Aliko Dangote’s planned 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Kenya is putting fresh attention on Uganda’s delayed $4 billion refinery at Hoima. But the two …

Uganda’s tourism industry is growing rapidly. International visitor arrivals reached 1.64 million in 2025, a 19.7% increase from 1.37 million in 2024. …

Northern Uganda is looking beyond wildlife tourism to explore another source of economic activity: turning its farms, food traditions and cultural heritage …

Uganda plans to raise about Shs12.7 trillion in net domestic financing in FY2026/27. For businesses, the important question is what that borrowing …

Uganda’s National Social Security Fund has delivered its biggest return in four decades, but the record payout also highlights a much larger …

For a business, the most important question about Uganda’s September–December 2026 rainfall season is not simply how much rain will fall. It …

Uganda’s growing digital economy depends on more than smartphones, apps and online payments. Every day, motorcycle riders move meals, goods and orders …

Uganda’s external position is improving, but the shilling is telling a more complicated story. In the 12 months to June 2026, Uganda …

Uganda’s new petroleum import arrangement has given the country a more direct role in purchasing fuel. The question now is how that …

Uganda’s shilling has come under renewed pressure in September, with the currency moving towards the Shs4,000-per-dollar mark as businesses increase their demand …

Uganda is expanding access to agricultural machinery, but the bigger test of its mechanisation drive begins after the machines are handed over. …

A UGX3 billion partnership between Stanbic and France is backing entrepreneurs turning environmental challenges into businesses, with 106 enterprises completing the first …

By Ali Ssekatawa The online furore that followed President Yoweri Museveni’s unveiling of Uganda’s crude oil trading name, “Pearl Sweet,” reminded me …

Uganda has identified more than 58 categories of minerals and invested in geological surveys to better understand what lies beneath its soil. …

East Africa has spent decades trying to attract more tourists. Now, some of its most valuable destinations face a different challenge: how …

For three days this September, Uganda’s national parks will remove one of the biggest barriers to wildlife tourism: the entrance fee. From …

A year after changing its name from PostBank Uganda, Pearl Bank has crossed UGX1 trillion in lending, giving the government-owned bank one …

Uganda has moved closer to one of its most ambitious economic targets. The economy, according to Trade and Industry Minister Sanjay Tanna, …

For decades, getting a formal loan in East Africa depended on a familiar set of questions: Does the borrower have a salary? …

Uganda’s cocoa industry is entering a new phase. The crop is no longer a small agricultural story; it is becoming a significant …

A decade after Ernest Rubondo beat Fred Kabanda to become the first Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Kabanda …

Uganda was supposed to produce its first commercial oil by July 31, 2026. That deadline has passed, and First Oil has now …

Africa is moving rapidly into the artificial intelligence era. Governments are developing AI strategies, companies are experimenting with generative AI and Agentic …

For more than a century, Pan-Africanism gave Africa a powerful political idea: that the continent was stronger when Africans stood together. From …