Uganda, UAE strengthen $6.3billion trade and investment ties

The Prime Minister Hon. Nabanja Robina and the Head of UAE delegation H.E Sultan Jemai Al. Hindas, Director General of the Furjairah Chamber Commerce and Industry visiting the different exhibition stalls at the ongoing UgandaUAEBusinessForum2025....

WWF Unveils 2025–2030 Plan Linking Green Growth to Uganda’s Development Goals

By David Mwanje The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Uganda has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025–2030, aligning environmental conservation with Uganda’s economic agenda under the upcoming National Development Plan IV (NDP IV). The launch, held...

GGOOBI: Uganda offers one of the highest returns on investment in Africa

Panel session featuring Ramathan Ngobi, permanent secretary/secretary to the Treasury, Walid Kule, Asst. Commissioner Registration Services Bureau, Abel Kagumire, Uganda Revenue authority that was moderated by Raymond Mujuni during day 3 of the...

Uganda, UAE Strengthen $6.3 Billion Trade and Investment Ties at Kampala Business Forum

Uganda and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen economic cooperation across energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, and finance following high-level deliberations at the Fourth Uganda–UAE Business Forum held at...

Uganda navigates growing debt, inflation & currency pressures

Uganda's economic narrative is currently shaped by an intertwining of escalating public debt, a frenzied push for increased governmental spending, and the pressing need for infrastructure investments. In an insightful interview with Liana Kabanda,...

Ugandan nabbed for smuggling P42.5M shabu at NAIA

AUTHORITIES arrested on Tuesday night an Ugandan businessman for alleged smuggling of P42.5 million worth of shabu at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The suspect, identified only as “Adnan,” 45, was nabbed at around 8 p.m. during an...

UK Jails Ugandan Man 17 Years for Raping Two Fellow Ugandan Women!

A 48-year-old Ugandan man, Charles Isabirye, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in the United Kingdom after being found guilty of raping two Ugandan women he lured into the country with false promises of work and accommodation, according to...

What Happens If You Overstay Your Tourist Visa? Here’s What Every Traveller Should Know In 2025

What Happens If You Overstay Your Tourist Visa? Here’s What Every Traveller Should Know In 2025 When you enter a country on a tourist visa (or visa-waiver/visitor permission) you’re given a legal window to stay, which is most often a number of...

Museveni applauds Indian community for boosting Uganda’s economy

Despite initial setbacks, climaxing in the 1972 economic war orchestrated by then-President Idi Amin Dada, the Indian community has continued to make a significant contribution to the country’s economic growth. Reports from the ministry of Finance...

Catholic Priest Appeals for “government’s partnership” in Ongoing National Shrine Construction in Kampala, Uganda

“Through voluntary service, small contracts, and faith-driven sacrifice, we have raised the structure to its current stage,” he said during the event held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help & St. Jude–Naggulu Parish, the national Shrine of St. Jude in...

New Kenya–Uganda expressway set to transform trade and travel in East Africa

In Kampala’s Sheraton hotel, the air buzzed with rare optimism. Around tables lined with maps, models and coffee cups, Ugandan and Kenyan officials sat side by side with financiers and engineers, united by a single ambition: to build a modern...

Ugandan nationals sue Kenyan gov't over alleged unlawful arrest, deportation

Thirty-five Ugandan nationals affiliated with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party have filed a constitutional petition against the Kenyan government, accusing its security agencies of unlawful arrest, assault, and forcible deportation in...

Inside Kapeeka: How Uganda’s industrial dream is taking shape

At sunrise, the hum of machinery rises over Kapeeka’s hills in Nakaseke district. Trucks loaded with cement, clay and pineapples move down dusty roads toward a sprawl of warehouses and steel-roofed factories. The once-sleepy trading center is now...

Inside Uganda’s highway of death

The mangled wreckage of the Nile Star coach that was involved in a devastating crash with another bus (Planet) in the early morning hours of Oct.22 in Kiryandongo District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway. COURTESY PHOTO/UGANDA RED CROSS SOCIETY. A...

Uganda to Hold Special Memorial Prayer Service for Raila

A few days after his burial in Siaya, the late former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will receive a special memorial prayer service in Uganda, led by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. The prayer service will be held on Tuesday, October 28, and...

Uganda Marks 63 Years of Independence: Tanzania and Uganda Reaffirm Strong Bilateral and Regional Ties

The High Commission of the Republic of Uganda in Tanzania hosted a colorful celebration to mark the 63rd Independence Anniversary of Uganda, reaffirming the enduring bonds of friendship, cooperation, and shared prosperity between the two...

Uganda seeks Qatari investments in 4 key sectors, says envoy

Uganda is inviting Qatari investors to explore opportunities in four strategic sectors: agriculture, tourism, mining, and innovation, according to ambassador Stephen Chebrot, who addressed the second edition of the Uganda-Qatar Business Forum held...

Uganda and Qatar Hold the Second Edition of the Business Forum 2025 Aimed at Deepening Economic and Diplomatic Ties 

The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in the State of Qatar successfully hosted the Second edition of the Uganda-Qatar Business Forum at Rotana City Center, Doha. The event was organized under the theme: “Uganda and Qatar in Partnership for Shared...

What is biometric data and what countries require travellers to give it?

Is the collection of biometric data mandatory? Effectively, yes. You don’t need to provide it to nations that require it. But then they don’t need to let you in either. So if you want (or need) to travel to a country that demands it, there’s no...

Courage in the Wild: How Uganda’s Women Rangers Guard Nature and Change Minds  

By Sarah Mawerere At dawn, men and women rangers gather for instructions for theday’s work. This routine however changes, as some rangers spend days and nights out in the park to guard and protect wildlife from poachers, snares, harm and other...