For years, Uganda’s informal economy has operated largely outside the traditional banking system. Small traders, farmers, transport operators, artisans and entrepreneurs generate …
For decades, East Africa’s fuel economy has been built around a simple reality, the region’s biggest markets are not necessarily located where …
Salem Cheman‘s move from Uganda Breweries Limited to dfcu Bank is an interesting one, not least because of the experience he brings …
Uganda’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are about more than whether the country needs another financial programme. They offer a …
Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda has put UGX 215 million behind this year’s Tusker Lite Rwenzori Marathon. Behind the cheque is a bigger business …
Stephen Tio Kauma‘s career is difficult to place neatly into one industry. And perhaps that is precisely the point. From professional services …
Uganda’s ambition to transform its economy tenfold will require more than public spending and government programmes. It will require private capital to …
Uganda is about to find out whether having more dollars is the same thing as having a stronger currency. As the country …
Uganda wants more of the world to come to her and more of what it produces to reach the world. That ambition …
Uganda is building up its financial reserves, but the strategy is exposing a bigger question about the country’s economic resilience, can Uganda …
Uganda’s next tax revolution may already be happening in the pockets of millions of citizens. Every time someone sends mobile money, buys …
For years, agricultural waste has been treated as the unwanted side of farming: coffee husks left around processing plants, maize cobs discarded …
Uganda’s trade with China is booming, but almost entirely in one direction. In 2025, Uganda imported $3.3 billion worth of goods from …
The next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) will not be defined by chatbots answering questions. It will be defined by systems that …
For years, mobile money in Africa was understood as a convenient alternative to cash: a way to send money home, pay a …
Tanzania’s agricultural development bank has just published numbers that are hard to ignore. The Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) has disbursed Sh1.55 …
Uganda’s oil story is entering a new phase. For years, the central question was when Uganda would produce its first barrel. But …
Uganda is entering the artificial intelligence (AI) race, but the nature of that race is changing. For the past few years, the …
For generations, Uganda’s farmers have created value from the land through food production, livestock and natural resource management. But a new opportunity …
Across Africa, a new economic conversation is taking shape. The question is no longer whether the continent should trade more, but whether …
The global competition for investment is changing. Capital is available, but it is becoming more selective about where it goes, what it …
Ugandan women are increasingly taking centre stage in entrepreneurship, building businesses from scratch, creating jobs and contributing to household incomes. But as …
For years, Africa’s carbon potential has largely been viewed through the lens of what the continent could offer the world, forests that …
Climate change is forcing farmers across Uganda to make increasingly difficult decisions. The rains that once followed familiar patterns have become less …