The operator reported a 28.8% rise in half-year profit, reaching Shs 197.2 billion as more Ugandans surf the internet rather than chat Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda is proving that in telecommunications, data, not voice, is now king. The operator reported a 28.7% rise in half-year profit, reaching …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has posted a 28.7% jump in after-tax profit for the first half of 2025, buoyed by strong growth in data services, which offset a fall in voice revenues. The telecom firm reported a profit after tax of Ushs 197.2 billion, up from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INEPENDENT | Airtel Africa’s East African operations reported strong growth in the first quarter of 2025, driven by rising data consumption, a growing customer base, and ongoing network investments. Mobile service revenue in the region rose to $498 million from $423 million in the same period last …
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Ruling against US tech giant hailed as a significant win for Uganda’s data sovereignty ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Google LLC, the tech giant that looms over the world gobbling tonnes of personal data and making billions in profit, has received a warning shot from Uganda: there are rules to be …
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East Africa Powers Airtel Africa’s growth with strong performance across voice, data and mobile money Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa has reported a resilient performance in its East African operations for the financial year ending March 31, 2025, underscoring the region’s strategic role in the company’s overall success. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that it is using the 2014 National Census data to update the national voters’ register ahead of the 2026 general elections. Justice Simon Byabakama, the EC Chairperson, told the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that the recently collected …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is confident that the cost of internet in the country will drop by up to 50 percent by the end of January, as it strives to empower innovation. The high cost of the Internet has been listed among the main challenges to doing …
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Africa’s data market is experiencing a reset, with the aggressive rollout of satellite internet and intense competition promising faster and cheaper services, including markets with some of the world’s most expensive data plans. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A year after the introduction of commercial-scale satellite internet by Elon …
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New satellite internet roll-out offer faster speeds SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s data market is experiencing a reset, with the aggressive rollout of satellite internet and intense competition promising faster and cheaper services, including markets with some of the world’s most expensive data plans. A year after the introduction …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts assessing the performance of Uganda towards attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have revealed that the country has no data on goal 14 which calls for conserving and sustainable use of oceans, seas, and marine resources. Speaking to URN in an interview on the sidelines …
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