The investment underscores deepening economic co-operation between Kenya and Uganda as both countries pursue industrialisation strategies Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, broke ground Sunday on a $500m steel manufacturing complex in Tororo, eastern Uganda, in one of East Africa’s …
Read More »The 4th annual iKON Awards officially launched, set for March 21, 2026
Kampala,, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 4th annual iKON Awards has officially been launched, with key updates announced during the iKON Activate, Uganda event held Sunday, 23 November 2025, at Serena Hotel Kampala. iKON Activate is the official kickoff for the iKON Awards season. The 4th edition of …
Read More »AXIAN’s Wananchi deal sparks fiercer East Africa broadband battle
Uganda’s impact may be stronger, with low fixed broadband penetration dominated by MTN and Airtel, and only a few fibre providers serving the enterprise market Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | AXIAN Telecom has moved to strengthen its position in Africa’s digital infrastructure market with the completion of its acquisition …
Read More »PRAU awards set for December 4th
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 9th edition of the Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU) Excellence Awards is scheduled for December 4th, 2025, at Protea Hotel in Kampala under the theme “Recognising Innovation and Impact in Public Relations”. The PRAU Excellence Awards were established to honor exceptional work …
Read More »Uganda’s two economies: The official boom that bypasses its citizens
Civil society warns of potential repetition of 2011, when election-related spending drove inflation above 30% NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | David Kitoosa studies the red soil beneath his feet as if searching for answers buried in it. His hands, hardened by years of brickmaking and truck-driving across Wakiso District, …
Read More »Namayanja, Barekye urge NRM leaders in Kampala to resent chaos
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders in Kawempe Division have vowed to maintain peace and order throughout the ongoing by-election campaigns, assuring the public and party leadership that the area will remain free of violence. Their pledge came during a high-level meeting in Kampala …
Read More »MTN Uganda opens applications for AWE’s second cohort
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, together with MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank and The Innovation Village, has launched applications for the second cohort of the Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme, expanding a multi-year effort to boost women-led enterprises’ participation in …
Read More »Regional cybersecurity workshop unites experts to tackle evolving threats
Kampala, Uganda | DAVID MUWONGE | “We conclude this workshop with sharper knowledge, stronger networks and a new sense of collective responsibility to confront the evolving landscape of cyber threats,” remarked Maj. Faustin Ngaboyimanzi, an IT officer at the Eastern Africa Standby Force, as a regional cybersecurity and cyberterrorism …
Read More »Museveni flags off first dried chili shipment to China
Kamuli, Uganda | Xinhua| Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has flagged off the country’s first dried chili shipment to China, one year after the two countries signed a bilateral agreement allowing the agricultural product to access the Chinese market. Museveni flagged off the 11-tonne consignment on Thursday in the eastern district of …
Read More »UMEAS record highest entries ahead of 5th anniversary gala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAS) have registered the highest number of submissions since the awards were launched in 2021, organisers confirmed ahead of the 5th anniversary gala set for December 11 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. According to Paul Businge, Co-founder of Evolve Africa, …
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