Uganda continues to earn big from coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in September 2025, totaled to 844,949 bags worth US$218.6million UGX766.7billion). According to Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Monthly Coffee Report for September 2025, this comprised of 771,704 bags of Robusta valued at US$190million (UGX666.5billion) and 73,245
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Yurdi Yasmi, FAO’s Director of Plant Production and Protection The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is sounding alarm over the accelerated depletion of Africa’s crop diversity. In a joint statement by Yurdi Yasmi, FAO’s Director of Plant Production and Protection, and Abebe Haile-Gabriel, FAO Assistant Director-General
Read MoreFred Bamwesigye, Director General at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority The regional aviation industry has in recent months been dominated by disruptions in flights, including delays and cancellation, causing outcries amongst the traveling communities. National flag carriers in the Eastern African Community: Uganda Airlines, Kenya Airways, Air Tanzania and Rwandair have
Read MoreCivil Society Call out Governments on ‘Repressive’ Global Anti-Money Laundering Policies
Wanjala and President Boko (centre) at the civil society conference in Gaborone, Botswana Financial experts and the civil society have cast a grey shadow on the national and global frameworks used by governments and the international agencies to fight money laundering and terrorism financing as suppressing civic space. They were
Read MoreRamathan Ggoobi (Centre), Uganda’s Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury and the Ugandan delegation at the the 2025 International Monetary Fund/World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. Uganda has secured $2 billion (UGX6.95 trillion) from World Bank after two-year funding freeze. The World Bank suspended new concessional funding to
Read MoreThe Jospong Group: Engineering an Environmental Renaissance in Africa
The Jospong Group workers at work By Kahumuzah Blessing Agnetta In Africa's vibrant business landscape, the Jospong Group is a behemoth of innovation and power. While its diversified business investments span ICT, banking, and manufacturing, it is in the area of waste management that the Group is hatching a quiet
Read MoreChildren under 15 years old can express their creativity by dreaming of the future of mobility. CFAO Mobility Uganda has announced the launch of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest for its 19th Edition, marking the third National Contest in Uganda. This global initiative invites young visionaries aged 15 and
Read MoreUgandans should brace themselves for tougher times as the country’s debt burden increasingly becomes heavier. The country’s public debt is set to grow further as Government seeks Parliamentary approval to borrow UGX8.28 trillion. The details are contained in the Order Paper that was issued by Parliament on 16th October 2025
Read MoreTop Ugandan Company Speaks Out On $2M Gold Fraud Claims, Calls For Prosecution Of Congolese Broker
Gold is Uganda’s top foreign exchange earner/ photo from Blessed Riverstones Uganda Ltd website Blessed Riverstones Uganda Ltd, a Ugandan gold trading company, has unequivocally dismissed allegations circulating in certain media outlets linking its Chief Executive Officer, Jailes Bahati Mumbere, to a purported $2 million gold fraud. In an official
Read MoreGlovo and Haba Na Haba Announce Partnership Milestone on World Food Day with 2.7 Million Rescue Meals Delivered
Glovo and Haba na Haba team together in Kampala Glovo, a leading technological platform connecting customers, businesses, and riders, offering multicategory on-demand services from local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, announced a significant milestone in its partnership with community-based organization Haba Na Haba. By leveraging Glovo’s technology and extensive courier network,
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