For years, discussions about Uganda’s digital economy have largely centred on internet penetration, mobile money adoption and expanding broadband infrastructure. Yet a quieter transformation has been unfolding beneath the surface, one that suggests the country’s digital future may be financed…
Across Uganda, a quiet shift is redefining the nature of work. Increasingly, people are earning livelihoods as freelancers, consultants, digital traders, content creators, software developers and independent service providers. Many operate without registered companies, formal payrolls or conventional business structures,…
Uganda has set itself one of the most ambitious economic targets anywhere on the African continent: expanding the economy from approximately US$50 billion today to US$500 billion by 2040. If realised, the target would fundamentally alter the country’s economic position…
By Publicist East Africa Investors rarely fear bad markets; they fear uncertain ones. That distinction explains far more about investment patterns across Africa than many policy debates acknowledge. Across much of the continent, the greatest constraint is rarely the absence…
By Publicist East Africa For decades, Uganda’s relationship with investing has largely been transactional. Companies have spoken through annual reports, financial statements and statutory annual general meetings, while investors have often been left to interpret the numbers with little opportunity…
By Publicist East Africa Behind every great brand is a leader who understands not only consumers, but culture, innovation, reputation and growth. That reality was celebrated at the inaugural Africa CMO100, where four executives leading some of Uganda’s most influential…
MTN Uganda Chairman and prominent businessman Dr Charles Mbire is set to headline the inaugural SBG Securities Investor Day on Friday, June 26, 2026, as part of an initiative to drive local participation in Uganda’s financial markets. The event will…
Uganda’s banks are posting record profits, but the productive economy is still struggling to access credit. The gap is not a shortage of money. It is a system that converts liquidity into safe returns faster than it converts enterprise into…
The end of Umeme Limited’s electricity distribution concession and the rise of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has reignited a familiar debate: should critical public services be privately managed or state-run? It is the wrong debate. Uganda’s infrastructure challenge…
By Publicist East Africa There are executives who master one industry. Then there are those who move from sector to sector, leaving each one measurably stronger than they found it. Mark Ocitti Ongom belongs firmly in the latter category. Effective…
Across global climate finance circles, carbon has become a currency of urgency, traded, priced, verified, and bundled into corporate sustainability strategies worth billions. But in Africa, where vast forests, wetlands, and grasslands are now being measured as carbon sinks, a…
Uganda’s agricultural sector presents one of the country’s most enduring contradictions. It employs the majority of the population, contributes significantly to export earnings, occupies a central place in government policy and is frequently described as the backbone of the economy.…
The excitement surrounding Burkina Faso’s recent diaspora bond should not be viewed simply as a financial success story from West Africa. It should force countries such as Uganda to confront a much deeper question about development, agriculture, and the sources…
Reports of workforce reductions within the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project have understandably sparked concern among many Ugandans who viewed the country’s emerging petroleum industry as a long-term source of employment and economic opportunity. Yet the layoffs themselves…
Across Africa’s rapidly urbanizing economies, housing remains one of the most persistent development challenges. Cities are expanding at a pace that continues to outstrip infrastructure and housing delivery. In this environment, Shelter Afrique Development Bank’s 2025 financial performance presents a…