Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams
Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustra...
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Government urged to put breaks on tax incentives to companies
Tax controversies have recently stirred debate across the country, with the country’s tax body – the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)—and the National Treasury strugg...
EU deforestation regulation a game changer for global trade, environment
Addressing deforestation has become critical in a world grappling with climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse. The European Union (EU) has responded to...
Fighting Eacop is a lost cause
At the conclusion of the Climate Summit Conference of Parties (COP) 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in December 2023, member states committed to rapidly decarbon...
UN mission won’t leave DRC in Dec
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Monusco, will not exit the country by December 2024. UN Undersecretary-General for Peacekeepi...
Uganda needs timely investment, youth engagements for middle-income dreams
Uganda's young population grapples with high unemployment due to a lack of jobs meant to match its growth rate, something that has fuelled social unrest and youth frustra...
What next after Uganda fails to wake up and smell the coffee?
Ugandan coffee shipments are overflowing the European Union (EU) as traders scramble to get their hands on beans before the year-end implementation of new environmental r...
Govt targets to triple tourism arrivals to 3.8 million in 10 years
Government, under the Tourism Policy for Uganda, will seek to more than triple annual tourism earnings in the next 10 years. The policy, which forms the bedrock of govern...
Zimbabwe’s new currency faces headwinds five months on
Five months after its launch, Zimbabweâs new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the governmentâ...
Minister Kasaija stresses peace as key to tourism growth
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Mr Matia Kasaija, has urged Ugandans to maintain peace and security to enhance the country’s tourism industr...