In recent months Uganda’s army has shown professionalism and discipline in dealing with a number of crises, including a desert locust invasion and a national electricity outage. The inter-agency COVID-19 taskforce is led by the army, although it was set up expressly to support the health ministry
Smart Girls Uganda, a not for profit organisation, in partnership with Tenge Collections an Afrocentric fashion design house and Hope Hub have distributed masks to vulnerable women in Nakasero Market in a bid to control the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus
French oil major Total SA said on Thursday that is acquiring Tullow oil’s assets in Uganda’s Lake Albert oil project for $575m (Shs2.1 trillion), with $500m to be paid once the deal has been approved by the government and $75m paid when a final investment decision has been reached
Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced loan holiday packages for businesses and personal clients as measures against the economic impact caused by the Covid-19 global pandemic
Even before the virus has made much headway on the continent, African currencies, sovereign debt, and public equities have fallen dramatically, in many cases experiencing losses far greater than in developed or other developing and emerging markets
Today, all the 150 samples tested were negative for Covid-19 at the Uganda Virus Research Institute. The total number of Covid-19 coronavirus confirmed cases in the country still stands at 52
The Uganda government and the three joint venture partners in the Lake Albert oil project —Tullow Oil, Total E&P, and China National Offshore Oil Corporation —have reached a deal on the sale of Tullow’s assets, this website can confirm
Kisaame was thrown into the deep end at Dfcu Bank when senior bank officials were accused of complicity in the Global Fund corruption scandal, which forced his predecessor to leave after less than two years on the job
In Africa, lockdowns to control the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak will hurt urban families — most of who depend on informal sector jobs — the most. Therefore, reshaping African cities in the pandemic’s aftermath to ensure they can be engines of economic growth in the future, will be key
The elections take place in January/February 2021. Scores of young voters will be ineligible to vote – despite meeting the age requirement at the time of the election. Considering that over 75% of Uganda’s population is below 30, the implications could be significant