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 f...
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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 Platf...
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...
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 authoriti...
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 ec...
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 pre...
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’...
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...
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...
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...