Uganda: Uganda's Oil Will Create Opportunity, but Without Liquidity Many Will Watch It Pass

For years, Uganda's oil story has been told in the future tense. We've navigated a decade of discoveries in the Albertine Graben, sat through marathon negotiations, and watched the… Read more »

Uganda: Suzuki Hybrid Launch Signals Shift in Uganda's Car Market

Rising fuel prices and growing concerns over vehicle maintenance costs are reshaping Uganda's automotive market, prompting dealers to position hybrid technology and ownership… Read more »

Uganda: Pride Bank Launches Grow Loan in Soroti to Deepen Financial Inclusion

Pride Bank has launched a new financing product in Soroti aimed at expanding access to affordable credit for small businesses, women entrepreneurs, and youth-led enterprises, as… Read more »

Uganda: Bunyoro Kingdom Seek EU Partnership to Promote Tourism

The Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has called for a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU) to help unlock and develop the region's tourism potential. Speaking through Prime… Read more »

Uganda: Balimwezo, 34 KCCA Lc5 Councilors Sworn in

Amid heightened Ebola alertness in the country, the swearing-in of the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Lord Mayor Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga and 34 councilors at City Hall was… Read more »

Uganda: NRM CEC to Decide Parliament Speaker Candidate On Friday

Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement, has said the party will officially pronounce itself on its preferred candidate for the Speaker of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Officials Intensify Screening, Surveillance Along DRC Border Districts

Heightened Ebola screening, surveillance, and control measures have been intensified along the Uganda-DR Congo border districts following confirmed cases in the Eastern Democratic… Read more »

Kenya: Inside the Nairobi Declaration

Leaders from African countries and France a week back adopted the Nairobi Declaration at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, setting out priority areas for cooperation on… Read more »

Uganda: Airtel Uganda Starts Direct-to-Cell Starlink Trials

Airtel Uganda has commenced testing of the Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite service in a move aimed at expanding connectivity and improving network access in hard-to-reach areas… Read more »

Uganda: Why Employee Wellbeing Matters for Organizational Success

Today, many organisations are learning that employees are their most important asset. Buildings, money, and technology are important, but it is people who make an organisation… Read more »

Uganda: Saving Bugoma Forest - Too Late, or Just in Time?

The government's decision to elevate Bugoma forest protection may mark a policy shift, but it can't easily reverse years of encroachment Read more »

Uganda: Why Uganda Must Guide Its Democracy

Come to think of it, the problem is not democracy. The problem is the bureaucracy of democracy. It is the forms, the noise, the elbowing, and the sudden appearance of all manner of… Read more »

Uganda: Eadb Unveils $13m Fund to Support Young and Women-Led Businesses

The East African Development Bank (EADB) has launched a $13mn fund targeting youth- and women-led enterprises, as the regional lender moves to deepen access to development finance… Read more »

Uganda: NUP Fronts Paul Mwiru for Parliament Speaker's Race

The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially nominated Paul Mwiru as its candidate for Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament, setting the stage for a highly contested… Read more »

Uganda: Is the Transition From Gen Museveni to Gen Muhoozi Already Underway?

The events of the last 72 hours have left the country stunned. Many have started asking who is in charge of the country: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the president, or his son… Read more »

Uganda: URA and Tax Appeals Tribunal's 30 Percent Question

For any business in Uganda, receiving a tax assessment from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is normal. What is becoming impossible, however, is paying to challenge it. Read more »

Uganda: The Tale of Ugandan Youths Caught in Myanmar's Scam Compounds

A growing number of Ugandans desperate for work abroad are falling into the hands of international trafficking syndicates, ending up trapped in brutal scam compounds across… Read more »

Uganda: Service Cops, ITC Launch Insurance Innovation Hub

Service Cops Limited has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Insurance Training College to establish the ITC-Service Cops Innovation Hub, an initiative aimed at driving… Read more »

Uganda: Kayihura - People Abandoned Me After Leaving Office

Former Inspector General of Police Retired Gen. Kale Kayihura has said that many people abandoned him after he left public service, despite previously benefiting from his support. Read more »

East Africa: EAC Urges Alert Over Ebola, Russia Sends Experts to Uganda

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has called on all Partner States to heighten surveillance, strengthen emergency preparedness and intensify cross-border coordination… Read more »

Uganda: Faith, Fear and Ebola in Uganda

For weeks, Christian Congolese pilgrims had been walking. From the crowded trading centres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from villages shadowed by militia violence and… Read more »

Uganda: Crime Scene - Detectives Raid Speaker's Office

Police detectives are at Parliament to conduct a search as part of ongoing investigations into the activities of the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. Read more »

Uganda: The Ides of Among

The political arena of Kampala has long resembled a modern Colosseum, but no one quite expected the Senate floor to turn so decisively on its chief architect. For four years,… Read more »

Uganda: From Bukedea to the Apex of Power

Anita Annet Among's reported withdrawal from the race for Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament has triggered renewed debate about the trajectory of one of the country's most… Read more »

East Africa: East Africa's Budgets Shouldn't Fight the Market They Claim to Build

East Africa's growth story remains one of the most encouraging on the continent. The IMF projects the East African Community (EAC) to grow by 5.6% in 2026, above the continental… Read more »