How Unemployment is Driving Young Men in Uganda to Male Sex Work
KAMPALA, Uganda — The streets of Kampala, Uganda’s capital city, are bustling with young men, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet. With unemployment rates...
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MAAIF’s US$354M Project to Mitigate Climate Change Effects on Agricultural Sector
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is implementing a 6-year project aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on Uganda’s agricu...
Uganda faces setback in Aids fight with 38,000 new HIV cases in 2023
The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) has raised concerns about the high number of new HIV infections registered in the country annually, which may hinder Uganda’s goal to e...
Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election
Ms Grace Ngabirano Akifeza has been declared winner of Kisoro District Woman MP by-election after beating five other contestants. Ms Ngabirano who stood as an Independ...
Excessive govt local borrowing starves private sector of credit
A report by the European Investment Bank indicates that excessive government domestic borrowing has severely impacted the private sector, with many borrowers left with no...
To cap or not to cap interest rates
The Parliament has passed a law mandating the Minister of Finance to prescribe a maximum interest rate that money lenders may charge their borrowers. Not surprisingly, th...
Akifeza wins Kisoro Woman MP by-election
Ms Grace Ngabirano Akifeza has been declared winner of Kisoro District Woman MP by-election after beating five other contestants. Ms Ngabirano who stood as an Independ...
When Uganda danced to product adverts
The transition of FM radio in Uganda in the early 90s was met with many opportunities. Musician Ragga Dee real name Daniel Kazibwe mentions that this is when the Deejay j...
‘We’re aware the boda market is built on trust’
Imagine youâre running an asset financing business in Europe and think, âWhy not give East Africa a shot?â So you do the research, find the market, and dis...