Rwanda and Uganda will lead East African Community’s growth next year, but the International Monetary Fund warns of tough times ahead.
The tough times are being projected as a result of the tightening of economic policies, especially by the US...
Household budgets and operating costs for businesses in Uganda are expected to remain high following the government’s refusal to provide tax rebates on fuel, adding uncertainty to the country’s economic recovery. Already, truckers, hotels that use bulk liquefied petroleum...
President Paul Kagame and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have signed a peace agreement. Both presidents of Rwanda and Uganda signed the agreement in Angola to end months of tensions between them.
In the past, the two leaders have accused each...
KAMPALA, UGANDA - Ugandans living in Kasese town (western Uganda) will have the opportunity to smile if Kilembe copper mines resumes work.
Kasese is one of the known districts in the country not because of the Rwenzori mountains or the...
KAMPALA, UGANDA –The Tourism sector is one of the fastest growing sectors that have contributed much to the growth of Uganda’s economy in the year 2012.
It is attributed to the increased number of visitors/ tourists entering the country.
According to...
In a bid to resolve the crisis in South Sudan, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni has organized a meeting between President Salva Kiir and Opposition Leader, Biek Machar in Kampala tomorrow.
The news of the peace talks comes a day after...
A delegation of ministers and government officials led by Hon. Francis Mwebesa, Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives of the Republic of Uganda, this afternoon arrived at the Moi International Airport to participate in the Kenya – Uganda Agribusiness...
A train heading to Uganda was hijacked, protesters started looting something that forced the police to respond killing several civilians. This was in a Kenyan slum of Kibera. Apparently residents in this area claim that the protests that have lasted for...
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially confirmed the deaths of 54 soldiers, including a commander, in a recent attack carried out by al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.
The president shared this information through his official Twitter account, initially disclosing it during...
Ugandan soldiers hid for six days before being rescued after al-Shabab militants overran their base, a spokesperson for the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) told VOA Somali.
Brigadier General Felix Kulaigye said the four soldiers, including a lieutenant, survived by...




