The world's 26 poorest countries, home to 40% of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, a new World Bank report showed on Sunday. The report finds that these economies are poorer
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has said government has already contracted China Railway Number 3 Group to design and build key infrastructure in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park. The 619-acre park, which was commissioned in 2018, currently grosses an investment portfoli
The President of the DR Congo, Mr Felix Tshisekedi, has approved the extension of the Uganda-Congo joint fight dubbed Operation Shujaa against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the east of his country. President Tshisekedi communicated his approval during a meeting with the Ug
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps taken to improve on the sector’s governance. The reactions this week followed a US Department of Labour’s report th
Wooden houses can position Uganda for a sustainable future by addressing the housing crisis through cost-effective, eco-friendly construction, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting responsible timber sourcing. Modern wooden construction is revolutionising the housing market as a sus
Makerere University academic registrar says the rankings are not a true reflection of their performance. Makerere University has poked holes into the 2025 World University Rankings by the Times Higher Education, protesting the institution’s decline of its global standing. The unive
In the early stages, Uganda's soils were considered fertile and little was done to improve productivity in a systematic way. However it was soon realised that crop yields in Uganda declined under continuous cultivation due to soil degradation like anywhere else. This is the thinking
Before starting Crane Cargo, a transport and delivery company based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in 2019, Mr Anthony Balagadde accumulated eight years of experience as an operations manager in the US-side transportation and logistics industry. It helped a great deal that several peop
Cnooc Uganda Ltd has revealed that the development of the Kingfisher Field Development Area (KFDA) is in the advanced stage, ahead of the first commercial oil production in the last quarter of 2025. The KDFA, expected to have a maximum production of 40,000 barrels of oil per day for five
The Bill mainly wants Opposition leaning MPs to elect the Leader of Opposition (LoP). Opposition political parties have asked Parliament to trash the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that chiefly seeks to have the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP) elected. T
