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 …
Aliko Dangote is betting that East Africa can become a major refining market. His proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lamu, Kenya, could become …
Pearl Bank says “When You Grow, Uganda Prospers.” The more interesting question is whether the economics behind that promise can be seen …
Africa has sunshine, wind, forests, minerals, agricultural land and one of the world’s youngest populations. It also has an expanding pipeline of …
Kenya’s milk shortage has exposed a contradiction at the heart of East Africa’s food economy: one of the region’s largest dairy producers …
Kenya’s attempt to protect small businesses is exposing a bigger question for East Africa: can national economic interests coexist with the promise …
Uganda is exporting coffee at record levels. But with more than 95% of production still leaving the country as green beans, the …
Starlink has entered Uganda’s internet market. But its biggest impact may not be in Kampala, where fibre and mobile broadband already compete …
A decade after losing the contest to lead Uganda’s petroleum regulator, Fred Kabanda is again at the centre of the succession debate …
When Uber arrived in Kampala in June 2016, the idea of ordering a car or boda through a phone was still unfamiliar …
Uganda’s oil has spent nearly two decades underground, in boardrooms, financing negotiations and political speeches. On Wednesday, it finally got a name. …
Uganda needs an estimated US$28.1 billion for climate action by 2030, with government expecting 86 percent of the financing to come from …
Finance Trust is preparing for life after Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa. The bank announced on September 1 that its long-serving Managing Director will …
After decades of failed revival attempts, Uganda has put Kilembe Mines under a new ownership and production-sharing model. The government has a …
Nearly UGX 200 billion mobilised from more than 130,000 savers is an impressive start for NSSF’s Smartlife Flexi. But another number may …
The disruption at Kenya’s main aviation gateway is a reminder of how closely Uganda remains tied to Nairobi. But it also highlights …
For years, Kenya’s banking story was largely about the rise of KCB, Equity and Co-operative Bank. These institutions built powerful domestic franchises …
Pearl Bank Uganda has a good problem on its hands. Wendi, the digital wallet launched by the then PostBank Uganda, is growing …
When thousands of runners descended on Kasese for the fifth Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon, they came to run. But the activity surrounding …