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Uganda: Lightning Strike in Palabek Refugee Camp Kills 14 and Injures 34
NEWS

Uganda: Lightning Strike in Palabek Refugee Camp Kills 14 and Injures 34

A lightning bolt that struck during a fast-moving storm killed fourteen people and injured 34, several critically, at the Palabek refugee settlement camp...

Fuel Prices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as of April 2024
ECONOMY

Fuel Prices in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as of April 2024

Fuel prices across Kenya declined in April as the new report by EPRA, the oil and gas authority Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority,...

Rebecca Kadaga Uganda deputy Prime Minister - Kiswahili speakers in EAC
FEATURED STORY

Ugandans’ Bad Kiswahili Has EAC Leaders Worried

Ugandans have been called upon to learn and speak Kiswahili as part of efforts to promote regional integration and economic growth in East...

2022 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index
FEATURED STORY

Uganda Defeats Kenya In The 2022 Absa Financial Markets Index

Uganda has ranked highest in the East African region at fourth place in the latest Absa Financial Markets Index (AFMI), up from sixth...

Pieme
BUSINESS

Ugandan Food-tech Startup Pieme Now In Kenya

Ugandan food-tech startup Pieme, famed for connecting Guests to Hosts offering homemade local dishes and accommodations has spread its wings to Kenya. Pieme...

Copia in Uganda
SMART BUSINESS

Mobile Commerce Firm Copia Global Enters Uganda

The expansion will bring high-quality and affordable products to millions of middle class Ugandans, regardless of location, technology access or connection status. According...

BUSINESS

Carrefour Expands in Uganda With New Naalya Store

Commenting on the launch, Franck Moreau, Country Manager of Carrefour Uganda and Kenya at Majid Al Futtaim Retail explained that Carrefour’s underlying aim...

POLITICS

Uganda Orders Social Media Shutdown

The government had made clear to executives at telecoms companies that the social media ban was in retaliation for Facebook blocking some pro-government...

ECONOMY

Study: Rivalry Between East African Countries Hurting Regional Economy

PricewaterhouseCoopers criticizes the "go it alone" policy by individual EAC countries, a strategy which the firm says is counter-productive