Africa News Uganda secures $800m from IsDB Aya Anwar May 22, 2025 0 Uganda has signed Thursday a $800 million financing agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to fund…
Africa News Uganda hikes 2025/26 budget by 25% Aya Anwar Apr 30, 2025 0 Uganda has increased its proposed 2025/26 budget by 25 per cent to 71.9 trillion shillings ($19.6 billion), up from…
Commodities Uganda’s coffee export value jumps 83% in Jan Aya Anwar Feb 24, 2025 0 Uganda's coffee export value surged 83.4 per cent year-on-year in January to $156.5 million, driven by rising…
Featured Egypt explores agricultural collaboration with Senegal, Somalia Aya El Sayed Jan 12, 2025 0 Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, engaged in discussions with his counterparts…
Africa News Uganda projects Shs 57.441t resource envelope for FY25/26 Aya Anwar Nov 13, 2024 0 Uganda’s preliminary resource envelope for the 2025/26 financial year is projected at Shs 57.441 trillion,…
Africa News Egypt’s Arab Contractors wins $70-m road project in Uganda Aya Anwar Oct 16, 2024 0 Arab Contractors Co. has secured a $70 million contract for the design and implementation of the 56-kilometer…
Featured EU coffee imports hit €10.6 b in ’23 Aya El Sayed Oct 2, 2024 0 The European Union (EU) imported 2.7 million tons of coffee from non-EU countries in 2023, valued at €10.6 billion,…
Africa News Bank of Uganda cuts interest rate by 25 basis points Aya Anwar Aug 7, 2024 0 Bank of Uganda Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) reduced the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 25 basis points to 10 per…
Africa News Uganda lowers economic growth forecast for ’24/’25 Aya Anwar Jul 16, 2024 0 Uganda's Finance Minister reversed the country's economic growth forecast for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, projecting…
Africa News Egypt remains Africa’s top investment destination – UNCTAD Nada Ali Jul 14, 2024 0 Egypt has been named Africa's top destination for foreign investment for the second consecutive year, according to…