Inflation holds steady at 3.1% as food prices climb
December’s inflation held at 3.1% as rising vegetable and energy costs offset easing core price growth
Uganda Business News
October coffee exports surge 38% as arabica earnings double
Uganda’s coffee exports jumped 38 per cent in October, driven by an abundant harvest and surging arabica prices that more than doubled earnings from the premium bean
Ugandan agriculture exports face €2.75bn threat as EU tightens traceability rules
Shared-cost models between buyers and suppliers emerge as Uganda’s best hope for meeting EU traceability standards that threaten access to lucrative coffee markets
Benin coup attempt reveals west Africa’s deepening democratic crisis
Nigeria deployed jets to help crush Benin’s coup attempt, marking Ecowas’s first successful military intervention against putschists since the region’s coup epidemic began in 2020
South Africa’s G20 triumph comes face to face with Trump’s wrecking ball
The first G20 on African soil delivered on debt, energy and minerals — but can these wins survive Trump’s antagonism and America’s forthcoming presidency?
Get Ready for 2025 Spotify Wrapped: Bigger, bolder, and more revealing
The wait is over for fans across the continent; it’s time to look back at the sounds, stories, and voices that defined your year with 2025 Spotify Wrapped
Absa launches first Social Impact Awards to celebrate changemakers across Africa
Absa recently unveiled its inaugural Social Impact Awards, celebrating colleagues who have advanced the bank’s purpose of being a force for good through volunteer work across the continent
Joshua Baraka tops Spotify charts in Uganda as Nigerian artists dominate
Joshua Baraka outperforms Davido and Kendrick Lamar on Uganda’s Spotify charts, but West African dominance persists across albums and artists; a closer look at the numbers
Michael Atingi-Ego’s keynote speech at the 6th National Content Conference
Bank of Uganda governor charts Uganda’s path from $50bn to $500bn economy, anchored in oil-funded transformation and intergenerational equity
Ugandan oil suppliers told to target regional markets
Uganda’s oil suppliers told to pursue regional opportunities as domestic market set to narrow when production starts