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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda is leading Uganda’s clean-cooking transition with a targeted push into the institutional market, one of the largest and most fuel-intensive segments in the country. The company on Friday convened head teachers from Church of Uganda–founded schools at Mengo Senior School for …

Uganda’s impact may be stronger, with low fixed broadband penetration dominated by MTN and Airtel, and only a few fibre providers serving the enterprise market Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | AXIAN Telecom has moved to strengthen its position in Africa’s digital infrastructure market with the completion of its acquisition …

Kamuli, Uganda | Xinhua| Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country’s first dried chili shipment to China, one year after the two countries signed a bilateral agreement allowing the agricultural product to access the Chinese market. Museveni flagged off the 11-tonne consignment on Thursday in the eastern district of …

  Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda recently commissioned its 10th new mast 4G site in the Kalangala Islands, marking a major step in the company’s nationwide network expansion program. The new installations aim to improve voice and data connectivity, enhance service reliability, and meet the growing digital …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Nile Breweries Limited and its creative agency TBWA Uganda were among the standout performers at the 2025 Silverback Awards, after their Club Pilsener radio campaign “A Lesson in Ugandan Efficiency” secured multiple honors for excellence in advertising craft. The campaign won Silver in the Radio category …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Excel Insurance Company Limited, in partnership with Service Cops, has launched the Excel WhatsApp Bot, a digital insurance innovation designed to make insurance services faster, simpler, and more accessible for Ugandans. The Excel WhatsApp Bot allows customers to purchase insurance directly via WhatsApp, pay …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Liquors Uganda Ltd has secured a deal to market a premium spirit crafted in Australia across Africa starting next month. Offshore Alkaline Vodka, a five-times distilled wheat vodka infused with high-pH marine-mineral alkaline water, will be imported and distributed across the continent by Pearl Liquors …

BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The European Commission’s autumn 2025 economic forecast shows that driven by a surge in exports in anticipation of U.S. tariff increases, the European Union’s (EU) economy maintained growth, and it is expected to continue expanding at a moderate pace over the forecast horizon. In the report …

Kampala, Uganda |  Patricia Akankwatsa | TECNO Mobile Uganda has introduced a new trio of devices the SPARK Slim smartphone, MEGAPAD SE tablet, and MEGABOOK S14 laptop in a move that underscores the brand’s push for dominance in Uganda’s fast-growing mid-range tech market. The launch comes as TECNO strengthens its …

Why a single remark about future wars rippled through East Africa and what lies beneath the rhetoric COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | When President Yoweri Museveni warned recently that future wars might erupt over access to the sea, the remark raced through East Africa’s political bloodstream with that familiar cocktail …