Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow into religious tourism destinations across the world. From the Vatican and Jerusalem to Lalibela in Ethiopia and the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Côte d’Ivoire, faith has become not only…
The transition in leadership at the Uganda Bankers Association comes at a pivotal moment for Uganda’s financial sector, defined by accelerating digital disruption, tightening macroeconomic conditions, rising credit risks, expanding regional integration, and the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence as…
By Publicist East Africa As part of our expanding weekly Captains and Lionesses of Industry series, Publicist East Africa continues to spotlight visionary African leaders whose ideas, leadership, and institutional influence are shaping the future of industries across the continent.…
For years, Uganda’s agricultural conversation has largely revolved around one dominant narrative: farmers need more support, more financing, more inputs, more seedlings, more tractors and more training. While all these interventions matter, they may not fully address the real structural…
Uganda’s tourism sector is growing globally in visibility, recognition, and earnings. But behind the optimism lies a structural problem the industry can no longer ignore, infrastructure is not keeping pace with tourism ambition. In 2024, the country welcomed 1,371,895 international…
For years, one word has defined Uganda’s oil sector: delay. Delayed production timelines. Delayed refinery negotiations. Delayed investment decisions. And still, no first oil. To critics, Uganda appeared trapped, negotiating endlessly while other nations pumped, exported, and collected revenues. The…
Uganda may have quietly crossed an important economic milestone, one that could carry significant implications for the country’s export economy, industrialisation agenda, and agricultural transformation ambitions. In what many observers are describing as a major breakthrough for Uganda’s agro-processing sector,…
This Week’s Captain of Industry: Publicist East Africa At a time when Uganda is aggressively positioning tourism as a pillar of socio-economic transformation, one name continues to stand tall at the intersection of enterprise, conservation, destination branding, and sports tourism…
For years, Ugandan manufacturers have battled an uncomfortable question in international trade circles; Can locally manufactured products truly compete at global standards? That question is now being answered not through promises or policy speeches but through certification, compliance, exports, and…
Rwanda’s recent decision to formally regulate cryptocurrencies and virtual assets mayprove to be one of the most significant digital finance policy shifts East Africa hasseen in years. For a region long defined by caution, warnings, and regulatory uncertainty aroundcrypto-assets, Kigali’s…
For years, Centenary Bank stood almost alone as Uganda’s defining indigenous banking success story. It proved that a Ugandan-rooted financial institution could scale nationally, compete with multinational players, penetrate rural communities, mobilize grassroots savings, and earn the trust of millions.…
For years, Uganda’s banking industry has largely been defined by foreign-owned institutions, legacy perceptions, and an urban-centred approach to growth. Yet quietly, and perhaps more strategically than many realise, a different kind of story is beginning to emerge. The transition…
In Uganda’s increasingly restless political and economic environment, words alone are no longer enough. Citizens have heard promises before. They have listened to speeches about corruption, service delivery, accountability, patriotism, and transformation for decades. What many increasingly appear to be…
Every morning, Uganda exports wealth it never fully keeps. In the hills of Ntungamo, a coffee farmer harvests beans that will eventually sell in European supermarkets for nearly twenty times what she earns. Uganda grows the coffee. Europe roasts it.…
Uganda’s aviation sector is entering one of its most strategically sensitive periods in recent years balancing global geopolitical disruptions, rising diplomatic significance, increasing passenger movements, and mounting pressure on Entebbe International Airport as the country’s primary international gateway. While…