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Economy

Uganda private sector activity drops the most since June – survey

February 3, 2021 Uganda Business News

Business activity in Uganda dropped for the first time in seven months in January due to the election period, with companies experiencing a slump in new orders and a decline in activity, according to a key survey

Imvepi refugee settlement in Arua District
Politics & Policy

Why Uganda has suspended hundreds of refugee aid agencies

September 13, 2020 Cristiano D'Orsi

The Ugandan government recently suspended the operations of 208 refugee aid organisations over non-compliance with local regulations

A largely empty street on Namirembe Road, Kampala
Politics & Policy

‘Scientific’ election looks likely to benefit incumbent

September 9, 2020 Geoffrey Ssenoga

Attempts at Uganda’s scientific elections, unless judiciously regulated, will only propagate the usual refrain of electoral malpractices

Economy

World Bank agrees $300m coronavirus loan to Uganda

June 30, 2020 Uganda Business News

The World Bank Group said on Tuesday that its board had approved $300m in budget support for the Uganda government to boost its fight against the coronavirus and to support the economy

Congolese refugees queuing up for aid in Bundibugyo district, Uganda
Politics & Policy

How to protect refugees in a pandemic: Lessons from Uganda

May 27, 2020 Agnes Igoye

Despite its large refugee population, none of Uganda’s 139 confirmed cases of Covid-19 (as of May 14, 2020) occurred within refugee settlements, a testament to the country’s humane, sustainable, and forward-looking policies

The World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC.
Politics & Policy

World Bank approves Shs182bn loan for Uganda’s desert locust response

May 21, 2020 Uganda Business News

The World Bank said on Thursday its board approved a low-interest loan to support Uganda’s desert locus response and strengthen its emergency response systems

Abidjan's central business district, with the headquarters of the African Development Bank visible
Opinion

Coronavirus profiteers: Protecting Africa from vulture funds

May 20, 2020 Daniel D. Bradlow

Some $117 billion of Sub-Saharan African countries’ roughly $150n in long-term debt to private creditors is in the form of bonds, with debtor countries owing the bondholders about $8bn per year. But markets are clearly not confident that these countries will meet their obligations

Garden City Mall in Nairobi during the coronavirus outbreak
Politics & Policy

Lockdown update: Easing to begin next week

May 19, 2020 Uganda Business News

President Museveni said Tuesday that the lockdown easing he announced yesterday will not come into effect until a week later, after the health ministry issues guidelines on the face masks required to go out in public

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni
Politics & Policy

Museveni lifts lockdown — or did he?

May 19, 2020 Uganda Business News

Going into President Museveni’s 18th speech on the Covid-19 pandemic, there was wide expectation that he would announce a relaxation of lockdown measures instituted in March and April

A hospital in Uganda
Health

How to protect Covid-19 response funds from looters

May 15, 2020 John Prendergast

According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, up to 25% of global procurement funding is lost to corruption. With billions of dollars flowing into African countries to support their Covid-19 responses, there is an urgent need to ensure that the money goes where it is intended

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