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 Ugandan Shilling was relatively stable with flows from commodity Exeter’s and offshore investors lending support. The unit held in a narrow range of 2715/25. In the neighbouring Kenya market,…
According to the Internet Poverty Index, produced by the World Data Labs and supported by the Internet Society Foundation, 31 million Ugandans can not afford the Internet or live under…
In an address to the Assembly Hall at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt, Germany on June 25, 1963, the then USA president, John F Kennedy said one of his famous quotes….
In April 2023, Moses Musinguzi was appointed Head of Operations at SafeBoda, one of Uganda’s iconic startups heading a team of 56 people. The ride-hailing giant has a habit of…
Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, has today awarded over 400 of its high-performing truck drivers and six (06) transporter companies at…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on Monday, May 15th announced the 2023 edition of its NSSF Kampala Hills Run, its flagship charity run aimed at mobilising funds to improve…
African asset financing startup, M-Kopa has raised a combined equity and debt round of at least $250m, the company announced on Monday. This is one of the biggest single funding…
Given the current challenges of climate change, the loss of biodiversity, deforestation and landslides in Uganda, over 100 climate change activists choose to wrap up the month of April in…
Airtel Uganda has launched its eSIM Card (embedded SIM) – a digital SIM that enables customers to access the same functionality as someone using a physical SIM. The eSIM offers…
