Airtel Money has partnered with international payments firm Juba Express to roll out cross-border money transfers targeting Uganda’s growing diaspora connections and rising outflows to neighboring countries. The service, now accessible through Airtel’s *185# USSD menu, allows customers to send money to more than 120 countries directly from their mobile wallets. The move comes as…
In Runyankore we say: Agyenda mpora, ahika hare; loosely translating into; even one who walks at a slow pace will still go far. But when it comes to our progress in health as a country, a slow walk is no longer sustainable. Access to quality healthcare remains limited, both physically and practically. Today, we are…
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd and the Belgian Development Agency, Enabel, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening human rights practices within Uganda’s energy sector, an area that has faced ongoing scrutiny from civil society groups and international observers. The agreement, signed on Thursday in Kampala, falls under an EU-funded…
Uganda’s economic prospects have received a boost following a decision by S&P Global Ratings to revise the country’s outlook from stable to positive, citing resilient growth, improved external balances, and recovery from recent global and domestic shocks. The revision, announced on 7 November 2025, maintains Uganda’s B-/B sovereign credit rating and reflects confidence in the…
Kampala, Uganda — Airtel Africa has chosen Nokia to build a new high-capacity terrestrial fiber network that will connect countries across East and Central Africa, a move expected to strengthen regional connectivity and close long-standing digital gaps, especially for landlocked nations such as Uganda. The network, part of Airtel Africa’s fiber service known as Telesonic,…
Kampala, Uganda. A regional youth debate held in Kampala has amplified concerns about the widening gap between the climate responsibilities placed on young people and their limited involvement in national decision making. The gathering, organized by Kampala Adult School with support from SYMUF and IDEA Netherlands, drew students from Uganda, DR Congo, South Sudan, Rwanda,…
Kigumba, Uganda – The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, in partnership with the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK), has marked the graduation of 141 students from the EACOP Academy, a vocational training initiative aimed at building technical capacity for the region’s emerging oil and gas sector. The graduates received hands-on training in Mechanical,…
The Second Annual Doing Business Forum opened today at the Golf Course Hotel in Kampala under the theme “Enhanced Public Sector Efficiency for Private Sector Competitiveness.” The high-level forum brought together policymakers, private sector leaders, and development partners to explore strategies for improving government efficiency as a driver of business growth and economic transformation. In…
As heavy rains continue to batter different parts of Uganda, renewed attention is being drawn to the country’s disaster risk management systems, with civil society organisations warning that preventable suffering persists despite existing government interventions. Recent landslides in the eastern highland districts of Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa have claimed lives and displaced families, once again…
Bukedea, Uganda – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the Acomai Irrigation Scheme in Kamutur, Bukedea District, marking a major milestone in efforts to boost agricultural productivity in the Teso Sub-region. Addressing hundreds of residents during the commissioning ceremony, President Museveni hailed the project as a transformative initiative that will ensure reliable water for farming…
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