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 entrepreneurial landscape in Uganda has witnessed a remarkable upsurge, with a proliferation of startups offering innovative solutions to local and global challenges. This burgeoning ecosystem has been fueled by…
At just 26 years, Matthew Mukalere, a Ugandan by descent, is working at BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers with USD 8.6 trillion in assets under management. But…
Rather than worry about the risks and disruptions to sustainability caused by rapidly changing technologies, business leaders and especially board directors should instead embrace the opportunities presented by technology, as…
Fresh from securing an English appellate court order that dfcu Bank, its former management and directors, must answer claims that they participated in corruption and bribery of Central Bank officials…
Michael Atingi-Ego, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BOU) has called on business organisations to have the right structures, and processes that can help them anticipate and prepare for,…
Aster Medcity, one of South India’s largest quaternary care healthcare centres; Magnus Medi , one of the leading brands in India’s medical tourism industry and the Uganda Cancer Institute, have…
Airtel Uganda has successfully secured the required 5G spectrum and will begin deployment in Kampala starting next week, the company announced yesterday, July 27th 20223. “I am privileged to announce…
After spending 14 years at Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, the amiable Moses Rutahigwa has been appointed as the new Consumer, Private and Business Banking Head at Standard Chartered Bank Botswana….
A London Court of Appeal has ordered dfcu Bank, its holding company, dfcu Limited, as well as dfcu Bank’s former board chairman, Jimmy Mugerwa (now dfcu Limited Chairman), Juma Kisaame…
Governance and business resilience in a dynamic regulatory landscape will take centre stage, when business leaders under the League of East African Directors (LEAD) meet tomorrow, 27th July 2023 for…
