Business, Foreign News, Travel & Tourism

IATA slams spike in UK departure taxes

October 28

International airline lobby IATA, has lashed back at plans by the UK to increase Air Passenger […]

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Business, Companies, Financial Services

Absa Uganda reinforces battle-line with four new appointments

October 27

African lender Absa’s Ugandan unit has announced four new additions to its board as it positions […]

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Land & Agriculture

PELUM decries waning profile of indigenous crops in Uganda’s food system

October 27

Indigenous foods have better resilience to changing climate but are not attracting enough funding for research […]

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Communications, Companies, Foreign News, Infrastructure, Land & Agriculture, Technology & Telecoms

Uganda’s space agency wins slot to fly research package on International Space Station

October 26

Specialists from the Uganda National Space Programme alongside peers from Kenya and Egypt, are a part […]

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Energy, Investment, Opinion

Museveni argues case for fossil fuels in Africa

October 26

For just over a decade now, international development financing institutions, like the World Bank, have veered […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Opinion, Trade & Industry, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Rolls-Royce proves biofuels can propel aircraft to cruising altitude

October 24

After de-risking Sustainable Aviation Fuels, ramping up supply  and reducing cost is the next challenge for […]

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Business, Companies, Trade & Industry, Transport, Travel & Tourism

Boeing sees 19,000 new pilot jobs in Africa through 2040

October 23

A rebounding African air transport industry will need 19,000 new pilots and 24,000 cabin crew between […]

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Finance, Financial Services, Policy

Ugandan fintechs line up to get licensed under new payments law

October 23

It’s been 13 years since the Ugandan payments landscape was disrupted by the introduction of mobile […]

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Finance, Financial Services

Uganda Development Bank reports 33,000 new jobs from approved projects

October 19

The Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL), has today announced the creation of 33,154 jobs between July […]

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Business, Companies, Energy, Renewable

Solar mini-grids bridge urban-rural energy divide in Uganda

October 18

As the mercury approaches 27 degrees Celcius, James Ongwech turns uneasily in his cramped drug shop. […]

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