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Uganda drops nine places in global digital well-being ranking

Only five out of 121 countries in a global ranking of digital well-being have it worse than Uganda in terms of internet affordability
A mobile phone mast

How infrastructure sharing can help lower data prices in Africa

Africa has the world's most expensive internet prices and lowest data speeds; rethinking how telecom masts are sited and used could help reduce the costs of internet provision and increase accessibility
Closeup photo of ethernet cables

Internet shutdowns don’t work and are expensive

In Uganda and Burkina Faso shutting down the internet increased the profile of the causes being agitated

Internet users increase to 17 million

Internet penetration in Uganda jumped from 16.4m to an estimated 17.1m users in the second quarter of 2017 representing a 3.7% increase, according to the Uganda Communications Commission which regulates the industry

Government rolls out free wi-fi today

The government will offer free wireless internet in select locations in Kampala and Entebbe, reaching maximum speeds of 2mbps. It will be available between 6pm and 6am from Monday to Friday, and between 3pm and 6am on weekends.

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