Starting from January 1, 2027, all Africans entering the Republic of Congo, will not require a visa, the President Denis Sassou N’Guesso announced at the celebration of Africa Day on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB), in Brazzaville.“From Janua
The High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund more than Shs 73.5 million to the Pentecostal Assemblies of God (PAG) after ruling that the tax body illegally collected Value Added Tax (VAT) on humanitarian food aid imported for South Sudanese refugees.In addition,
Uganda Revenue Authority acted unfairly and highhandedly when it impounded an armoured land cruiser belonging to Dr Jaala Higenyi, the former owner of Ntinda View College, following a tax assessment dispute, the High Court has ruled.In a strongly worded judgment delivered on April 30, Just
The Commercial Court has ordered an architectural firm to refund more than USD132,000 (about Shs446 million) to Meera Investment Ltd after finding that it breached a consultancy agreement relating to the expansion of Kabira Country Club.In a ruling delivered on April 3, Acting Judge Susan
Kitgum Main Market is still operating below capacity, more than two years after its commissioning, raising concerns over declining local revenue collection.The 2.6 billion Shillings market, constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme-II (MATIP II), was commis
Uganda is preparing to issue its first sovereign sukuk as part of efforts to finance the construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) linking Kampala to the Kenyan border town of Malaba, marking the country’s entry into Islamic capital markets, Ecofin Agency reports.The Ministry of Fin
Fred Lumbuye has dismissed reports of his arrest, saying hackers hijacked his social media pages and spread false claims about him quitting political activism.Fred Lumbuye denied reports that he had been arrested in Turkey.He said hackers took over his social media accounts and post
The rebellions that confronted President Museveni after 1986 were not confined to Acholi, Teso or the eastern border areas. Along Uganda’s western and north-western frontiers, the NRM government faced insurgencies shaped by exile politics, cross-border sanctuaries, regional wars, and gri
Manchester United could be handed a boost to their hopes of signing Afonso Moreira, with his current club, Lyon, facing the possibility of being kicked out of European competitions. United have been linked with an interest in the winger ahead of the summer transfer window.Reports say the c
An application by Hill Water Uganda seeking to overturn a default judgment in a debt dispute with General Moulding Uganda has been dismissed, bringing to an end a lengthy legal battle over unpaid goods worth Shs 45.8 million.Justice Dr. Ginamia Melody Ngwatu of the Commercial Court dismiss
