For a business, the most important question about Uganda’s September–December 2026 rainfall season is not simply how much rain will fall. It is what happens to the business if a key road becomes impassable, a supplier cannot deliver, stock is…
A UGX3 billion partnership between Stanbic and France is backing entrepreneurs turning environmental challenges into businesses, with 106 enterprises completing the first year of an accelerator programme focused on investment readiness, jobs and sustainable growth. Uganda’s transition towards a greener…
Africa has sunshine, wind, forests, minerals, agricultural land and one of the world’s youngest populations. It also has an expanding pipeline of opportunities in renewable energy, climate smart agriculture, clean cooking, electric mobility and carbon markets. What it does not…
Uganda needs an estimated US$28.1 billion for climate action by 2030, with government expecting 86 percent of the financing to come from private and international sources. But there is a wide gap between that ambition and the money currently reaching…
Uganda’s farmers have a collateral problem. It is not necessarily that they lack productive assets. Many smallholders own land, grow crops, keep livestock or manage trees, but much of that productive wealth remains difficult for conventional lenders to recognise as…
For generations, Uganda’s farmers have created value from the land through food production, livestock and natural resource management. But a new opportunity is emerging that could redefine what it means to be an agricultural entrepreneur: the ability to generate income…
Ugandan women are increasingly taking centre stage in entrepreneurship, building businesses from scratch, creating jobs and contributing to household incomes. But as more women enter business, a bigger question is emerging: can they turn entrepreneurship into lasting wealth when cultural…
For years, Africa’s carbon potential has largely been viewed through the lens of what the continent could offer the world, forests that absorb carbon, renewable energy projects that reduce emissions and natural ecosystems capable of generating carbon credits for companies…
Climate change is forcing farmers across Uganda to make increasingly difficult decisions. The rains that once followed familiar patterns have become less predictable, seasons are shifting and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. For millions of farmers who depend…
Every industrial revolution has had its defining source of energy. Britain’s factories were powered by coal. The Gulf transformed itself through oil. Norway built prosperity on hydropower. Kenya may have found its long-term competitive advantage in something far older than…
Africa sits on one of the world’s largest stores of natural wealth. Its forests absorb billions of tonnes of carbon, its wetlands regulate ecosystems, its mangroves protect coastlines and its vast landscapes hold enormous potential for nature-based climate solutions. Yet…
For centuries, Africa’s natural wealth has followed a familiar pattern. Gold has left the continent through mining corridors. Oil has flowed from wells into global energy markets. Coffee, tea, minerals and agricultural commodities have travelled across oceans, creating wealth far…
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…
The language used by many companies is changing. Where sustainability initiatives were once framed primarily as community outreach programmes, they are now being integrated into long-term business strategy. NCBA Bank Uganda says its environmental efforts are anchored in its broader…
Uganda’s commitment to youth-led climate action took center stage as MTN Uganda, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda, announced the national winners of the PachiPandaUG25 Innovation Challenge on Friday. The program successfully accelerated youth-led solutions focused…