Sustainable aviation fuel development in Africa is moving from pilot initiatives into early-stage project planning linked to emerging demand and policy signals. Most activity remains in feasibility and financing stages, a gradual build-up toward potential future production capacity. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Sustainable aviation fuel development …
Read More »Manufacturers seek new growth formula
The sub-sector continue to grapple with high production costs, limited access to long-term capital, dependence on imported inputs and fragmented supply chains Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s manufacturers are calling for deeper collaboration across supply chains, innovative financing mechanisms and greater investment in value addition as …
Read More »Women in rural Uganda celebrate impact of eco-stoves
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda continues to face a significant household energy challenge, particularly in rural communities where access to modern energy sources remains limited. The vast majority of families rely on biomass fuels such as firewood and charcoal, burned on traditional three-stone fires or rudimentary metal …
Read More »Financial inclusion helping rewrite refugee narrative in Uganda
As the world marked World Refugee Day, a growing number of displaced families in Uganda are moving beyond survival and building sustainable livelihoods through access to financial services. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Every year on June 20, World Refugee Day reminds the world that behind every …
Read More »Court defers ruling on Lukwago’s bail application to Tuesday
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court has today postponed a ruling on the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer Erias Lukwago. Lukwago is seeking temporary freedom on misprision of treason charges. The ruling is now expected to be delivered electronically through the Electronic Court …
Read More »AfDB backs $180 million Arua Airport upgrade in West Nile sub-region
Arua is currently Uganda’s second-busiest airport after Entebbe and sits at the centre of a region rich in agricultural, tourism and mineral resources Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda secured €155.99 million (Shs 677.4 billion) in financing from the African Development Bank Group to transform Arua Airport into …
Read More »Sebbaale extends his lead at I&M Serena 63 Golf Series
Kigo, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Dr Kato Sebbaale strengthened his lead in the I&M Bank Serena 63 Golf Series on Saturday at the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort in Kigo. Sebbaale’s 242 turned up as the highest points of the day, consolidating his lead ahead of the second …
Read More »New budget success hinges on delivery, experts warn
Uganda’s Shs84.4tn budget, the largest in the country’s history, allocates substantial funding to security, transport infrastructure, healthcare, education and agro-industrialisation Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s economic prospects will depend less on policy announcements and more on execution, economists and business leaders have warned, as the country …
Read More »Uganda: Ebola-free certificates not required for international travel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said travellers leaving the country do not require Ebola-Free Certificates for international travel, visa applications or overseas employment, as authorities seek to curb misinformation and fraudulent testing schemes targeting prospective migrants. Prof. Charles Olaro, Director General of Health …
Read More »London court extends ban on South Sudan oil prepayment deals amid debt dispute
BB Energy initiated legal proceedings in London’s courts last year, alleging that South Sudan failed to deliver oil cargoes purchased under the prepayment arrangements London, UK | AGENCIES | London’s High Court has upheld an injunction preventing South Sudan from entering into new oil prepayment agreements until it …
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