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In November 2024, President Museveni officially launched construction of the Kampala–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s long-delayed efforts to modernise transport and boost regional connectivity.
In November 2024, President Museveni officially launched construction of the Kampala–Malaba Standard Gauge Railway, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s long-delayed efforts to modernise transport and boost regional connectivity.

Uganda Turns to Citibank After Years of SGR Delays Over Financing

Uganda’s decision to contract Citibank to mobilise funding for its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) marks a significant turning point for a project that has faced years of delays, largely due to financing
April 16, 2026
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launching the construction of the Kampala-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in November, 2024.

World Bank Ready to Fund Standard Gauge Railway Following Talks with President Museveni

The World Bank has pledged financial support for Uganda’s long-anticipated Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project following high-level discussions with President Museveni at State Lodge, Nakasero. The financial pledge adds fresh momentum to
April 1, 2026
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Moses Lutalo argues Uganda’s real estate struggles aren’t about demand, but broken systems: costly financing, volatile currency, heavy taxes, and weak land governance squeezing developers daily, scaring off long-term capital.
Moses Lutalo argues Uganda’s real estate struggles aren’t about demand, but broken systems: costly financing, volatile currency, heavy taxes, and weak land governance squeezing developers daily, scaring off long-term capital.

Inside Uganda’s Property Market: Broll Uganda’s Moses Lutalo on Sector Realities and the Signals Investors Can’t Ignore

When I sit down with Moses Lutalo, the Managing Director of Broll Uganda, the conversation quickly settles on the forces reshaping Uganda’s real estate landscape: financing pressures, currency volatility, talent flight, and
December 6, 2025
MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Mobile Money Managing Director Richard Yego, and M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The three agree that now that Africa has already proven it can leapfrog barriers, the next frontier is to ensure that the systems it builds are safe, transparent, and human-centered.
MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge, MTN Mobile Money Managing Director Richard Yego, and M-PESA Africa Managing Director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit. The three agree that now that Africa has already proven it can leapfrog barriers, the next frontier is to ensure that the systems it builds are safe, transparent, and human-centered.

Africa’s Fintech Future: Sylvia Mulinge, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit & Richard Yego on Building Africa’s Trust Economy

A decade ago, Africa’s fintech revolution began as a response to one of the continent’s most persistent challenges: access to finance. In 2011, only 23% of people in sub-Saharan Africa had access
October 30, 2025
Many ordinary Africans have found themselves trapped in a system built by colonialists, optimized by neoliberals, and defended by large setups such as the IMF, UN, and World Trade Organization. It protects the rich while squeezing the poor.
Many ordinary Africans have found themselves trapped in a system built by colonialists, optimized by neoliberals, and defended by large setups such as the IMF, UN, and World Trade Organization. It protects the rich while squeezing the poor.

How Debt, Tax, and Colonial Legacies are Rigging Africa’s Future

Christine Aber wakes before the sun does in Northern Uganda. She sets up her modest stall and begins the daily grind – selling a humble mix of millet flour, rice, and soya.
August 14, 2025
By 2000, Africa had no dollar billionaires. The continent now has 23. But what is more shocking, however, is that just four individuals now own more wealth than 750 million Africans combined.
By 2000, Africa had no dollar billionaires. The continent now has 23. But what is more shocking, however, is that just four individuals now own more wealth than 750 million Africans combined.

Africa’s Inequality Crisis: A Few are Growing Richer Amid a Rising Army of Poor People

It’s just after sunrise in the hills of Kapchorwa, eastern Uganda. A smallholder farmer, barefoot and bent over with age, tends to her coffee shrubs. She’s been growing the crop for over
July 13, 2025
Auditor General Edward Akol (right) reveals a cocktail of failures, including delayed or non-payment of enumerators, which could have been one of the earlier signs of a messy census conducted by Ubos under the leadership of Chris Mukiza.
Auditor General Edward Akol (left) reveals a cocktail of failures, including non-payment or delayed payment of enumerators, which could have been one of the earlier signs of a messy census conducted by Ubos under the leadership of Chris Mukiza.

The Census that Cannibalized the System: Auditor General Digs Inside Uganda’s UGX396 billion Data Gamble

“Counting people should never cost a country its ability to make people count.” These words, first voiced during a 2015 keynote address by South African statistician Pali Lehohla at a UN Data
June 17, 2025
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