The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has today announced that Diageo PLC has agreed to sell its majority stake in EABL and its shareholding in the Kenyan spirits business, UDV (Kenya) Limited to Asahi Group Holdings (Asahi). This acquisition of EABL represents the first time a
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Kenyan ambassador Joash Maangi and John Mulimba share a a toast during the celebrations Uganda and Kenya have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and shared commitment to regional integration, peace, and economic transformation as Kenya celebrated 62 years of independence during Jamhuri Day festivities in Kampala. The event brought together government
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Cleophas Ndorere, Commissioner for External Trade Summary: It is feared that smallholder farmers will struggle to survive under the new regulations unless the compliance process is revised. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has acknowledged that Uganda remains far from meeting the European Union’s new agricultural market regulations, particularly
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Joshua Lukaye, an Assistant Commissioner at the Ministry of Energy The government is ready to file a defense in a court case in which a Congolese civil society group and fishermen sued Uganda, DRC, and the EAC Secretary General, over oil and gas developments in the Albertine Graben. The group
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Coffee remains Uganda’s key foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports for the last twelve months (November 2024-October 2025) have totaled 8.4 million bags worth US$ 2.4 billion (UGX 8.2 Trillion) compared to 5.8 million bags worth US$ 1.3 billion (UGX 4.88 trillion) in the previous year (November 2023-October 2024). This
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The Ugandan delegation is led by Dr. Gerald Kyalo, Commissioner for the Coffee Development Department at MAAIF A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has started its week-long coffee value addition mission in China with a strategic visit to the new Consulate General premises in
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A new study done in three African countries has found that injectable HIV treatment, Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA), administered every two months, is safe, well-tolerated, and preferred by most HIV patients. The Month-12 results from study sites in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa offer renewed hope for adherence
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Olive Birungi Lumonya (Left), the Deputy Director General, UCAA and officials from ICAO unveiling the report Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in partnership with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Government of the United Kingdom, has presented the Final Draft Report of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study
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Kayoola Electric Coach in Zambia The “Made in Uganda Grand Trans-Africa Electric Expedition” has officially touched down in Lusaka, Zambia, marking a defining milestone in a historic 13,000-kilometer journey from the Pearl of Africa to the Cape. Led by Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) in partnership with the Secretariat of Science,
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Tea was once one of Uganda’s top foreign exchange earners. Farmers are struggling to maintain their tea gardens due to the high cost of recommended fertilizers Wars in several foreign countries—especially the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as well as instability in Pakistan, Egypt, and Sudan—have severely affected Uganda’s tea
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