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- Kampala
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- Ugandan shilling · UGX
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- Bank of Uganda
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- English, Swahili
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- Uganda Securities Exchange
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $62.0 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 6.3% · 2025
- Population
- 51.4 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.6% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · UGX
- 3725 UGX per US dollar · 2026-08-29
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Headlines · 33
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Moneyweb
Refinery rivalry exposes East Africa’s regional tensions
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are each backing rival refinery and energy projects worth billions of dollars – proof that old regional tensions haven't gone away.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Attorney General Warns Against Termination of Kampala-Entebbe Expressway Operator
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Attorney General has cautioned against the immediate termination of the contract of the private operator of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, warning that failure to follow…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Court Gives DPP Nod to Extradition of Ugandan Katungi to the U.S.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed a former UPDF soldier, Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, to Luzira prison pending a decision by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Bukwo RDC Recalled After Balaam Anti-Corruption Visit to Sebei
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Bukwo District, George Owany, has been recalled to the Office of the President with immediate effect. The action comes amid allegations that…
AllAfrica · Uganda
US Gives Uganda Experimental Ebola Treatment As DRC Outbreak Continues to Spread
[Nile Post] The United States has given Uganda doses of an experimental Ebola treatment as the country strengthens preparations against possible new infections from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where a major…
AllAfrica · Uganda
NIC Life Pays Out Shs30m to Family of Ugandan Migrant Worker Who Died in Dubai
[Nile Post] NIC Life Assurance, in partnership with Spades Insurance Brokers, has paid Shs30 million in compensation to the family of a Ugandan migrant worker who died in Dubai.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Who, Africa CDC Declare Uganda Ebola-Free After 42-Day Countdown
[Nile Post] Uganda has officially been declared free of Ebola after completing 42 consecutive days without recording a new confirmed case, marking the end of the country's Bundibugyo virus outbreak.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Lawyers Raise Concerns Over Handling of Case Against Driver in Next Media Crash
[Nile Post] Kampala -- Lawyers representing the families of former Next Media employees Isaac Ndamagye and Badru Kasirye have asked the Kajjansi Magistrates Court to consider allowing the families to participate more…
AllAfrica · Uganda
IGAD Urges Media to Rethink Migration Reporting, Highlight Economic Benefits
[Nile Post] The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged journalists across the region to move away from sensational coverage of migration and instead highlight how safe, orderly and regulated…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Police Arrest 21 in Namayingo Crackdown On Crime Hotspots
[Nile Post] Police in Namayingo District have arrested 21 suspects during an intelligence-led operation targeting criminal hideouts and other security hotspots in Namayingo Town Council.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Kasese-Based Hima Cement Joins Nation in Mourning King Oyo
[Independent (Kampala)] Kasese -- Hima Cement has joined cultural, religious and business leaders in mourning Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in the United States on Thursday at the age of 34.
AllAfrica · Uganda
King Oyo - a Life Cut Short After Three Decades On the Tooro Throne
[Independent (Kampala)] Fort Portal -- King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, Omukama of Tooro, was born on April 16, 1992, and died on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at age 34.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Why Govt Borrowed Shs270 Billion Less for Umeme Buyout
[Independent (Kampala)] The government avoided taking on approximately 270 billion shillings in additional debt after the Auditor General's assessment reduced the amount the Government borrowed to buy out electricity…
AllAfrica · Uganda
PLU Demands Halt of Public Financing to Rwabogo's Paceid
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) wants the Ministry of Finance to halt over fifty-two billion shillings (US$14 million) to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Kampala Marriott Hotel Officially Opens
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Kampala's newest hotel has officially opened its doors to the public, adding a new layer of luxury to the city's hospitality scene. On Thursday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni…
BBC News Africa
World's youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
King Oyo ascended to the throne of Uganda's Tooro kingdom when he was just three years old.
TechCabal
The Ugandan founders who don’t want farmers waiting for rain
The duo founded Drought Guard Africa in 2023, which designs and installs climate-smart irrigation, clean water, and solar energy systems for rural farmers, refugee settlements, and underserved communities.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Museveni Opens Marriot Hotel in Kampala
[Nile Post] President Museveni has called for greater emphasis on wealth creation and national production, saying African countries have remained economically constrained partly because of the failure by leaders to…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Tooro Kingdom Mourns King Oyo As 34-Year Reign Ends
[New Light] FORT PORTAL -- The Tooro Kingdom is mourning the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died on Thursday night at the age of 34, bringing to an end a reign that began when he was just three…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Gen Muhoozi, Tyrese Gibson Discuss Uganda Tourism, Investment
[Nile Post] The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has met American actor and musician Tyrese Gibson as Uganda seeks to promote its tourism sector and attract investment.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Museveni's Son Declares 2031 Presidential Bid, Vows to Win 90%
[Leadership] Uganda's army chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced plans to run for president in 2031, formally declaring his ambition to take over from his father, President Yoweri Museveni.
AllAfrica · Uganda
King Oyo of Uganda's Tooro Dies Aged 34
[New Times] King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro Kingdom in Uganda, has died at the age of 34.
AllAfrica · Uganda
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Tooro Kingdom has announced the death of Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, hours after the palace dismissed social media reports of his purported death and…
AllAfrica · Uganda
MPs Recover Hundreds of Land Files Hidden Near Mukono Land Office
[Nile Post] Parliament's Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development has ordered a police investigation after recovering hundreds of land files allegedly hidden in shops and vehicle boots near the Mukono Zonal…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Govt Bans Heavy Trucks On Kampala-Entebbe Expressway
[Nile Post] Heavy commercial vehicles weighing 7,500kg and above will temporarily be barred from using the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway from Monday, August 31, 2026, the Ministry of Works and Transport has announced.
AllAfrica · Uganda
MPs Summon Finance, Works Officials Over Shs46bn Stalled Bridge Projects
[Nile Post] The Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurance and Implementation has summoned officials from the Ministries of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Works and Transport, together with…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Muhoozi Declares Presidential Bid, Targets Uganda's 2031 Election
[Capital FM] Uganda's military chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced that he will run for president in 2031, positioning himself as a potential successor to his father, long-serving President Yoweri Museveni.
AllAfrica · Uganda
Ugandan Journalist Remmy Asiteza Detained On 'Fake News' Charges
[CPJ] Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Remmy Asiteza, who has been charged with publishing "fake news" in connection to…
AllAfrica · Uganda
Jason Derulo Team Initiates Content Partnership With Digital Creator Majorboy
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- In a move that underscores the growing influence of East African digital talent on international pop culture, the management team of multi-platinum global pop star Jason Derulo has…