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Patrick Ayota, NSSF managing director, gesturing while speaking at a lectern, with a screen behind him reading "The Fund Performance FY25/26"

National Social Security Fund

NSSF’s record year is smaller than it looks

NSSF reported record revenue of Shs6.5 trillion for the year to June, but only Shs3.9 trillion of that was income actually collected in cash

Ticking bomb in Mpigi: a 320-million-litre oil terminal beside an open-air landfill

A $310mn petroleum terminal meant to bolster Uganda’s fuel security rises in Mpigi beside an open-air landfill mired in legal dispute

Uganda’s oil company ditches equity partner for its biggest terminal yet

A $309.7mn fuel terminal outside Kampala signals a shift in how Uganda’s state oil company funds strategic energy infrastructure

A low-angle view of a modern, glass-fronted office building against a partly cloudy blue sky. The central facade bears the words "Petroleum House" above "Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development," separated by a circular government emblem.

In Fred Kabanda, petro engineers win Petroleum Authority succession war

Fred Kabanda, an African Development Bank executive, will lead Uganda’s oil regulator as commercial crude production approaches

Bright red coffee cherries growing in dense clusters along the brown branches of a coffee tree, framed by glossy green leaves.

Robusta shortfall drags down Uganda’s July coffee exports

Workers at the Kingfisher Oil Field in Kikuube, Uganda, on 24 January, 2023. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni launched the drilling process at the Kingfisher Oil Field, operated by the Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation Cnooc.

East Africa’s pipeline politics repeat themselves in the refinery race

Why shutting the border sends the wrong signal on Ebola

People crossing the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into Bunagana, in the south-west of Uganda.

Fuel prices push inflation higher in May

Several white fuel tankers bearing "Danger Petrol" signs parked on a dirt lot at a storage depot in Jinja, Uganda, under a blue sky.

Museveni’s new foreign funding law deepens fears over shrinking political space

Medium shot of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signing an official act into law at State House.

Africa’s AI ambitions face structural tests, Nairobi summit concludes

A presenter speaks before a room of conference goers at the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya Conference in Nairobi, held between 19 and 21 May 2026

Third-country deportations expose democratic costs of Africa’s deals with the US

Newspaper industry

Why the Aga Khan Fund is parting with Nation Media Group after 66 years

AKFED sells its controlling stake in Nation Media Group to a Tanzanian businessman, ending a 66-year relationship with East Africa’s biggest media house

The Nation Media Group's head offices in Nairobi

Nairobi hosts East Africa AI policy gathering as region eyes digital sovereignty

Senior policymakers and global tech leaders convene in Nairobi to shape East Africa’s AI strategy and advance digital sovereignty

Close-up of a smartphone screen showing a folder labelled "AI" with icons for ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Mistral AI, and Poe.

Bank of Uganda’s Monetary Policy Statement for May 2026 — Full text

Xenophobic sentiment in South Africa reaches highest level in two decades

Private sector picks up pace in April despite fuel-driven cost pressures

Entrance to the personal banking section of a bank

Softer global prices weigh on March coffee export revenues

A detailed shot of the coffee brewing process, showing golden-brown bubbles forming on saturated grounds in a manual pour-over dripper.

Rising energy prices push inflation higher in April

Kampala road in Kampala on a busy day

Editor’s Picks

Disease control and prevention

Pandemic treaty deadline nears as disputes over pathogen-sharing rules persist

Disputes over pathogen-sharing rules risk delaying the WHO pandemic treaty ahead of a May 2026 deadline

Three-dimensional renditions of three respiratory viruses: (left: SARS-CoV-2; centre: RSV; right: influenza virus).

A high-angle view of a crowded Namirembe Road in downtown Kampala, featuring a dense flow of pedestrians, commuters, and vehicles amidst commercial buildings and advertising billboards.

Uganda among world’s most polluted countries as air quality worsens

A man in a checked shirt harvests yellow coffee cherries from a coffee plant in Uganda.

UN-backed Shs3.7bn initiative targets Uganda’s coffee seed system overhaul

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Uganda’s oil company ditches equity partner for its biggest terminal yet

In Fred Kabanda, petro engineers win Petroleum Authority succession war

Ticking bomb in Mpigi: a 320-million-litre oil terminal beside an open-air landfill

NSSF’s record year is smaller than it looks

East Africa’s pipeline politics repeat themselves in the refinery race

Markets

NSSF’s record year is smaller than it looks

NSSF reported record revenue of Shs6.5 trillion for the year to June, but only Shs3.9 trillion of that was income actually collected in cash

Patrick Ayota, NSSF managing director, gesturing while speaking at a lectern, with a screen behind him reading "The Fund Performance FY25/26"

Baked clay construction materials at Uganda Clays factory in Kamonkoli, Budaka District

Uganda Clays swings to profit on improved efficiency despite rising finance costs

Head offices of the New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd on First Street, Industrial Area, Kampala

Uganda Securities Exchange

New Vision swings back into profit in first half

Standard Bank Group's headquarters in Johannesburg

Stanbic trading desk powers record profit

The New Vision and Bukedde websites being viewed on a mobile phone and a tablet

Newspaper industry

New Vision warns of third straight year of losses

Dfcu bank branch in jinja town

Dfcu profit weighed down by higher expenses

Baked clay construction materials at Uganda Clays factory in Kamonkoli, Budaka District

Uganda Clays issues profit warning on production disruptions

Politics

Bobi Wine, standing in a car, surrounded by hundreds of supporters in Lira town, 7 September 2023, while on a countrywide tour.

Escape to America cannot solve Bobi Wine’s dilemma

Scattered South African rands notes against a white background.

Middle East war

The Middle East war is hurting Africa. Here is how the continent fights back

The interior of the Dignity DTRT apparel plant shows rows of workers at sewing stations during a visit from American diplomats.

Trump tariffs blunt impact of AGOA renewal for African exporters

A female worker at a garments factory

China’s Africa tariff reset: who wins, who loses

Economy

February’s bond rally fades as 10-year yield jumps 100 basis points

Uganda’s 10-year bond yield rose a full percentage point in two months, partially reversing February’s contraction even as investor demand hit exceptional levels

The Bank of Uganda's headquarters in Kampala

Uganda set to outpace region as IMF flags oil-driven growth surge

Errors in Africa ratings expose deeper flaws in global credit assessment

US blockade of Iran ports deepens global oil uncertainty after Hormuz standoff

A US Coast Guard cutter sails alongside a sleek, smaller unmanned surface vessel in open blue water, with a large commercial tanker visible on the horizon.

February coffee exports rise sharply as volumes climb despite softer prices

Rows of filled burlap coffee bags prepared for export shipment, showing company branding, stacked in a warehouse.

Uganda shilling weakens sharply as oil prices and global risk sentiment shift

A stack of Ugandan shilling banknotes—50,000, 20,000, 10,000, and 5,000—arranged in a currency counting machine.

Travel & Tourism

Uganda Airlines

Uganda Airlines faces potential disruption as Airbus orders software fix for A320 jets

Airbus has ordered an immediate software update for about 6,000 of its A320 family aircraft — roughly half of the global fleet — after discovering that intense solar radiation can corrupt critical flight control data

Uganda Airlines Airbus A330 aircraft on the runway at Entebbe International Airport.

A performance stage at the Nyege Nyege festival in Bujagali, Jinja, October 2015

Nyege Nyege keeps on dancing, too fast for the moral police — and terrorists(?)

A passenger airplane packed at an airport

Uganda Airlines cancels all flights as government halts air travel

Ground support equipment at Entebbe International Airport

Uganda Airlines cancels some flights amid coronavirus outbreak

Weathered stone steps framed by lush tropical vegetation and vine-draped trees leading toward a sunlit opening in Entebbe Botanic Gardens.

How the colonial past of botanical gardens can be put to good use

Ground support equipment at Entebbe International Airport

Uganda Airlines to launch in 2019 with flights to 19 destinations

Local links across Africa provide key clues to fighting the illegal ivory trade

Uganda Business News

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