Walmart takes over Game Uganda  
Friday August 26, 2011

South African supermarket giant in Uganda Game, will retain its name even after Walmart prepares to fully acquire the operations ...

Maize shortage hits Uganda 
Saturday, 23rd July, 2011

AN acute maize shortage has hit the country, leading to skyrocketing prices of grains and flour. A number of institutions ...

WARID Telecom and Air Uganda to promote air transport 
Friday July 8, 2011

IN a move aimed at making air travel popular among Ugandans, Air Uganda and WARID Telecom will fly 800 Ugandans to destinations ...

African presidents meet over trade 
Monday June 13, 2011

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni is in South Africa for a joint summit of African leaders from three regional economic blocs ...

Budongo Forest Uganda Nominated to the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.  
Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Budongo Forest Uganda is among the 3 finalists in the Conservation category of the 2011 Tourism For Tommorow Awards. Under this ...

Uganda Government in USD 300M deal with UK based Real Estate Developer 
Monday, 18th April, 2011

THE Comer Homes Group Company, the contractor for the proposed Nakawa/Naguru modern estates, is ready to start work once the ...

DiaspoCareers, Africa’s No1 employment website, launches its new mobile website  
UGANDA, 19 April 2011– DiaspoCareers today announced the launch of its mobile website for jobseekers interested in employment opportunities in Africa and ...

Uganda Electricity Distribution Company - UMEME starts pre-paid power billing 
Sunday, 17th April, 2011

BERNARD Ssemwangu is a lucky electricity consumer. He is the first client in the 15,000km national distribution network to ...

Investment Opportunities in North Eastern Uganda Karamoja 
Wednesday, 2nd March, 2011

AS leaders continue to root for a better future for the people of Karamoja, civil society organisations contend that more ...

Revolutionary Biomass Energy Solutions For Africa 
How Uganda Can lead Africa to cab Climatic Change

Stanbic Bank leads the Uganda Stock Exchange 2010  
Wednesday February 2, 2011

THERE was no immediate market reaction to Stanbic’s announcement that the company’s financial results for 2010 are expected ...

Uganda To Host Business Clustering Conference for Africa 
UGANDA will host the third annual global conference of the Pan African Competitiveness Forum, which focuses on helping firms develop through business cluster ...

Multinational firms partner to improve ICT in Uganda  
Monday January 31, 2011

TECHNOLOGY firms, Computer Point and IBM, have signed an agreement aimed at improving Uganda’s information and communication ...

Uganda Coffee Exports To Rise 
Wednesday, 15th December, 2010

UGANDA coffee exports are expected to rise 4.5% in December to 285,000 60-kg bags from the same period a year ago, a ...

Uganda Seeks New Lake Victoria Ferry Operator  
Wednesday, 15th December, 2010

If you're an experienced ship operator, here is an excellent business opportunity to export your skills:

The Government ...

Uganda Calls For Bids For Construction Of 700MW Karuma Power Plant 
Sunday, 21st November, 2010

UGANDA is searching for investors to build the 700MW Karuma hydropower project in efforts to ensure cheap and reliable power ...

Uganda Electricity Regulator Discusses Industry position  
Tuesday, April 6 2010

About 97 per cent of Uganda’s population does not have access to electricity. Load shedding remains rampant countrywide and prospects ...

Garbage Power  
Sunday, 24th February, 2008

KAMPALA City, Entebbe and Mukono municipalities’ garbage is going to be converted into energy. The conversion is going to ...

Bujagali Hydropower Project Nile River Water Diversion Notice  
Tuesday, December 14, 2010


PUBLIC NOTICE


Bujagali Hydropower project
Important River Usage Advisory to all Rafters, Kayakers, Boaters, Swimmers,...

2.5 Billion Barrels of Oil Discovered 
3 September 2010

Oil exploration firm Tullow Oil says the quantity of oil discovered in Uganda has surpassed the 2 billion barrels that were confirmed ...

165 billion shilling Uganda power investment 
Tuesday, 9th September, 2008

THE Kampala City Council (KCC) authorities are holding back a $100m (about sh165b) investment for 33 mega watts (MW) of ...

Kayonza tea factory receives sh7b boost from Uganda Government 
Friday, 2nd September, 2011

UGANDA - Kayonza Growers Tea Factory in Kanungu will get $2.5m (over sh7b) support from the Government to capitalise the ...

Uganda Hydro power dam at Bujagali switched on but not commisioned yet  Not rated yet
6-Feb-2012

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda on Thursday added 50 megawatts to its grid, after the first of five turbines at its Bujagali hydropower dam on ...

Uganda to get cheaper power after 13 years  Not rated yet
6-Feb-2012

The loans advanced to construct the 250 megawatt (MW) Bujagali hydropower plant will be repaid in 13 years of operations, state minister ...

Two Ugandan firms awarded for quality Coffee  Not rated yet
26-Jan-2012

Two Ugandan coffee firms have scooped awards for trading quality coffee at the 2012 National Taste of Harvest Competition, an annual event ...

Municipalities sign on with Taylor Biomass Energy USA  Not rated yet
24-Jan-2012

At least seven Orange County municipalities have now signed 20-year contracts to truck their household trash to Taylor Biomass Energy once ...

Fifth Endangered White Rhino Born in Uganda Africa   Not rated yet
12-Jan-2012

Another baby Rhino has been born at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary bringing the number of the formerly extinct
white rhino born on Ugandan soil ...

Uganda Power Tariffs Shoot Up by 47 percent   Not rated yet
12-Jan-2012

The Uganda national regulator has approved an increase in the power prices by an average of 47 percent, to increase money to sustain the ...

Uganda Banking Sector Ends Year 2011 High  Not rated yet
21st-Dec-2011

As the curtain drops on 2011, activity in the banking industry is clearly at levels much higher than at the begining of the year.

Not ...

USD900M Bujagali Hydropower project on River Nile Uganda Delayed Again  Not rated yet
12th-Dec-2011

The Bujagli hydropower project, seen as crucial in solving the acute power shortage in the country, will not come on board this Thursday,...

Uganda National Social Security Fund Embraces New Law  Not rated yet
4th –November -2011

Members of the Uganda National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will receive their savings at 45 years when the new law governing the ...

Uganda Insurance Industry Performance for 2010  Not rated yet
Uganda Insurance Industry Performance 2010

During the year 2010, insurance premium income written rose to Ushs. 239.99 billion from Ushs 202.05 billion ...

Uganda government to save USD600Million in Oil Imports  Not rated yet
25th-Sept-2011

Uganda will save up to UGX1.7 trillion (USD600million) per annum on oil imports when the country starts oil production, according to ...

Uganda Finance ministry finally releases draft SMEs policy   Not rated yet
Monday, 24th October 2011

The small-and-medium size enterprises (SMEs) draft policy is ready, but awaits Cabinet?s consideration, stakeholders were ...

Uganda Government sells its shares in Kinyara sugar factory  Not rated yet
Thursday, 29th September, 2011

Uganda Government on Wednesday concluded the sale of 19% shares in Kinyara Sugar Works Limited to Rai Holdings Limited ...

860 exhibitors for Uganda Trade fair  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 28th September, 2011


Over 865 local and international exhibitors are expected to participate in the fifteenth Uganda International Trade ...

Roko Uganda wins DFCU Bank Contract for USD 10M project  Not rated yet
Thursday, 22nd September, 2011


ROKO Construction Uganda has won the contract to build a new dfcu Bank headquarters in Kampala.

According to ...

USD 30M Power Dam In Hoima Uganda to End Works In November  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 21st September, 2011

The construction of a nine-megawatt hydro-power dam on River Wambabya in Buseruka sub-county, Hoima district Uganda ...

Uganda Government to intensify tourism marketing  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 21st September, 2011

The Uganda Government will soon start rigorous campaigns to market the country’s tourist and conservation sites.

Prof....

Uganda earns sh11b from coffee exports  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 21st September, 2011

Uganda’s coffee export earnings in 11 months of the 2010/2011 (October to September) season rose 64.3% from the same ...

So, What is the Largest Circulating News Paper in Uganda   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 21st September, 2011

New Vision is the largest circulating newspaper in Uganda, the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), figures have ...

Uganda Government to construct sh30BN science park   Not rated yet
Tuesday, 20th September, 2011

The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology is to build a science park to enhance scientific and technological ...

Uganda starts producing milk from soy seeds  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 21st September, 2011

UGANDA’S food production industry has achieved a new milestone with the introduction of milk produced out of soy seeds,...

East African Community Business summit set for November  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 20th September, 2011

The forthcoming East Africa business summit hopes to find mechanisms of overcoming the challenges affecting businesses ...

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Freight gets $1m training  Not rated yet
Thursday, 8th September, 2011

The freight forwarders fraternity recently signed a $1m funding deal with TradeMark East Africa to professionalise the ...

Could it Be time to Invest in the Uganda Beef Industry?   Not rated yet
The future of Uganda?s meat processing industry is bleak because of the high rate at which the population of animals, especially cattle, is declining.

This ...

Uganda August coffee exports up  Not rated yet
Uganda, one of Africa's leading exporters of coffee, said on Wednesday exports of the beans rose in August compared to a year ago following good rains ...

Uganda Fuel Deport in Jinja to be reopened  Not rated yet
Monday, 5th September, 2011

The Uganda fuel storage facility at Jinja is expected to be operational by the end of the year, Rev. Frank Tukwasibwe,...

UgandaSugarCrisis  Not rated yet
How Uganda is Copping with the Sugar Demand Crisis

Exporting Nile perch to the west leaves Ugandans eating bones  Not rated yet
Thursday, 1st September, 2011

"Madam, buy Nile perch fish today because it might be the last time you eat it," Kalyesubula, a fish monger in Kaame ...

Uganda First oil production date not known  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 30th August, 2011

It has been postponed thrice. But now Tullow Oil Uganda has come out openly, saying they do not know when Uganda will start ...

Uganda coffee exports to soar  Not rated yet
Monday, 29th August, 2011

Uganda expects its coffee exports in 2011/12 (Oct-Sept) to edge up to about 3 million 60-kg bags from an estimated 2.8 million ...

Tullow sees key Uganda deal complete  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 24th August, 2011

British oil firm Tullow Oil said it expected to conclude a long-awaited deal in Uganda in September as it posted soaring ...

What next for the over USD370M Libyan Investments in Uganda?  Not rated yet
Wednesday August 24, 2011

The fate of several Libyan investments in Uganda is still unknown after rebels fighting to topple Muammar Gaddafi’s four decade ...

Indian Investors Pledge to Invest over USD2 Billion in Uganda Agriculture  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 23 August, 2011

Northern Uganda has offered Indian agricultural investors land to carry out commercial farming. This offer will be under ...

Uganda gets New USD6M Water Plant  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 23rd August, 2011

The IFTRA Group, an emerging international food supply chain conglomerate, has injected $6m (about sh17b) into a new mineral ...

Uganda Insurance watchdog seeks to raise paid up capital to sh5b  Not rated yet
Monday August 22, 2011

The Uganda Insurance Commission (UIC) is proposing to raise the paid up capital for insurers and brokers by up to four to five ...

Roofings Uganda targets $350m in turnover by 2013  Not rated yet
Monday August 22, 2011

ERITREAN leader Isaias Afwerki has hailed Uganda’s progress over the years, describing the changes since his last visit as “quite ...

Uganda improves business reforms  Not rated yet
Friday, 19th August, 2011

Uganda is ranked second in East Africa in terms of improving its business regulatory environment in the last five years....

Uganda Roast Coffee Prices Shoot up in the East  Not rated yet
Thursday August 18, 2011

Despite the reduction in prices of Arabica coffee parchment at the start of the harvest season early last month, the prices ...

Municipalities try to overcome Taylor concerns  Not rated yet
Thursday August 18, 2011

A group of municipal representatives gathered in Walden Wednesday for what could be their final push to contract for garbage ...

Uganda Auditor General’s office block to cost sh44b  Not rated yet
Thursday, 18th August, 2011

The Construction of an ultra-modern Audit House, the headquarters for the office of the Uganda Auditor General, has started....

Uganda Capital to get over 500 buses for public transport  Not rated yet
Thursday, 18th August, 2011

Pioneer Easy Bus Company that won the tender to run Kampala city public transport is to import over 500 buses, City authorities ...

Uganda Bankers join queue for petroleum skills  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 17th August, 2011

The dfcu Bank and the UK-based leading financial training firm, EuroMoney, are hosting selected financial institutions ...

East African Community to formulate uniform oil and gas policy  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 17th August, 2011

An oil and gas policy that is binding to all the East African Community (EAC) member states is in the offing, a top official ...

Uganda Ministries, districts get sh1,650b  Not rated yet
Sunday, 14th August, 2011


The Uganda Government has released over sh1,656b to the cashstarved ministries and districts for the first quarter of ...

Uganda quarry boosts Hima Cement output  Not rated yet
Monday August 15, 2011

A new quarry, Dura limestone quarry in Kamwenge district Uganda has boosted Hima Cement production capacity from 350,000 metric ...

Workers in Uganda jittery over new pension reforms  Not rated yet
Thursday, 11th August, 2011

AS the pension market opens up, there are concerns over inadequate stakeholders’ consultations and transparency in the manner ...

PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT SURVEYS (PSIS 2010)  Not rated yet
The annual private sector investment survey (PSIS) was established to address the data constraints by providing accurate and timely annual information ...

Kenya scrambles for Uganda maize  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 9th August, 2011

Kenyan traders have invaded Bugisu, Bukedi and Sebei regions to purchase maize following food shortage in neighbouring countries....

African Trade Insurer tapped to insure $250 million landmark financing facility  Not rated yet
Wednesday August 10, 2011

African Trade Insurer ATI took part in the signing of a historic deal on Monday on Monday 8 August, 2011. The deal is a $250 ...

Uganda Electricity Regulator Tightens on Distributor   Not rated yet
Tuesday, 9th August, 2011

The Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) is to tighten the grip on power distributor, Umeme, by setting new performance ...

Nigeria Takes Over Orient Bank Uganda   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 10th August, 2011

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday nationalised Afribank Plc, Spring Bank Plc and Bank PHB Plc because the three ...

Uganda revises 2010/2011 coffee exports up by 5 pct  Not rated yet
Monday, 8th August, 2011

KAMPALA-Uganda lifted its coffee export forecast to 2.8 million 60kg bags for 2010/2011 on expectations for good harvests, just ...

Uganda Kenya Rail investors pledge efficiency  Not rated yet
Monday, 8th August, 2011

The securing of $164m (about sh440b) to revamp the aging Uganda-Kenya railway line underscores investors’ confidence in the ...

Uganda Bank to write off sh450m Owino debt  Not rated yet
Monday, 8th August, 2011

FINCA, a local microfinance institution, plans to write off over sh450m worth of loans advanced to clients, whose merchandise ...

Pieces continue to fall into place for the Taylor Biomass project  Not rated yet
Tuesday August 2, 2011

MONTGOMERY – The building is up, but not much visible activity was happening in the immediate vicinity of what James Taylor ...

Uganda Sugar Traders Rip Big in Crisis  Not rated yet
Friday, 5th August, 2011

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has said the Uganda Government will allow controlled sugar imports of up to 40,000 tonnes for six ...

Four Uganda beef processing plants in the offing to improve quality  Not rated yet
Friday, 5th August, 2011

FOUR Uganda beef processing plants will be constructed across the country to improve the quality of meat on the market, animal ...

Diana, Taylor reach trash deal  Not rated yet
Saturday August 6, 2011

GOSHEN — Orange County Executive Ed Diana and Taylor Biomass Energy CEO Jim Taylor have reached a 20-year agreement committing ...

Fertiliser firm to start in Uganda   Not rated yet
Thursday, 4th August, 2011

The Government is in talks with an investor, Eagle Eye Africa, to manufacture organic fertilisers within the country to increase ...

Regional aviation costs rising  Not rated yet
Thursday, 4th August, 2011

Rising fuel costs is affecting all aspects of life, sending prices soaring. Regional aviation operations and other major ...

African business confidence grows  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 3rd August, 2011

A Uganda Newspaper has reported that the Africa Business Confidence Index (ABCI) for July shows growth in both manufacturing ...

RVR gets sh434b to repair Kenya Uganda railway  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 3rd August, 2011

Nairobi-IFC, a member of the World Bank, and six leading international finance institutions have extended $164m (about sh434b)...

The future of global economy is in Africa  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 27th July, 2011

PERHAPS for the first time in modern history, the future of the global economy lies in the hands of poor countries.

The ...

Uganda Sugar prices skyrocket  Not rated yet
Friday, 22nd July, 2011

A combination of low production and increased regional demand has conspired to push Uganda sugar prices up despite the 50% reduction ...

Kenya-Uganda rail network earns Big at year closing  Not rated yet
Friday, 22nd July, 2011

The Rift Valley Railways Investments (RVRI), the managers of the Kenya-Uganda rail network, earned $674,000 in the year ending ...

Batwa trail to boost Uganda’s trourism  Not rated yet
Thursday July 21, 2011

The Batwa Trail is a new form of tourism product expected to boost the volume of tourists destined to Uganda.

For $80 one ...

Why your Flight to Nairobi Was Directed to Entebbe Airport in Uganda  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

Flights were on Monday evening redirected to other airports including Mombasa, Entebbe and Kigali.

When contacted by Nation,...

USD100m UN project to boost Lake Victoria Clean up   Not rated yet
UN-HABITAT last week announced a $110 million grant from the African Development Bank for the second phase of Lake Victoria cleanup project which starts ...

Turkey Industrialist discusses Uganda Business Opportunities  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

On May 9-13, Turkey hosted the forth UN conference on least developed countries.Isaac Omoding had an online interview with Dr....

Battle of devices in Uganda Telecom Industry  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

Handset devices embedded with extra service are now providing service providers a new edge in competition.

MTN, UTL, Airtel ...

Uganda Exporters break new ground  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

Ugandan exporters are breaking new ground in previously unchartered markets like Kenya bringing in millions of dollars in sales....

Uganda Firm attains accountancy milestone  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

The global Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has offered a platinum employer accreditation to Johnson & Johnson ...

Uganda Coffee Authority Participates in Workshop on Zipping Agricutural Finance in Africa  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) participated in a one-day workshop organized by Bank of Uganda and AU’s Comprehensive ...

Uganda coffee exports up - July 2011 Report  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 19, 2011

Coffee exports from Uganda, one of Africa's leading exporters of the beans, is expected to rise by 20.2 percent in July from the ...

Uganda Energy crisis bites: Is it time again to Invest the Uganda Electricity Sector?  Not rated yet
Following the third rejection in a week by Ugandan MPs of a request by Government for sh61.3b to settle debts in the energy sector, domestic and commercial ...

Uganda Banks raise loan interest rates  Not rated yet
Saturday July 16, 2011

Most commercial banks in Uganda have raised their loan interest rates following Bank of Uganda’s decision to raise its lending ...

Can the Mobile Phone Help Uganda Farmers?  Not rated yet
As we all know, it’s the farmer who makes the world go round. Farmers have been enjoying the benefits of mobile money, and now were using mobile money ...

U.S. GOVERNMENT INVESTS IN UGANDA’S MEDICAL EDUCATION  Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

The United States is investing $130 million over five years to transform and improve African medical education and dramatically ...

Stanbic Bank Uganda to offer attractive Mortgages   Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with real estate agencies to enable more Ugandans build houses as the housing deficit soars with ...

Uganda Housing Finance Bank secures sh25b from France  Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

France has given a long-term sh25b loan to the Housing Finance Bank for home and commercial mortgages and construction finance....

East African Community Chief moots SME funding  Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

The East African Community (EAC) will partner with the East African Development Bank to extend loans to small and medium enterprises ...

Japan to fund a power extension to over 9000 Uganda Homes  Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

The Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) is going to fund a power line extension in five rural districts of eastern ...

Abu Dhabi investors take over Uganda National Bank of Commerce   Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

The Bank of Uganda has approved Abu Dhabi investors as the majority shareholders in National Bank of Commerce (NBC). This comes ...

Uganda Government moves to cut power expenses  Not rated yet
Friday July 15, 2011

UGANDA is switching off thermal power generators to reduce the cost of producing electricity, the Electricity Regulatory Authority ...

World Bank to finance 30,000 small farmers in Africa  Not rated yet
Thursday July 14, 2011

The World Bank has earmarked US$34m (about sh 85bn) to support over 30,000 small holder farmers involved in sustainable agricultural ...

Remittances to Africa hit USD40b  Not rated yet
Thursday July 14, 2011

IN Africa, migration is a vital lifeline for the continent and African migrants play a big role in the development of their home ...

World Bank, Centenary Bank Uganda sign agric deal  Not rated yet
Wednesday July 13, 2011


The World Bank, through the Agricultural Finance Support Facility, has earmarked $2.1m (about sh5b) to build Centenary Bank ...

World Bank gives Uganda USD120m loan for power  Not rated yet
Wednesday July 13, 2011

THE World Bank has agreed to give Uganda a $120m loan to upgrade the Kawanda-Masaka transmission line.

This comes as support ...

Uganda Thermal Power firms resume supply  Not rated yet
Wednesday July 13, 2011

LOAD shedding is set to reduce, after two private thermal generating plants resumed operations, energy minister Irene Muloni ...

13 years and counting - Taylor Biomass Gasification Project  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 12, 2011

New technology can always be a target for doubt and debate. Charles Babbage, Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers would probably ...

Ugandans cautioned on the Bank of Rwanda IPO   Not rated yet
Tuesday July 12, 2011

BANK of Rwanda is offering 3,000,000 shares at sh550 each in an initial public offer (IPO), which closes on July 29.

The instutition ...

Ecobank unveils a USD30m office in Lome, TOGO West Africa  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 12, 2011


ECOBANK Transnational Incorporated, the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has inaugurated a multi-million dollar corporate ...

Uganda Power Distributor halts repairs   Not rated yet
Uganda Electricity Distributor, Umeme relaxes power rations

Uganda Coffee farmers get sh7b EU deal  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 12, 2011

Coffee farmers, under the Ankole Coffee Producers Co-operative Union, have secured a contract to supply over 1,000 tonnes of coffee ...

Uganda Artists told to exploit local demand to expand market  Not rated yet
Monday July 11, 2011

LOCAL artists must stop looking at foreign tourists as the main source of market for their products, a top official advised last ...

Uganda Pay television joins mobile money  Not rated yet
Monday July 11, 2011

MTN Uganda has signed a partnership with StarTimes Uganda to enable the customers of the pay television use the mobile money service ...

UK firm pledges to boost Uganda Insurance coverage  Not rated yet
Monday July 11, 2011


The UK-based Britam Insurance Company has launched on the Ugandan market.

The firm’s entry comes amidst low penetration of ...

Mobile Monday Kampala: The role of mobiles in reaching farmers in the last mile  Not rated yet
MoMo Kampala cordially invites you to attend The Role of Mobiles in Reaching out to Farmers in the Last Mile, co-hosted by Grameen Foundation and MTN Uganda ...

Uganda Hotspots: What you need to know  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011

THE advent of android powered phones and the abolition of taxes on computer equipment has enabled a number of students at Ugandan ...

Uganda coffee exports soar  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011

KAMPALA, (Reuters) - Coffee exports from Uganda, one of Africa's leading exporters of the beans, rose by 58 percent in June compared ...

Uganda Social Security Fund to save sh50m annually as it unveils SMS platform  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011

THE National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has launched an SMS service dubbed “NSSF GO” to allow members access their savings through ...

Animal populations surge in Ugandan national parks  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011

The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has soared over the past decade, the Uganda Wildlife Authority ...

Uganda Wildlife Authority announces discounted rates for Gorilla permits  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011
Uganda Wildlife Authority has announced promotional sale of gorilla permits covering May, October and November.

The promotional ...

Two new Gorilla Babies Born in Bwindi  Not rated yet
The planned launch of Oruzogo mountain gorilla group for tourism has got a boost following the birth of two new babies in the family last week.

Tibirikwata ...

Habinyanja Black Back Killed by poachers  Not rated yet
Friends of critically endangered Mountain Gorillas are mourning the brutal death of Mizaano (meaning playful) on Friday June 17 2011, of Habinyanja Family,...

Buganda Queen routes for increased investment in tourism  Not rated yet
THE Queen of Buganda, Nabagereka Sylvia Naginda has urged central and local governments to scale up investments in tourism by uplifting our heritage sites ...

Buganda Tourism Expo 2011  Not rated yet
Buganda Kingdom through the ministry of Tourism is preparing to host the 3rd Tourism Expo.

In an effort to promote the tourism industry in Buganda and ...

Uganda Wild Life Authority announces new Park Entry Tariffs JULY 2011-JUNE 2013  Not rated yet
Friday July 8, 2011

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has new tourism tariff for tourists visiting the National Parks which will take effect on 1st July ...

Uganda to Implement a USD644m Agricultural Project  Not rated yet
Thursday July 7, 2011

A NEW agricultural project has been designed to support the implementation process of both National Agricultural Research Organisation ...

Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust to pay out 1.4bn.to Farmers  Not rated yet
Thursday July 7, 2011

FOR the first time since the BIDCO oil palm out-growers started harvesting in May 2010, this last April 2011 we paid out sh100m ...

How Venture Capitalists are Tapping into Uganda’s virgin money market  Not rated yet
Thursday July 7, 2011

IT pays to look beyond short term gain. This is what some visionary local entrepreneurs who chose to invest in a factory making ...

Uganda Prime Minister assures investors of government support  Not rated yet
Wednesday July 6, 2011

The Uganda government is committed to enacting policies that will attract investments into the country, the Prime Minister Amama ...

A Uganda Study on investments launched  Not rated yet
Wednesday July 6, 2011

A study, which will assess the actual value of investments in the country and the jobs created, has been launched. Maria Kiwanuka,...

70 Bank of Uganda officers retire  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 5, 2011

Over 70 top officers in the Bank of Uganda have retired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme which was affected by the management ...

Tullow Oil rises after positive update as FTSE edges higher again  Not rated yet
Tuesday July 5, 2011

As the market edges higher again, Tullow Oil is in the spotlight after a well received trading update.

The oil explorer said ...

World Bank approves sh130b Uganda budget support  Not rated yet
Monday July 4, 2011

The World Bank on Thursday approved credit worth $50m (sh130b) to finance Uganda’s national budget.

Chris Kassami, the finance ...

Uganda Mortgage attracts sh40b more...  Not rated yet
Monday July 4, 2011

KCB Uganda has launched a new $15m (about sh40.5b) mortgage financing facility.

Albert Odongo, the managing director, noted ...

US Based Delta Airlines opens First Office in Kampala Uganda   Not rated yet
Monday July 4, 2011

DELTA Airlines, one of America’s biggest carriers has joined the competition for passengers flying in and out of Entebbe. In a code-...

Uganda’s economy on track – IMF  Not rated yet
Thursday, 30th June, 2011

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed Uganda’s Policy Support Instrument (PSI), saying it aims at maintaining ...

Uganda Trade Ministry to build 70 new warehouses for Farmers  Not rated yet
Tuesday June 28, 2011

The Government is to build 70 warehouses across the country to boost the Warehouse Receipt System (WRS). The move is expected ...

East African Community Project seeks to develop cross-border markets  Not rated yet
Tuesday June 28, 2011

The East African Community (EAC) is planning to formulate a project to support development of local markets across borders, a ...

New Vision cover price up to sh1,500 effective July 1  Not rated yet
Tuesday June 28, 2011

New Vision Newspaper will raise its cover price by a modest sh300, from the current sh1,200 to sh1,500 starting this Friday, July ...

Uganda in top 10 investment destinations  Not rated yet
Tuesday June 28, 2011

Uganda is the 9th best country to invest in Africa in 2011, according to a new survey. The survey by business professionals in ...

Sh700m Uganda power line starts  Not rated yet
Tuesday June 28, 2011

The building of a sh700m power line extension project for Wakisi sub-county in Buikwe district Uganda has started. The project,...

World Bank boosts Uganda Rural Electrification Programme with 6 million dollars  Not rated yet
Monday June 27, 2011

THE World Bank has earmarked $6m towards extension of new electricity power lines to eastern and northern Uganda.

In eastern ...

Bank of Africa Uganda to venture into mortgages  Not rated yet
Monday June 27, 2011

Bank of Africa (BOA) is to venture into low cost mortgage financing to consolidate its presence in Uganda and the East Africa, it ...

More pain in sight for East African Community Currencies  Not rated yet
Friday June 24, 2011

The Kenyan and Ugandan shillings are likely to remain under pressure against the dollar next week after falling through a series ...

Uganda Printing material prices surge by 8%  Not rated yet
Friday June 24, 2011

The high cost of production has forced the newspaper and print industry into a corner.

This implies that advertising rates ...

Taylor Biomass Energy LLC Gasification Process  Not rated yet
How Taylor Biomass Energy is overcoming the industry barriers of Biomass Gasification Technology

Airlines want a single East African Community entry Visa  Not rated yet
Wednesday June 22, 2011

Airline representatives want a single destination visa for tourists visiting the East African region, its chairman, suggested ...

Kampala to host $20m India-Africa institute  Not rated yet
Thursday June 16, 2011

THE Indian government will fund a $20m pan African institute to be hosted in Kampala that will serve as a premier skills development ...

Uganda Coffee May exports jump to 43 percent  Not rated yet
Wednesday June 15, 2011

KAMPALA, (Reuters) - Uganda's coffee exports beat expectations to jump 42.8 percent to 253,270 60-kg bags in May from a year ...

Uganda’s new link to the sea is the best  Not rated yet
Thursday June 16, 2011

THE photograph of an overweight former President Idi Amin riding a tiny bicycle with his bespectacled passenger and witty adviser ...

Victoria University Uganda links with Scotland’s Colleges to train oil workforce  Not rated yet
Wednesday June 15, 2011

VICTORIA University Uganda has partnered with Scotland’s Colleges to offer skills training to support oil sector.

The Kiira ...

Uganda maize farmers in Busoga get equipment  Not rated yet
Monday June 13, 2011

Five Uganda farmer associations in Luuka district have been boosted with post-harvest handling equipment to improve the maize value-...

Kampala Uganda Pension Towers to quench demand for office space  Not rated yet
Monday June 13, 2011

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) board is satisfied with the progress on the construction works of its Pension Towers in ...

Uganda Banks beat capital deadline  Not rated yet
Monday June 6, 2011

All the 23 licensed commercial banks have complied with the new Bank of Uganda (BOU) statutory requirement to raise minimum capital ...

Uganda Oil, Tourism to Drive Aviation Growth  Not rated yet
Thursday June 2, 2011

The discovery oil, impending production phase and the evolving tourism sector will be a key driver of the aviation industry for ...

The East African Community Eyes Better Railway and Roads  Not rated yet
Tuesday May 31, 2011

Citizens of East Africa can expect increased economic activity that should improve their per capita income and wellbeing following ...

MTN Uganda subscribers reach 7 million  Not rated yet
Monday May 30, 2011

MTN Uganda has registered 500,000 subscribers in three months since the beginning of the year, bringing the firm’s total number ...

Uganda Clays gains, turnover low  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011

AFTER several weeks of inactivity, Uganda Clays (UCL) made gains on Tuesday, moving one million shares at an average sh30 ...

Why Uganda will delay to issue more oil licences  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011

THERE has been growing interest from international companies to take part in the oil-rich Lake Albert rift.

According ...

Uganda Weather insurance policy mooted  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011

LION Assurance Uganda and Uganda Centenary Rural Development Bank have partnered to offer weather index insurance to farmers ...

The Common Market For East and Southern Africa (COMESA) turns focus to leather sector  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011

The leather tanning industry in the COMESA region is being reviewed with help from international agencies with the idea of ...

Neptune on third oil test in West Nile Uganda   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 25th May, 2011

NEPTUNE Petroleum, the firm exploring for oil and gas in the West Nile has commenced operational arrangements to drill a third ...

Uganda to earn $100M from fisheries  Not rated yet
Sunday May 29, 2011

THE Government has laid down ambitious and shrewd interventions geared at turning-around the fortunes of the overtly fading fisheries ...

Bank of Uganda, UBOS to collect date on real estate  Not rated yet
Saturday May 28, 2011

THE Bank of Uganda has teamed up with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to collect data on the prices of real estate to bolster ...

Uganda Power subsidies jump to sh300b  Not rated yet
Friday May 27, 2011

POWER subsidies will jump three-fold in the next financial year ahead of the commissioning of the first 50MW from the 250MW Bujagali ...

Uganda's next Budget and Your Business  Not rated yet
Thursday May 26, 2011

Once again, it is that time of the year when the business community is awash with concern and anxiety as to whether this year’...

Uganda Arabica coffee at almost 4.2 US Dollars in Bugisu  Not rated yet
Wednesday May 25, 2011

The price for premium Arabica coffee parchment has hit sh10,000 (USD4.24565) per kilogramme and is expected to rise further as ...

The East African Community could get long-term funding options  Not rated yet
Wednesday May 25, 2011

Ugandan businesses, especially in agriculture, that want to spread across the East African Community (EAC) have another chance ...

Uganda Shilling appreciates marginally  Not rated yet
Monday May 23, 2011

The shilling appreciated against the US dollar during the week closing at 2382/87 compared to the previous close of 2390/95. “The ...

Uganda Infrastructure Fund in Offing  Not rated yet
Monday May 23, 2011

THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its local partners have selected Deloitte Consulting to undertake ...

East African Common market protocol gets $10m  Not rated yet
Monday May 23, 2011

The East African Community (EAC) has allocated an estimated $10m for the effective implementation of the common market protocol....

Uganda Health Insurance Sector has growth potential   Not rated yet
Monday May 23, 2011

As Uganda prepares ground for a solid national health insurance scheme, emphasis should be directed towards provision of better ...

Samsung and Kenyan University Sign Technology Development Deal  Not rated yet
Thursday May 19, 2011

Strathmore University in Kenya has signed a three year research and development memorandum of understanding (MoU) with electronics ...

Uganda Export Promotion Board and The International Trade Center Review The Uganda Coffee Export Strategy  Not rated yet
Thursday May 19, 2011

THE Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) together with the International Trade Centre (ITC) is reviewing the coffee export strategy....

Source of Nile vantage point to get Shs2.5 billion facelift  Not rated yet
Thursday May 19, 2011

One of the most attractive tourist destinations in the Uganda, the Source of the Nile vantage point in Jinja is to get a Shs2....

Direct foreign investment to Africa to hit $150b  Not rated yet
Thursday May 19, 2011

Afro pessimism is fading out across the African continent as citizens lead direct investments on the continent with capital investments ...

Uganda Institutions adopt New Mobile Banking   Not rated yet
Sunday May 15, 2011

Stiff competition in Uganda’s financial sector is forcing institutions into adopting new forms of technology to reduce the costs ...

Uganda Museum redevelopment bidding process starts  Not rated yet
Thursday May 12, 2011

The bidding process for the redevelopment of the Uganda Museum into an ultra-modern building, the East African Trade Centre, has ...

Uganda Launches a 5million Dollar Plastics Raw Material Factory  Not rated yet
Monday, 9th May, 2011

Uganda will start manufacturing pre-form, the main ingredient in the production of plastics. Presently, most of the ingredient ...

Uganda Clays makes sh3b loss  Not rated yet
Monday, 9th May, 2011


UGANDA Clays recorded a sh3.8b loss last year due to a rise in the cost of production and financing, the company’s 2010 audited ...

Stanbic Bank to offer 4.2 billion Extra Shares  Not rated yet
Monday, 9th May, 2011

STANBIC Bank has proposed an extra bonus share for every share held by existing shareholders, a bank statement has indicated.

The ...

Uganda could earn from the rising global Copper prices  Not rated yet
Sunday May 8, 2011

UGANDA has failed to earn money from the high copper prices after prolonged efforts to seek investors to manage, revive and operate ...

Nothern Uganda Town: Hotel Industry Growing   Not rated yet
Sunday May 8, 2011

Although devastating memories still resonate in the minds of people in northern Uganda for suffering a two decade rebel insurgency,...

Mobile Monday Kampala Uganda -How Do We Create an Enabling Ecosystem for Developers and Industry Leaders?  Not rated yet
Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Mobile Monday Kampala is pleased to announce that its next meeting, on the theme, How Do We Create an Enabling Ecosystem for ...

IMF happy with Uganda oil plan  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 3rd May, 2011

UGANDA’S plan to handle petroleum revenues is ‘sensible’ and promotes transparency and accountability, the International Monetary ...

Uganda Government targeting universal rural electrification by 2035  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 3rd May, 2011

THE Government has failed to achieve the 10% rural electrification target set almost 10 years back, Eng. Simon D’Ujanga, the ...

Ugandan President Commisions 26 million Dollar Hydropower Project.  Not rated yet
Sunday, 1st May, 2011

THE Government will subsidise the connection to the national electricity grid to give more people in rural and semi-urban areas ...

Google Launches Health And Trading SMS Info Services in Uganda  Not rated yet
Google, in partnership with MTN Uganda, has launched 'Google SMS', a set of services that allows users in the country to access SMS information services....

Uganda Advertisers defy inflation  Not rated yet
Monday, April 25, 2011

THE growth of media and increasing competition in the telecom sector drove advertising expenditure to sh97b from sh79.5b in the ...

Bank of Uganda kicks off household survey on remittances  Not rated yet
Thursday, April 21 2011

Bank of Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Bureau of Statics is conducting a household survey that seeks to collect data ...

World Bank honours Uganda’s innovation  Not rated yet
Sunday April 24, 2011

UGANDA received an honorable mention amongst contestants from six continents in the just concluded World Bank’s first-ever “Apps ...

Nigeria firm to improve Bankom Uganda Services  Not rated yet
Monday, 18th April, 2011

INTERSWITCH Nigeria has acquired a 60% stake in Bankom Uganda, a move aimed at accelerating the firm’s market penetration and ...

Tullow Uganda Tax Cash to Build Karuma Dam  Not rated yet
Sunday, 17th April, 2011

UGANDA will use tax payments by UK oil explorer Tullow Oil to finance construction of the Karuma dam, a ministry of finance ...

Central Bank of Uganda to target core inflation at 5%  Not rated yet
The central bank of Uganda could reduce the amount of money in circulation if by June the inflation situation in the country persists

According to the ...

African Investment Forum in Dar  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 13th April, 2011

THE 2011 African Investment Forum (AIF) schedule to take place in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania April 17-19 will focus on the ...

Khartoum embraces East African Common Market  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 13th April, 2011

NORTHERN Sudan has assembled a number of goods deemed suitable for export into the huge East African community and the wider ...

Uganda National Water launches an e-water payment system  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 13th April, 2011

THE recent decision by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to close its cash offices and launch an e-water ...

Uganda’s financial market in optimism  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 13th April, 2011

HERE is growing optimism in the financial market as institutions approach the end of April deadline for publishing their ...

Tullow clears $469m disputed Uganda Tax  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 12th April, 2011

TULLOW Oil has paid $469m into Bank of Uganda as capital gains tax from the sale of petroleum assets in blocks 1 and 3A in ...

Uganda Extension Workers tipped on Matooke value addition  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

JOLLY Gonahasa is a matooke expert, having started a cookery institute at Wandegeya, a Kampala suburb. She has mastered the ...

Fisheries sector gets sh11.5b for 11 projects in the East African region  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

ABOUT sh11.5b (three million euros) has been allocated to implement 32 national and regional fisheries projects in the East ...

Uganda Mobile money, SACCOS deny banks clients  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

SOPHISTICATION of commercial bank documents, high bank charges, intermittent income inflows and a poor saving culture is ...

Ugandan art and crafts get market abroad on internet  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

A GROUP of women who have been chiseling rocks at the Kireka stone quarry, Kampala for the last two decades have become soldiers ...

East African Community Plot for joint commodity Trading Platform  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

UGANDA, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi need a unified currency and commodity exchange to offer local platforms for investors ...

Uganda Fuel Marking and quality Monitoring Programme (FMP).   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

THERE is a ray of hope as far as improving Uganda’s petroleum sector is concerned; following the Government’s effort in the ...

East African Common market at crossroads: what is the way forward?  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

THE signing of the East African Common Market Protocol on July 1, last year, received overwhelming support across the five ...

Low call rates expected to drive Uganda Teledensity by 20%  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

Uganda Teledensity should grow by between 15-20% or another seven million people should get connected in 2011 if operators ...

Uganda Coffee industry to benefit from online marketing  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 6th April, 2011

EFFORTS are underway to help Uganda’s coffee industry players integrate modern information communication systems to widen ...

Japan to fund $135M Bridge on Uganda's Nile River  Not rated yet
Monday, 4th April, 2011

CONSTRUCTION of the new bridge on River Nile in Jinja will officially start in August 2012, works and transport minister Eng....

Uganda shilling extends gains against American dollar  Not rated yet
Monday, 4th April, 2011

THE Uganda shilling continued its recent resurgence on Monday, expanding its gains against the dollar and traders said the unit ...

Revenue from Uganda Insurance brokers grows by sh9b  Not rated yet
Monday, 4th April, 2011

THE insurance premium contributed by insurance brokers grew by sh9b to sh78b last year, from sh69b the previous year.

“This ...

Uganda Sugar industry to invest $195m   Not rated yet
Monday, 4th April, 2011

UGANDA'S three main raw sugar producers are planning to invest $195m over the next two years to expand cane processing and power ...

Sh50b needed for Uganda rural power  Not rated yet
Monday, 4th April, 2011

The Uganda Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is seeking a $21m loan (about sh51b) from the Arab Bank for Economic Development ...

Bujagali dam Uganda near completion  Not rated yet
Friday, 1st April, 2011

CONSTRUCTION of the 250MW hydropower dam at Bujagali falls has entered its final phase. On Friday engineers started diverting ...

Uganda Food prices drive inflation to 11%  Not rated yet
Friday, 1st April, 2011

KAMPALA-Rising food prices helped drive Uganda’s year-on-year inflation rate up for the fifth month in a row in March to 11....

Centenary Bank Uganda Profits up sh29b  Not rated yet
Thursday, 31st March, 2011

CENTENARY Bank posted a rise in net profits of sh29b in 2010, up from the sh26b earned the previous year.

The performance ...

Uganda Arabica coffee prices skyrocket  Not rated yet
Friday, 1st April,2011

THE price of premium parchment Arabica coffee in Bugisu has hit an all-time high of sh8,500 per kilogramme.

Premium parchment ...

Uganda annual banking, finance, insurance exhibition slated for April 14  Not rated yet
Friday, 1st April, 2011

THE 3rd annual banking, finance and insurance expo is scheduled to run from April 14 to16 at the Lugogo Main Exhibition Hall ...

Ugandan wins Organic Farming Award  Not rated yet
Friday, 1st April, 2011


A UGANDAN exhibitor scooped the Best Organic Africa Pavilion award at the just-concluded 2011 World Organic Trade Fair (BioFach)...

Uganda in tourism finals  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 29th March, 2011

UGANDA is in the finals of the tourism for “Tomorrow Awards” organised by the World Travel and Tourism Council of London.

Uganda ...

New rules for Uganda Tour operators in the offing  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 29th March, 2011

THE Government of Uganda is in the process of amending the Uganda Tourism Act to ensure regulation of the tour and travel ...

MTN Uganda and UTL Cash Wrangles 
The unfolding of a fight between two Uganda Telecom story giants

Britain offers 20 million pounds for Norther Uganda Small Businesses  Not rated yet
Monday March 28, 2011

Britain has announced that it will provide a grant to help the small and medium scale enterprises in Northern Uganda recover from ...

Uganda Banks opt for government securities and foreign Assets  Not rated yet
Monday March 28, 2011

Local banks in Uganda are shifting their investments from credit to investing in foreign assets and risk- free government securities....

Mobile Monday Kampala Uganda -Financial inclusion through mobile money: The role of banks, mobile operators and developers  Not rated yet
Monday March 28, 2011

Mobile Monday, or MoMo, is a global network of mobile industry professionals, visionaries, developers and entrepreneurs, in over ...

Sh367b biomass power project to be set up  Not rated yet
Monday, 7th March, 2011

A 40-mega watt biomass power project is to be set up at Namungoona in Kampala district. The $160m (about sh367b) project is ...

6.6MW Ishasha Hydro Power Dam to Boost Uganda Grid Supply  Not rated yet
Monday, 21st March, 2011

ISHASHA Hydro Power Station in Kanungu has improved electricity supply by 6.6MW after engineers successfully switched it on ...

Uganda - German Technology Transfer Expor  Not rated yet
Monday, 21st March, 2011
THE Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) and Brussels Airlines will send a business delegation to this year’...

Uganda software Developers get free testing laboratory from Nokia   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 16th March, 2011

A MOBILE phone vendor Nokia is offering local software application developers a laboratory for testing devices.

Dorothy ...

Understanding the Impact of Uganda Oil Operations on Tourism   Not rated yet
Wednesday, 16th March, 2011

IN the sun baked plains around Lake Albert stands a newly created tourist camp at Kyehoro, Buseruka Sub County in Hoima ...

World Bank annonces new strategy for Africa  Not rated yet
Wednesday, 16th March, 2011

THE World Bank has advised Uganda to aggressively mobilize domestic resources to build infrastructure that will make the ...

East African Community States to Promot Regional tourism  Not rated yet
Monday, 7th March 2011

THE Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is upgrading Masindi, Kisoro, Arua and Kasese airports to improve air transport, boost tourism ...

US coffee investor gets free land in Uganda   Not rated yet
Monday 7th March 2010

KISORO district council has offered 50 acres of land to Urth Caffé, an American coffee chain based in California, to establish ...

Uganda Investment Climate Improves - World Bank   Not rated yet
Thursday, 3rd March, 2011

UGANDA has moved up seven places to the 122nd position out of 183 economies in the overall “Ease of doing business” rankings,...

Uganda Hosts the 5th East African Petroleum Conference  Not rated yet




Uganda is playing host to the 5th east Africa petroleum conference that will mainly tackle petroleum issues. This time the regional meeting ...

Tight US dollar inflows hit Uganda shilling again  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 1st March, 2011

THE Ugandan shilling fell against the dollar on Tuesday, dragged lower by tightening US currency inflows and traders saw it ...

Uganda Agro-Machine Fabricators Eye Regional Market   Not rated yet
Tuesday, 1st March, 2011

MAKERS of agro-processing machines have shifted their focus to the regional market.

Fred Kavuma, the technical director ...

Libya Uprising and Uganda Banking   Not rated yet
Tuesday, 1st March, 2011

TROPICAL Bank has a strong financial stand and will not be affected by the crisis in the parent country Libya, the Central ...

Swiss firms take over Shell in Sub-Saharan Africa   Not rated yet
Monday, 21st February, 2011

SWISS joint-venture firms, the Vitol Group and Helios Investments, have taken over Royal Dutch Shell’s majority shareholding ...

Bujagali first 50MW ready in Oct  Not rated yet
Monday, 14th February, 2011

THE River Nile will for the second time in three years undergo a landmark diversion as construction of the 250MW Bujagali ...

Uganda and Tanzania Plan US$ 2.7b Investment at Dar es Salaam port  Not rated yet
Wednesday February 9, 2011

UGANDA and Tanzania are in talks on a $2.7b joint investment to develop infrastructure on the Dar es Salaam port.

The ...

Roofings Uganda Secures USD 25Million from IFC   Not rated yet
Wednesday February 9, 2011

THE International Finance Cooperation (IFC) has extended a $25m loan to Roofings Rolling Mills as the firm pushes to complete ...

Uganda Investment Up-date 2010 - Minister of Finance   Not rated yet
Let me start by wishing you all a Happy New Year and pray that 2011 will be a fruitful year for all of us.

As we have done in the past years, the Uganda ...

Uganda Hosts East Africa Petroleum Conference   Not rated yet
Thursday, 03 February


Uganda is playing host to the 5th east Africa petroleum conference that will mainly tackle petroleum issues. This time the regional ...

Kampala-Lira route to get more buses  Not rated yet
Monday February 7, 2011

THE Transport Licencing Board has urged bus operators on the Kampala-Lira route to welcome new operators and embrace healthy ...

New Kenyan Firm to Get Cross listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange   Not rated yet
Friday February 4, 2011

THE impending entry of Centum Investments on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is expected to provide some relief to the ...

Uganda Electricity demand to triple by 2023  Not rated yet
Wednesday February 2, 2011

UGANDA'S electricity demand is expected to triple in the next decade assuming economic growth trends continue, paving way ...

2010 Uganda Investment Report released  Not rated yet
Friday, 07 January 2011


Uganda Investment Authority reports an improvement in local investment in 2010, representing 59% of the total investments....

Airtel Uganda reduces international call rates  Not rated yet
Tuesday, 18 January 2011


Telecommunication Company Airtel has reduced the rates of calling from kampala to India and China to 3 shillings. This amount ...

Uganda Commodity Prices rise as dollar fluctuates  Not rated yet
Friday, 21 January 2011

A sharp increase in the international prices of commodities and a high dollar rate against the shilling has sparked a surge ...

Uganda Plans 10b Citrus fruit factory in Teso Region  Not rated yet
Tuesday February 1, 2011

AMID growing fears that a fruit factory in Teso sub-region will never be constructed, the Government is moving closer to ...

Growing a Global ICT Business From Africa   Not rated yet
Tuesday February 1, 2011

UGANDA has a fledging IT industry with top end training institutions churning thousands of graduates annually. Computer Warehouse ...

Uganda Poised to Reap From Education Exports   Not rated yet
Tuesday February 1, 2011

AS Uganda solidifies plans to become a regional education hub, the Uganda Exports Promotion Board (UEPB) has started discussions ...

India to Build East Africa Business Institute in Uganda   Not rated yet
Tuesday February 1, 2011

INDIA plans to set up international trade and investment institutes in selected African countries, including Uganda.

The ...

Western Uganda to get 20 Billion Shilling Tea Factory   Not rated yet
Sunday January 23, 201

FARMERS in the newly-created Buhweju district are set to benefit from a sh20b tea factory, which has been established in their ...

Uganda eyes 4m bags of coffee  Not rated yet
Monday January 24, 2011

UGANDA expects good coffee prices to support the Government’s aim of boosting output to a targeted 4.5 million 60-kg bags of ...

Disagreements could derail source of Nile investment  Not rated yet
Sunday January 23, 2011


THE blocking of a multi-million dollar investment in a zoo at the world-famous Source of the Nile has generated a fresh debate ...

Unmet demand persists at Uganda stock market  Not rated yet
Monday January 17, 2011

A huge unmet share demand on the local financial counters charecterised the market in the first two days of trading this week....

Uganda's oil to flow in 2012   Not rated yet
Monday January 17, 2011

TULLOW Oil has said it will start oil production in Uganda in 2012 rather than its previous target of 2011 due to the complexity ...

How Kenya’s financial inclusion experience can help ugandans  Not rated yet
Monday January 17, 2011

LAST month, the Governor Central Bank of Kenya Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u delivered an insightful lecture on the state of affairs ...

Uganda poised to lead East and Central Africa in Steel Production  Not rated yet
Saturday January 15, 2011

THE Uganda Steel Rolling Mills has embarked on the construction of an iron ore smelting plant in Jinja district that will ...

Uganda Cement price expected to drop with new plant  Not rated yet
Monday, January 10 2011

Cement prices are expected to drop following the commissioning of a new plant by Hima Cement. The plant in Kasese District is ...

Uganda Oil Boosts Local Real Estates Industry   Not rated yet
THE price for land and house rent in Hoima and Buliisa districts has more than trippled in the past six years. The development is attributed to the increasing ...

Partnerships between Local and International Contractors deemed to win Uganda Oil Tenders  Not rated yet
Thursday January 13, 2011

AS Uganda’s nascent oil sector prepares itself for commercial oil production next year, it presents a lot of business opportunities ...

Uganda Farmers Benefit from Rising Cocoa prices  Not rated yet
Wednesday January 5, 2011


THE political crisis that has gripped Ivory Coast since November’s disputed presidential election has created a spike in ...

Uganda Electricity Consumer Tariffs to Remain UNCHANGED   Not rated yet
Thursday December 23, 2010

Electricity consumers have reason to celebrate after the government handed them an early Christmas present.

Government ...

East African Community Stops Double Taxation  Not rated yet
Monday December 06, 2010

East Africa Community heads of state have agreed to remove double taxation for investors whose companies operate in two or ...

The $144m Business Opportunity in Uganda Insurance  Not rated yet
Monday December 27, 2010

While some investors might perceive Uganda as having a highly risky business environment given the country's political history ...

TELECOM
The Most Competitive Business Sector in Uganda  Not rated yet
Monday December 27, 2010

THE highlight of the telecom sector in 2010 was the drastic drop in call rates by about 60%, which observers say will now help ...

International Printing Companies To Reap Big from Uganda's 2011 General Elections  Not rated yet
Friday December 24, 2010

Sunshine or rain, there's always some profitable business being done in Africa Uganda.

While most Ugandans are being bombarded ...

Private Equity Firms Poised To Profit From The East Africa Regional Integration  Not rated yet
Private equity firms are setting up shop in east Africa attracted by a growing young and urban population, but also by better political stability and sounder ...

Uganda Tourism Earnings Up to US$600 million   Not rated yet
Monday, 13th December, 2010

Tourism earnings increased from $165.3m in 2001 to over $600m by 2009, making the industry a robust source of foreign exchange,...

East African Community to get Single Tourist Visa  Not rated yet
Sunday 3RD October , 2010

The much-touted single tourist visa for the East Africa partner states will take sometime to materialise, industry sources ...

Zain Becomes Airtel  Not rated yet
Zain rebranded to Airtel after Bharti Airtel acquired 16 Zain African operations for $ 11.7bn. This change took place in several other countries where ...

Tullow Oil to invest in social sector in Bunyoro  Not rated yet
In a bid to improve social services delivery, Tullow Oil Plc is to invest in Corporate Social Responsibility projects in the oil rich region of Bunyoro....

GOU seeks investor for 700 MW Karuma Dam project.  Not rated yet
Government of Uganda is seeking a private investor to construct the Karuma hydropower project. This comes after a twist of events when the power firm contracted ...

Murchison National Park to get Golf Course   Not rated yet
Friday, 19 November 2010

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cleared Madhivani group of companies to develop a golf course in Murchison national park....

Nakumatt Uganda MD reveals Business Strategy   Not rated yet
Thursday, November 18 2010

Mr Bernard Mutua is the Nakumatt Uganda country manager; he spoke to Smart Money about the supermarket’s recent expansion....

Banks, Investors Eyeing African bond issues  Not rated yet
Monday 22nd November, 2010

An increasing number of African nations and state-owned firms are expected to tap international bond markets in the next ...

700 million Barrels of Oil Discovered in Uganda   Not rated yet
Monday, 20th July, 2009

The 700 million barrels of discovered oil are enough for Uganda, Tim O’Hanlon, the Tullow Oil Group vice-president, has disclosed....

Uganda Discovers Oil   Not rated yet
October 2009

After years of painstaking exploration, Ugandans heard what they have been longing to hear - the discovery of oil in their country. The ...