent will be charged on goods… Read more »

Uganda: Mark & Friends Charity Foundation Rallies Community to Collect Supplies for Pupils in Kanungu

On July 5, 2025, what began as a simple call to action; "Everybody Deserves to Be Smart", turned into a remarkable display of generosity and shared purpose. Through the Mark &… Read more »

Uganda: Ncba Launches Inaugural Parent & Child Golf Tournament At Uganda Golf Club

NCBA Bank Uganda hosted its inaugural Parent and Child Golf Tournament at the Uganda Golf Club last weekend, bringing together parents and their aspiring young golfers for a… Read more »

Africa: UN Women, AU, Launch African Girls Can Code Initiative in Fort Portal

UN Women, in partnership with the Government of Uganda and the African Union Commission, has launched the third phase of the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) at Mountains… Read more »

Uganda: Coca-Cola Beverages and Joe Walker Unite to Drive Road Safety Through Community Action

Boda boda riders - one of the most vulnerable groups on Uganda's roads - were the focus of a road safety campaign supported by Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), which took place… Read more »

Uganda: Glitz and Music As Absa Business Club Relaunched

Lively social interactions and laughter, accompanied by cocktails and entertainment from the Sheraton's Xavieliee Band capped a day that saw Absa Bank Uganda relaunch the Absa… Read more »

Uganda: Absa Business Club Relaunched With Strategic Partners to Drive Trade, Innovation and SME Resilience

Absa Bank Uganda today officially relaunched its flagship Absa Business Club, an enhanced platform designed to accelerate the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Journalist Wins Luxembourg Peace Prize

Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro has won the 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize for outstanding peace journalism. Aciro is the founder of the Peace Journalism Foundation… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Protests Claim Over 31 Lives

The death toll from disorders during the July 7 nationwide anti-government protests has climbed to 31, the AFP agency reported, citing Kenya's human rights commission. Read more »