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  Settlement with BB Energy restores crude-backed financing access while underscoring the need for careful management of future petroleum revenues   Juba, South Sudan | AGENCIES |  South Sudan has regained limited access to advance financing against its future crude oil exports after reaching an agreement with commodities trader BB …

  Smarter farming can protect a fishery whose export earnings reached US$216.4m last year   COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER BURKE |  The ecological integrity of Lake Victoria is compromised by terrestrial nutrient inflows driving eutrophication and harmful algal growth. As of 2026, algal blooms around Lake Victoria have been linked by Uganda’s …

Wifi crackdown comes at the time the country’s internet market continues to expand, with UCC reporting 18.5 million internet subscriptions and 47.1 million active mobile subscriptions   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | For the past six months, Derrick has operated a small but profitable internet business from three locations …

  People feel they are being held hostage by the ongoing conflict between Kiir and his former vice-president Riek Machar   Juba, South Sudan | AGENCIES | South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, on July 9 marked the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a …

  How Beijing is changing Kampala’s security architecture through equipment transfer, defence technology, professional education, and military training   COVER STORY |  IAN KATUSIIME | Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces, welcomed executives from the Chinese defence giant Aerospace Long-March International Trade Co. (ALIT) to Fort Portal State …

  SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s roads are claiming more lives than ever before. But for those who survive, the greatest struggle often begins after the wreckage is cleared. As debate grows over whether the country should establish a road accident fund, victims, lawyers and road safety experts are asking whether …

  Brazil is Latin America’s largest economy and a global powerhouse in agriculture, trade and technology—sectors that align with Uganda’s ambitions.   Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda has renewed its diplomatic engagement with Brazil, appointing Ambassador Robie Kakonge as non-resident envoy to Latin America’s largest economy in a …

  How a day-long visit to Dei Pharma at Matuga changed my view of what Ugandans can do   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On Friday, June 26, I visited Matthias Magoola’s Dei Pharma plant at Matuga along Kampala-Gulu Road. It was to honour a promise I had …

  The system famed for having the stability of government at its core has suddenly started shedding prime ministers like winter coats in the height of summer   COMMENT | TONY MCNULTY | This is not the UK’s first leadership transition in government, and it is unlikely to be the last. …

  Digital procurement oversight expands across 1,296 government projects   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Ugandan government has begun digitally monitoring public projects worth approximately Shs1.2 trillion ($320 million) as authorities step up reforms aimed at improving spending efficiency, strengthening contract oversight and reducing procurement-related losses. The Public Procurement …