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Rubondo Urges Rotarians to Act Early in Oil Sector

Rubondo Urges Rotarians to Act Early in Oil Sector

Africa-Press - Uganda. Petroleum Authority Executive Director Ernest Rubondo has called on Uganda’s business community to seize emerging opportunities in the oil and gas...
Experts Call for African-Led Approach in Global Engagement

Experts Call for African-Led Approach in Global Engagement

Africa-Press - Uganda. A growing consensus is emerging among policy experts and scholars that Africa is redefining how it engages with external powers, placing...
Uganda Labour Convention Urges Action on Youth Unemployment

Uganda Labour Convention Urges Action on Youth Unemployment

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s 4th National Labour Convention and Expo 2026 has concluded at the Kampala Serena Hotel, with leaders calling for urgent, practical...
Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection

Tayebwa Advocates Job Creation and Worker Protection

Africa-Press - Uganda. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has urged government and labour stakeholders to urgently scale up job creation and strengthen protections...
Simplifi Networks Hosts AI Forum for Ugandan Entrepreneurs

Simplifi Networks Hosts AI Forum for Ugandan Entrepreneurs

Africa-Press - Uganda. Simplifi Networks, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Uganda and the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU), has hosted a half-day...
MTN Uganda Expands Digital Skills Programme to Kabale

MTN Uganda Expands Digital Skills Programme to Kabale

Africa-Press - Uganda. MTN Uganda is extending its digital skilling initiative beyond Kampala with the launch of a new innovation hub in Kabale, as...
Uganda Eyes Infrastructure Boost in High-Level Talks with World Bank

Uganda Eyes Infrastructure Boost in High-Level Talks with World Bank

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s delegation to the International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 has held high-level discussions with Diop Ndiame, Vice President for...
Uganda and WB Explore New Financing Path with VP

Uganda and WB Explore New Financing Path with VP

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s delegation attending the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings 2026 in Washington, D.C. has met with World Bank Vice President...
Uganda Targets Chinese Investors with Land and Tax Breaks

Uganda Targets Chinese Investors with Land and Tax Breaks

Africa-Press - Uganda. The Government of Uganda has offered land and up to 10-year tax holidays to Chinese investors as it ramps up efforts...
We'Ve Secured Enough Fuel — Nankabirwa

We’Ve Secured Enough Fuel — Nankabirwa

Africa-Press - Uganda. Uganda’s Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, has assured the country of stable fuel supplies, announcing that authorities have...