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    A graphic representation of how MTN and Airtel's balance sheets look.

    MTN vs Airtel: Balance Sheet Strength Meets Earnings Momentum in the Race to Win the Telecom Market

    March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 0 Shares
    Uganda’s telecom sector is increasingly defined by a two-horse race between MTN and Airtel. Both companies are growing strongly, benefiting from rising smartphone adoption, data usage, and mobile money transactions....
    Kenya’s financial markets remained stable as the shilling held firm, remittances rose, and equities gained, even as bond market activity slowed and global pressures from oil prices and geopolitics intensified.

    Kenya Shilling Holds Firm as Remittances Rise and Markets Show Mixed Signals – Central Bank Report

    March 14, 2026March 14, 2026 0 Shares
    Kenya’s financial markets displayed a mix of resilience and caution during the week ending March 12, with the Kenya Shilling holding steady against major currencies. Remittances continued to rise, and...

    After 29 Years in Court, Government Ordered to Pay UGX 512.9 Million in Kamuli Land Dispute

    March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 0 Shares
    Nearly three decades after a commercial farming project was halted by government officials and residents in eastern Uganda, the High Court in Jinja has ruled that government and several individuals...

    Five Years of Ambition: MTN Caps Strategy Cycle With Strong Growth

    March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 0 Shares
    Under Sylvia Mulinge’s leadership, MTN has strengthened its financial position, accelerated growth in data and fintech, and expanded network investment, positioning the telecom to capture Uganda’s fast-growing digital economy.
     MTN Uganda has closed the final year of its Ambition 2025 strategy with strong financial and operational performance, underscoring the success of the telecom giant’s five-year push to transform from...

    Building Financial Resilience: How CFO Arnold Ainebyona Is Positioning SanlamAllianz Life for Growth and Capital Strength

    March 13, 2026March 13, 2026 0 Shares
    As the global insurance giants Sanlam and Allianz deepen their partnership across Africa, Uganda’s life insurance sector is entering a new phase of strategic alignment, capital strength and governance discipline. ...
    IRA CEO Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega says the rise in complaints tells a new story, not of failure, but of trust restored, voices amplified, and an industry finally listening.

    Trust is the Currency of Insurance: IRA CEO Ibrahim Kaddunabbi on Rising Complaints, Digital Transformation, and Consumer Empowerment

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2025October 26, 2025

    Customer complaints in the insurance sector have more than doubled in just three years, from under 150 to over 350. But to Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Kaddunabbi Lubega, this isn’t…

    A photo collage of Absa Managing Director David Wandera and Standard Chartered chief executive officer Sanjay Rughani. Standard Chartered and Absa Bank announced on October 24 that they had agreed on the sale of Standard Chartered’s Wealth and Retail Banking business portfolio to Absa Uganda.

    Big Leap: How Absa’s UGX 1.3 Trillion New Assets and Deposits Acquisition Through Stanchart’s Wealth and Retail Business Will Rewrite its Growth Story

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 31, 2025

    Less than a year after Standard Chartered Bank announced plans to exit its Wealth and Retail Business (WRB) segment as part of a global restructuring strategy, the long-anticipated transaction has…

    Absa Bank Acquires Standard Chartered’s Retail and Wealth Business in Uganda

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 24, 2025

    Absa Bank Uganda has entered into an agreement to acquire the Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) business of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda. The acquisition marks a major shift in Uganda’s…

    Hoima City Stadium: A worthy investment or another white elephant in the making?

    Paul MurungiHospitality & TourismThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 31, 2025

    The $130 million (UGX 354 billion) Hoima City Stadium has ignited a national debate: will it be a transformative investment for Uganda’s sports and tourism landscape, or another white elephant…

    M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit speaks at the 2025 Fintechs Annual Gathering in Kampala, urging Africa to shape its own digital destiny through innovation, youth empowerment, and regional collaboration.

    Building Africa’s Fintect Sovereignty: What we Learn from M-PESA’s Ambitious Vision and the Risk of a Possible New Wave of Digital Colonialism

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 23, 2025

    At the 2025 Fintechs Annual Gathering in Kampala, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, the M-PESA Africa managing director, delivered one of the event’s most compelling keynotes, part warning, part vision, and wholly inspiring….

    Left to right: A photo collage of Hassanein Hiridjee, Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, and Ronald Onzia. Hiridjee, together with Towerco of Africa Uganda, had sought to stay proceedings or refer a multimillion-dollar shareholder dispute to a UK court. However, court rejected the pleadings that Oketayot, Onzia, and another shareholder, George Arthur Ssamula, had strongly opposed.

    Ugandan Court Rejects Towerco Bid to Shift Dispute to UK, Citing Fraud Allegations and Public Policy

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 23, 2025

    In a ruling that reinforces Ugandan courts’ discretion to retain jurisdiction over disputes relating to alleged illegality, Justice Patience Rubagumya of the Commercial Division of the High Court declined to…

    Kenya’s Digital Growth Engine: The Fastest-Rising Entertainment & Media Market in the World

    Paul MurungiEast AfricaThe Big StoryOctober 23, 2025October 23, 2025

    Kenya is rewriting Africa’s digital entertainment and media (E&M) playbook — and, according to PwC’s Africa Entertainment & Media Outlook 2025–2029, it is doing so faster than any other country…

    From Vet to Waves: The Unlikely Rise of Media Mogul Dr Innocent Nahabwe

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryOctober 22, 2025October 22, 2025

    In Uganda’s crowded media landscape, the story of Galaxy FM’s birth on a bar napkin stands out as a testament to visionary hustle. Its founder, Dr Innocent Nahabwe, is an…

    Alemu Emuron, the founder of The Quollective Africa and a multi-award-winning creative leader (Cannes Lions, Loeries, One Show), is pictured. This image symbolizes his journey from an accidental copywriter start at Ignition Advertising and Maad Advertising in Kampala to leading global accounts for brands like Airtel and judging at top international festivals. His philosophy emphasizes lifelong learning, the strategic balance of financial KPIs with creativity, and a mission to elevate African storytelling on the world stage. Keywords include: Creative Leadership, Pan-African Campaigns, Cannes Lions Winner, Ugandan Creative, Advertising Strategy, and Cultural Immersion.

    From Accidental Copywriter To Cannes Lions: How Alemu Emuron Rose From a Kampala Rookie To Africa’s Creative Mountaintop

    Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 22, 2025November 21, 2025

    In this deep and revealing conversation with Muhereza Kyamutetera for our Mad(Wo)Men series — an in-depth look at the visionaries who have shaped, challenged, and redefined Uganda’s advertising industry— Alemu reflects…

    Double Win for PostBank’s CFO Peter Ssenyange as He Bags CFO of the Year Accolade and Sustainability Award

    Paul MurungiExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryOctober 22, 2025October 22, 2025

    PostBank Uganda’s Chief Financial Officer, Peter Ssenyange wins big at the just concluded annual Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards which seek to celebrate exceptional leaders in the finance industry, as…

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