$1bn Target in Sight as Uganda Connect Buyers Week Launches to Attract Global Buyers
President Museveni will open the Uganda Connect International Buyers Week at Munyonyo, where exporters will engage global buyers through factory tours, sampling, and a new marketplace promoting premium Ugandan products.
Uganda’s Coffee Enters Saudi Arabia as VP Alupo Launches Nonda Café in Riyadh
Vice-President Jessica Alupo has launched Nonda Coffee’s first café and roastery in Riyadh, marking Uganda’s entry into the Saudi market under a US$148 million value-addition partnership.
Absa Take-over of StanChart’s Business and What It Means for Customers and Uganda’s Economy
Absa Bank Uganda is set to take over Standard Chartered Bank Uganda’s retail and wealth business. Here’s what the transition means for customers, the banking sector and the wider economy.
Uganda Begins Issuing New National IDs with Stronger Security and Digital Features
NIRA has started distributing new National ID cards featuring stronger security, improved durability, and digital-ready features. Citizens are advised to collect their IDs from the districts where they registered.
Bobi Wine Campaigns in Lango, Emphasizes Unity and Anti-Tribalism
NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) rallied supporters in Lira City, attended church, met Jimmy Akena in Akokoro, and called for unity and an end to tribalism as part…
Museveni Promises Kidepo International Airport as Karamoja’s Industrial Growth Accelerates
President Museveni has announced plans to build an international airport in Kidepo to boost tourism, as he inspected the Yaobai Cement Factory in Moroto, part of NRM’s strategy to industrialize…
Communities Reap Big as TotalEnergies Boosts Education and Capacity in Buliisa
The people of Buliisa District are reaping direct benefits from Uganda’s oil and gas developments, following the handover of new education infrastructure and capacity-building support by TotalEnergies EP Uganda in…
Museveni Mourns Victims as Police Clarify Death Toll in Kampala – Gulu Highway Tragedy
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has expressed deep sorrow over the fatal road crash that occurred early Wednesday morning along the Kampala–Gulu Highway, as police revised the number of deaths from…
Museveni Hails Peace, Development and Wealth Creation in Adjumani
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has praised the people of Adjumani for their warm reception and reaffirmed that the district’s steady progress reflects the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) enduring philosophy of…
Rwabwogo Challenges Makerere Students to Build Uganda Through Innovation and Enterprise
Presidential Advisor on Exports and Industrial Development, Odrek Rwabwogo, has called on students at Makerere University to embrace entrepreneurship and home-grown innovation as the key to transforming Uganda’s economy. Speaking…
