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.…
Uganda’s oil sector has entered its most consequential phase. After more than two decades of exploration, negotiation, and infrastructure development in the Albertine Graben, the country is no longer waiting for oil to be discovered or approved. It is waiting…
By Publicist East Africa There are leaders who run organisations, then there are leaders whose work quietly shapes the direction of countries. Clare Akamanzi belongs firmly in the latter category. Today, she leads NBA Africa, one of the continent’s most…
President Yoweri Museveni’s 2026 State of the Nation Address has placed Uganda’s next policy cycle firmly in motion, with the Government set to table 38 Bills, policy frameworks, reports and statutory instruments before Parliament in the 2026/27 financial year. While…
For years, Uganda’s insurance sector was defined by one word: fragmentation. Dozens of insurers competed for relatively small market share in an industry where penetration remained among the lowest in Africa. Competition was abundant; scale was not. Many firms struggled…
In 2026, Uganda found itself celebrating two major export milestones, the country surpassed Ethiopia in monthly coffee export volumes, exporting 47,606 tonnes compared to Ethiopia’s 43,481 tonnes and reinforcing its growing position in global coffee markets. Around the same period,…
By Publicist East Africa Few regulators have done more to quietly reshape Uganda’s financial architecture than Alhaj Dr. Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega. For more than fifteen years, he has led the transformation of Uganda’s insurance industry from a largely misunderstood and…
Uganda’s post-pandemic tourism story had been one of East Africa’s most compelling. In 2024, arrivals rose 7.7% to 1.37 million, earnings surged 26% to USD 1.28 billion, and the sector contributed 5.7% to GDP. By 2025, revenues had pushed toward…
As Africa’s economies navigate intensifying global uncertainty, accelerating digital disruption, climate-linked financial pressures, and shifting geopolitical trade dynamics, central banks across East Africa are quietly moving toward deeper coordination. While still informal and evolving, this trajectory signals the early formation…
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.…
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…
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…
Uganda has passed its largest budget ever; UGX 84 trillion. It’s bold. It’s ambitious. And it signals one thing: government is betting big on growth. But here’s the real question; can our system deliver? At face value, this budget is…