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Uganda Shillings Strengthens as Exports and Investor Confidence Rise – BoU

Uganda Shillings Strengthens as Exports and Investor Confidence Rise – BoU

Kampala — The Uganda shilling strengthened strongly in 2025, becoming one of the best-performing currencies in the region, helped by higher export earnings, increased foreign investment and reforms in the foreign exchange market, the Bank of Uganda has said.In its November Monetary Polic

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Dismissed Prisons Officer Joins Bobi Wine on Campaign Trail

Dismissed Prisons Officer Joins Bobi Wine on Campaign Trail

Barely a day after his dismissal from the Uganda Prisons Service, former prisons officer Lawrence Ampe has announced that he will join the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, on the campaign trail.Bobi W

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Gov’t: Dr. Kizza Besigye Will Not Be Released Until Trial is Concluded

Gov’t: Dr. Kizza Besigye Will Not Be Released Until Trial is Concluded

The Government of Uganda has said detained opposition figure Dr. Col. Kizza Besigye will not be released until his treason trial is concluded, insisting that due process must take its course.The position was communicated on Thursday during a press briefing in Rukungiri District by the Depu

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Kiryandongo targets 100% safe water coverage with Shs480m projects

Kiryandongo targets 100% safe water coverage with Shs480m projects

Anselm Kyaligonza joined by the community during the launch of the deep borehole at Kiruli-Kibura in Kigumba sub countyKiryandongo, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authorities have launched the drilling of deep boreholes and construction of production wells worth Shs477.5 million as part of a

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Uganda–UAE ties deepen as investment and exports surge, Metro Cement pre-launches new products

Uganda–UAE ties deepen as investment and exports surge, Metro Cement pre-launches new products

Officials launch the new Metro Cement products at Serena Hotel on December 18, marking the expansion of the company’s production capacity and product rangeUganda’s economic partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is entering a new phase, with rapidly growing foreign direct inve

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Uganda Prisons Officer Dismissed Over Support for Bobi Wine Remains Defiant.

Uganda Prisons Officer Dismissed Over Support for Bobi Wine Remains Defiant.

A Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) officer, Lawrence Ampe, has been dismissed from service over his public support for opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine.Ampe’s dismissal follows a series of soci

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Uganda signs $2bn deal to boost oil infrastructure

Uganda signs $2bn deal to boost oil infrastructure

Uganda National Oil Co. signs a $2 billion loan with Vitol Bahrain to fund major infrastructure, including a new fuel pipeline and storage terminals.KAMPALA — Uganda’s state-owned oil company has signed a $2bn (£1.5bn) deal to fund major infrastructure projects designed to turn the co

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Government intervenes in low sugarcane prices in Busoga, sugar millers agree on a minimum price of UGX 125,000 per tonne.

Government intervenes in low sugarcane prices in Busoga, sugar millers agree on a minimum price of UGX 125,000 per tonne.

Kampala– Government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives together with the sugar millers in Busoga region have set UGX 125,000 as the minimum price of a ton of sugarcane in the region. This follows an outcry from some sugarcane out-growers in Busoga who have taking home as l

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Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults

Uganda Strengthens Mobile Money Lending Rules to Combat Loan Defaults

Uganda's mobile money sector is taking major steps to prevent loan defaults and restore trust in digital lending. For years, some borrowers who defaulted on digital loans exploited loopholes by switching networks or SIM cards, making it difficult for lenders to recover funds. Under the previous s

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Activists speak out on Museveni “bullet” threats.

Activists speak out on Museveni “bullet” threats.

President Museveni’s caution to his rivals against provoking the army has drawn criticism from human rights activists, some calling it unconstitutional.While addressing journalists at his Kisozi farm on Wednesday evening, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, Yow

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