Uganda Secures Financing for Standard Gauge Railway Project
Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project has officially moved into the implementation stage, underpinned by a robust financing structure designed to ensure timely...
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Museveni Arrives In Nairobi For Official State Visit
President Museveni has arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, for a high-level official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Uganda and Kenya.Museveni touched do...
Over 70% of Rwanda’s Imports Pass Through Dar es Salaam Port
Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Hon. Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Coope...
Tension in Kenya as Saba Saba Protests Paralyze Capital as Police Seal Off Key Roads
Nairobi woke up to a city under lockdown on Monday, July 7, as Kenyan security forces moved swiftly to block access to the Central Business District in anticipation of th...
Gunmen kidnap, kill Rotarian in Mukono
Gunmen dressed in military uniform over the weekend kidnapped and killed a Compassion International official before dumping his body by the roadside near a railway line...
Turkish Contractor Preliminary Work in Tororo SGR Project
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project took a significant step forward as Turkish contractor M/S Yapi Merkezi Insaat Ve Sanayi A.S was formally introduced to the leader...
Uganda’s Construction Sector Sees Modest Inflation Uptick in April , Driven by Specialised Activities and Civil Works
Uganda’s construction sector recorded a mild rise in inflation, with the annual rate edging up to 0.6% in the 12 months ending April 2025, up from 0.5% in March, accord...
Chinese Company Awarded Shs35bn Contract for Ntenjeru-Bule Road Construction in Mukono
China Railway 5 Engineering Group has signed a Shs 35 billion contract with the Mukono District Local Government to construct a 7.8-kilometre road connecting Ntenjeru to...
URA to Hire 1,269 New Staff to Boost Tax Collection
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is set to recruit 1,260 new staff members to enhance tax collection efforts, particularly targeting high-net-worth individuals in indus...
Tariffs, Crashing Equities, Recession? - What On Earth Is Going On?
I’ve spent much of the past quarter of the year zigzagging across Europe and the US, cursing Vladimir Lenin as I went. He is reputed to have coined the phrase ‘there...