In a sweeping diplomatic shake-up that has resonated across continents, the Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from posts around the world, a move...
When Dr. Richard Wemesa was announced as second runner-up at the 2025 Best Farmers Awards, the applause that followed did not merely celebrate a well-run farm in Wakiso District. The...
Mobile money agents are the engine of Uganda’s everyday economy, and this is most visible on weekends. From Friday evening through Sunday, transaction volumes surge as customers trade, pay, and...
Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese brewing and beverages giant, has picked Absa Bank Kenya PLC, ENS Africa, A&O Shearman and Nomura Holdings to advise on its USD 2.3 billion acquisition...
Airtel Africa on Tuesday announced an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across all its 14 markets that serve 174 million customers. Through this partnership, Airtel Africa...
The just-ended back-to-school season is one of those tough days for most parents; for different reasons. The usual hustle and bustle of parents and learners all over the country mad…
The Ugandan business ecosystem was awash with excitement when Tony Natif’s Guardian Health Pharmacy was acquired by Kenya’s MyDawa for an undisclosed amount. However, one of the biggest winners in…
In 2022, Uganda received USD 1.3bn in remittances from its diaspora community according to a World Bank and KNOMAD report. This would account for about 4.5% of Uganda’s GDP and…
The Buganda Kingdom has applied to buy 2,000,000 Airtel Uganda shares, worth UGX200 million in the ongoing Airtel Initial Public Offering. This was revealed at a press conference held on…
Ham Serunjogi, the co-founder and CEO of Chipper Cash, a fintech company that facilitates cross-border payments, remittances and wealth management in Africa, has been chosen as one of the inaugural…
Uganda is often called a small market. Despite having a population of over 40m, the purchasing power is relatively low. As a result, it is imperative for startups and other…
You never get a second chance to make a first impression, so it’s been said. Indeed, Absa Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest financial institutions, …
Old Mutual Investment Group, one of Africa’s leading investment managers as well as regional investment bank, Dyer & Blair have separately endorsed investments in the ongoing Airtel IPO, rating it…
The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAs) are back. Excelling brands and professionals will be celebrated on Friday, December 1st, 2023, in the 3rd edition of the awards, which organisers say,…
Dr. Apollo Buregyeya is the Founder and CEO of Eco Concrete Ltd, a Ugandan registered civil engineering firm that is in the business of housing construction and production of cement-based…
