Infrastructure, Transport

AfDB agrees to finance $250 million projects for new Ugandan roads

January 11

9The African Development Bank (AfDB) is providing two loans totaling just over $250 million to Uganda […]

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Business, Companies, Foreign News, Transport

Russia completes buyout of seized western aircraft

December 24

Russia has bought out another 92 aircraft from foreign lessors, completing the acquisition of airplanes ut […]

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Infrastructure, Transport

AfDB puts up nearly $700m for Burundi-Tanzania SGR link

December 14

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is providing financing of $696.41 million to start Phase II […]

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Business, Companies, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Uganda calls for collaboration with airlines in fight against illicit trade in wildlife

November 19

A more deliberate effort by airlines to work closely with conservationists, could help minimise the menace […]

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Business, Companies, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Airline industry top guns dust-off passports for Uganda hosted 55th AFRAA annual meet

November 13

The 55th edition of the African Airlines Annual General Assembly is bound to be one of […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Transport

Rolls-Royce success with SAF tests calms nerves at African airlines

November 13

Uganda Airlines and other operators of Rolls-Royce powered aircraft can heave a sigh of relief, after […]

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Business, Companies, Transport, Travel & Tourism

SITA OptiFlight helps Brazil’s Azul slash 5pc off annual fuel burn

October 24

Azul, Brazil’s largest airline in number of flights and destinations served, has entered into a trial […]

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Companies, Infrastructure, Land & Agriculture, Technology & Telecoms, Transport

Uganda flags off vehicle powered by first home-grown engine

October 1

A three-wheeler powered by Uganda’s, and probably East Africa’s, first indigenously designed and manufactured commercially viable […]

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Companies, Technology & Telecoms, Travel & Tourism

IATA lauds India’s Moon mission for minimal disruption to commercial aviation

September 1

International airlines lobby IATA has commended the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO, for its successful landing […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy, Technology & Telecoms

Bank of Uganda adopting new technologies to regulate e-payments

August 15

Michael Atingi-Ego, the Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda, has said banking hours are a thing of […]

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