Participants at the 13th African Potato Association (APA) Conference in a group photo The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has highlighted the importance of potato and sweet potato in addressing the nutritional needs of people and improving the livelihoods of different communities. “Potato and sweetpotato are
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Digital Number Plates. The legality, transparency, and authenticity of digital number plates project is being questioned A Ugandan citizen identified as M. Brutus Kagingo, has dragged the Government of Uganda and a Russian-owned company to court over the controversial rollout of the much-hyped digital number plates. Leaked court documents indicate
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Officials from Finca together with refugees pose for a group photo Uganda is home to over 1.8 million refugees, according to April 2025 figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Fleeing conflict in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, many arrive with entrepreneurial
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Stakeholders at the 3rd Annual CSO Conference Key stakeholders from civil society, government, and the oil and gas sector have pledged to deepen cooperation and foster mutual understanding in a renewed effort to advance best practice in business and human rights in Uganda’s extractive industry. This commitment was reaffirmed during
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State Minister for Finance in charge of Investment and Privatization, Evelyn Anite (2nd Right) with Equity Bank officials during the Equity Trade Mission at Four Points by Sheraton, Kampala, Uganda. Equity Group has spearheaded a high-impact Trade and Investment Mission to Tanzania and Uganda, that brought together investors from across
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Plascon Sales team performing Lucky Dube's Different Colors. Kansai Plascon, Uganda’s leading paint manufacturer, hosted an unforgettable 2025 Partners’ Gala at the Kampala Serena Hotel Helipad, marking another milestone in its tradition of honoring and appreciating its valued partners annually. The glamorous event, held under the theme “Celebrating Loyalty,
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A passenger at Namayiba bus terminal gets a share of Coke courtesy of Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda's Share a Coke campaign. Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) on Thursday treated operators and passengers to drinks with personalized bottles in the Share a Coke campaign. Travelers were heading as far as Kenya, Gulu,
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Ian Rumanyika, Head of External and Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati At the just-concluded Africa Business and Investment Forum, held at the Inspire Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo, Uganda Baati Limited showcased its commitment to fast tracking Uganda’s industrialization through the deployment of its transformative Building Systems solutions; SAFBUILD, SAFCOOL,
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Photo taken during today’s emergency exercise. The exercise is aimed at testing the airport and stakeholders’ capacity to deal with any emergency A full-scale emergency exercise to test for Entebbe International Airport’s readiness to respond to an emergency involving a passenger aircraft presumed to have ‘crashed adjacent to runway 12/30’
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The investors visited various local industries In a bid to promote local investments and expand markets for the small and medium enterprises, Equity Bank has organized a two-day trade mission bringing over 40 foreign investors from across Africa and beyond to explore trade and investment opportunities in Uganda. The investors
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