Aviation, Transport & Logistics Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Uganda Airlines receives its first widebody aircraft, A330neo Airbus 1 month ago UGANDA – Uganda Airlines, the country’s flag-carrier, has taken delivery of its first A330neo, the…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Uganda to build 2,700km-long standard gauge railway 1 month ago UGANDA – The government of Uganda will build its standard gauge railway even if Kenya…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare IFC to invest US$12.6m in Ugandan pharmaceutical company, AK Life 1 month ago UGANDA – The International Finance Corporation plans to invest US$12.6 million in the form of…
Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS African Development Fund approves US$71.5m loan for roads in Uganda 2 months ago UGANDA – African Development Bank (AfDB) affiliate The African Development Fund has approved a US$71.5…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Nile Fibreboard (NFB) acquires Global Woods Uganda 2 months ago UGANDA – Criterion Africa Partners (CAP), a private equity firm investing in the forestry sector…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas AfDB grants Uganda US$500k for petroleum capacity development 2 months ago UGANDA – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the government of Uganda have signed a…
LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail Start-ups Retail tech start-up Sokowatch eyes electric tuk tuks to cut costs 2 months ago UGANDA – African start-up Sokowatch, an online supplier of goods to micro retailers, is deploying…
LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Vivo Energy Uganda’s fuel lab receives ISO certification 2 months ago UGANDA – Vivo Energy Uganda’s laboratory has received accreditation by the International Organization for Standardization…
Financial Services Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS Housing Finance Bank, AFD sign US$12.5m agreement for affordable housing in Uganda 2 months ago UGANDA – Housing Finance Bank (HFC) Uganda and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed…
LATEST NEWS Manufacturing & Retail People Uganda’s Kiira Motors hires American business executive Edward Hightower as it eyes global market 3 months ago UGANDA – As Uganda’s automotive flagship Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) readies for the global car market…
LATEST NEWS Start-ups Spanish delivery startup Glovo enters Uganda 3 months ago UGANDA – Barely two years after launching in Kenya, Spanish delivery startup Glovo, has further…
LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Uganda to construct power submarine cable in Lake Victoria 3 months ago UGANDA – Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals development is set to construct the first Lake…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Uganda approves US$575m Tullow stake sale to Total 3 months ago UGANDA – Tullow Oil has received an approval from the Ugandan government for the sale of a…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Moody’s downgrades Uganda’s economy to Ba3 3 months ago UGANDA – Moody’s global rating agency has adjusted Uganda’s economic strength downwards by one notch…
DealStreet Africa Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS TLG Capital acquires 49% stake in Opportunity Bank Uganda Ltd 3 months ago UGANDA – TLG Capital (TLG) has announced the purchase of 49% stake in Opportunity Bank…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Uganda’s Tugende secures US$6.3m in Toyota Tsusho-backed Series A investment round 4 months ago UGANDA – Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya has announced…
Govt. & Development Organisations Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS OPEC Fund approves $20m for small and medium size enterprises in East Africa 4 months ago UGANDA – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) signed a $20 million…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS DHL launches its digital platform Saloodo in Uganda 4 months ago UGANDA – DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight…
LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Uganda, Total sign key agreement expediting development of oil export pipeline 4 months ago UGANDA – Uganda and Total have reached an agreement that will bring the oil major and…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS People World Bank appoints New Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda 5 months ago EAST AFRICA – The World Bank has appointed Mr. Keith Hansen as the new Country…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Pearl Dairy ventures into honey production injecting US$2.7m worth of investment 5 months ago UGANDA – The largest dairy processor in Uganda, Pearl Dairy Farms is seeking to diversify into…
