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As part of its ongoing digital skilling programme, MTN's Internet Bus carrying laptops and internet connectivity recently rolled into Amuru District, graduating 225 residents from MTN Foundation's Internet Bus digital literacy programme — a quiet but significant milestone in a region still healing from the wounds of LRA insurgency.
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Uganda is deepening its push for agricultural transformation by courting Danish expertise and capital, as government positions the sector for higher productivity, reduced post-harvest losses, and increased value addition.
The war that sealed the Strait of Hormuz is not a distant news story. It is the reason fuel costs more, food costs more, and doing business in East Africa costs more - today.
The construction of the East African...
The Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is edging closer to finalizing Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contracts for the country’s first oil refinery, a $4 billion (UGX 15.2 trillion) project.
Uganda has officially rolled out a national biofuel blending programme that will see petrol mixed with ethanol extracted from crops such as maize, cassava, and sugarcane, a development expected to enhance energy security, reduce environmental degradation, and significantly raise farmer incomes.
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More than 28 million Ugandans still lack reliable electricity access. A new UGX 11.085 billion financing facility, backed by Absa Bank Uganda and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company, aims to change that, reports Pedson Mumbere.
The lender's growth in profits signals a turnaround strategy anchored on sustained investment in digital transformation, product diversification, and enhanced corporate governance.
Banking sector adds its voice to the chorus of voices from different stakeholders cautioning the government against serious unintended consequences of enacting the controversial law.
There is a quiet crisis in Uganda’s classrooms. Every month, thousands of......
MTN MoMo's new campaign makes payments below UGX 5,000 free - a small move with very big implications for Ugandan businesses and consumers.
Cross Border
State Minister for Finance David Bahati says Uganda is committed to strengthening economic cooperation with Japan as part of its industrialisation agenda.
The Tax Appeals Tribunal faulted the tax body for ignoring documentary evidence and imposing an arbitrary valuation on the importer.
Historically marred by protectionist quotas and non-tariff barriers, sugar trade between the two neighbors is booming following a landmark 2025 Free Trade Agreement.
Export growth to DRC highlights the potential of intra-African trade to drive national development
Uganda is losing up to $3.5 billion (UGX 13 trillion) every year in perishable agricultural exports due to persistent border delays, poor infrastructure, and outdated trade systems.
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Telecom Front
MTN Uganda's $370,000 solar power project is more than an energy upgrade; it is a loud and clear signal that the era of environmental indifference in the corporate world is over.
By focusing on digital skilling and startup incubation, MTN's ACE Programme acts as a critical bridge between the government's strategic visions and the reality on the ground.
The Canal+ takeover of DStv is more than a corporate transaction; it is a continental reset that every African viewer, especially Ugandans, should try to make sense of.
MTN Uganda has named 25 community projects to receive funding under the......
As part of its ongoing digital skilling programme, MTN's Internet Bus carrying laptops and internet connectivity recently rolled into Amuru District, graduating 225 residents from MTN Foundation's Internet Bus digital literacy programme — a quiet but significant milestone in a region still healing from the wounds of LRA insurgency.
Mining & Minerals
With first oil on the horizon and a new policy in hand, Uganda is positioning its petroleum sector as the engine of a ten-fold economic expansion. But the real prize lies deeper in the value chain.
For decades, Uganda's cement industry was built on borrowed foundations — quite literally. Nearly every bag of cement produced in the country depended on clinker shipped in from the Middle East and Asia. That era is now over as Pedson Mumbere reports.
Industry players say lack of clear policy frameworks would hamper the sector's contribution to Uganda’s Ten-Fold Growth Strategy.
dfcu Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering Ugandan enterprises to seize......
Africa is poised for substantial growth in its refining capacity, set to......
