By Our reporterKAMPALA – Ugandans and businesses will soon face tighter limits on cheque transactions and over-the-counter cash withdrawals following new measures unveiled by the Bank of Uganda (BoU) to reduce reliance on cash and accelerate the adoption of digital payments.In a circular issued to commercial banks, credit institutions, and microfinance deposit-taking institutions, the central […]
On May 30, as football fans around the world counted down to the start of the FIFA World Cup in North America and airlines prepared for the annual surge in summer travel, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was sitting in Bunia, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, listening to community leaders […]
CAPTION: President Museveni, left, meets European Union Ambassador H.E Jan-Sadek at State House Entebbe June 2nd, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporter ENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union (EU) and Western countries to support Africa’s industrialization and value addition agenda, saying the continent cannot continue exporting raw materials […]
CAPTION: Members of the Prisons band during the national celebrations for International Women’s Day 2025 in Kyankwanzi District. (File photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – The government will stop funding most national public holiday celebrations beginning in the 2026/27 financial year, with the savings to be redirected to wealth creation and other priority programmes, Permanent Secretary and […]
CAPTION: Managing Director, Absa Bank Uganda David Wandera, 2nd left, exchange documents with Managing Director, Standard Chartered Uganda, Sanjay Rughani, right, with offcials in Kampala May 28th 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and Absa Bank Uganda Limited have received regulatory approval from the Bank of Uganda for Standard Chartered Bank […]
CAPTION: Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye in an interview recently. (File photo). By Agencies BUJUMBURA – Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye has called on citizens to stone gay people, escalating a crackdown on sexual minorities in a country where LGBT people already face social ostracism and jail terms of up to two years if convicted of […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Museveni, right, with Kenya President William Ruto during the launch of the Standard Guarge Railway in Kisumu recently. (File photo). By AgenciesBRAZZVILLE – The Vice President of the African Development Bank Dr. Abdul Kamara has reaffirmed the commitment by the bank to fund the Standard Guage Railway project in Uganda.Kamara, also the head […]
CAPTION: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is maintaining a balancing act in foreign relations, keeping ties with the United States, China, Europe, the Gulf and Russia while avoiding dependence on any single power [Issouf Sanogo/AFP] By AgenciesKIGALI – Rwanda’s new nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia may look technical on paper, focused on science, nuclear medicine and energy, but […]
CAPTION: Members of Parliament attending the plenary sitting on Thursday, 28 May 2026. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Ministers-designate are scheduled to be vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament starting Monday, 01 June 2026. Appointed by the President Yoweri Museveni mid-week, the ministers designate are expected to interact with the committee […]
CAPTION: UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo, announcing the deadline extension at the Media Centre, May 29th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has extended the registration period for candidates sitting the 2026 national examinations at Primary Seven (P7), Senior Four (S4), and Senior Six (S6) levels. […]