Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Saudi Arabian Kingdom officials have expressed willingness to invest in Uganda’s budding coffee industry. This revelation was made in a meeting with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House, Entebbe. The investment-focused meeting aimed at strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and unlocking new commercial opportunities between …
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Inside the EU’s climate rules and the hidden costs they impose on African economies Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In mid-December 2025, under the chandeliers of a conference hall in Speke Resort Hotel-Munyonyo, in Kampala, a familiar tension surfaced in unfamiliar language. Delegates from across Eastern and Southern Africa …
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Access to European markets increasingly depends on surrendering precise farm data under EUDR rules Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | In the lush highlands of eastern and western Uganda, coffee farmers have long relied on fertile soils, predictable rains, and generations of agricultural knowledge to sustain their livelihoods. Today, however, …
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COMMENT | WILSON MANISHIMWE | For a long time, Kisoro District has always been known for its stunning and breathtaking landscapes, vibrant culture, and the beauty of the Virunga Mountains, where it serves as the gateway to this side of the volcanic range that overlaps the borders of Rwanda …
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Uganda invites Russia to participate in joint ventures and coffee processing projects, head of the International Legal and Social Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda John Leonard Mugerwa told TASS. “Uganda is Africa’s largest coffee producer. Globally, we rank seventh, producing …
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KAMPALA,UGANDA | Xinhua | China’s expanded zero-tariff policy for African goods is expected to significantly boost Uganda’s coffee exports and raise household incomes, a leading Ugandan coffee entrepreneur has told Xinhua. Nelson Tugume, chief executive officer of Inspire Africa Group, which owns the African Coffee Park in Uganda’s western district …
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The country’s exporter base, though expanding, remains concentrated Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s coffee industry is having a moment. Export earnings for the 2024/25 coffee year rose to US$2.3bn (Shs 8.1 trillion), a 64% jump on the previous year, according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). Export …
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Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The 1st Uganda Tourism, Coffee and Tea Expo in Egypt has opened at the Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski in Cairo. The two-day event aims to highlight ‘Destination Uganda’ to tourists as well as to promote Ugandan coffee and tea to Egyptian consumers and businesses. …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan coffee exporters have secured deals worth 3 million U.S. dollars at the recently concluded China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries said in a statement. Uganda’s top coffee exporters, such as Meg Rai Coffee, Kwezi Coffee, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged Finnish companies to channel investments into coffee value addition, saying this is the surest way to help Uganda and other African producers tap into the lucrative global coffee market. Meeting with Members of the Commerce …
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