Business, Investment, Policy

Uganda constitutional process may slow down business

December 18

December 18—Moves in Uganda to amend the Constitution will not directly affect business, but can delay […]

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Companies, Infrastructure, Investment

Ugandan power distributor plans $155m improvements

December 15

December 15—Umeme Limited , Uganda’s main electricity distributor, is to invest $155 million during 2018 to […]

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Infrastructure, Investment, Transport

Container volumes soar while African logistics chains buckle

December 15

December 15–Worldwide shipping container volumes are set to break the 200-million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) threshold […]

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Investment, Technology & Telecoms

East Africans emerge top in Bank of Africa awards

December 15

December 15—Geoffrey Ssekatawa of Brent Technologies, a Ugandan start-up, has been selected among the 12 winners […]

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Companies, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, U

Leading African equity firm roots for more infrastructure spending

December 15

December 15—Qalaa Holdings Chairman and Founder, Ahmed Heikal, has made a case for investing in African […]

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Finance, Investment, Policy

Private sector umbrella boss advises on bigger enterprises

December 12

December 12—Ugandan business people have been told to learn to work  closer together by forming bigger […]

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Infrastructure, Investment, Trade & Industry

Uganda signs up TradeMark to push free zone agenda

December 8

December 8—Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TradeMark East […]

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Business, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

Uganda allows for higher costs recovery in oil search

November 23

November 23—The government is encouraging more oil prospecting companies to bid for concessions by allowing a […]

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Business, Energy, Hydrocarbons, Investment, Policy

South Africa on verge of oil exploration boom

November 23

November 23—With the latest iteration of South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act expected to […]

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Business, Investment, Trade & Industry

President wants more Indian interest in Uganda

November 21

November 21—Indian business people should take advantage of the long historical links which the sub-continent has […]

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