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Launched in 2021, the pilot delivered electricity access 3.5 times faster than a traditional grid extension, reduced ...
More than 36,000 students across Uganda have applied for government-sponsored diploma programmes in tertiary institutions to ...
The World Bank is considering securitizing some of the projects it’s backing to attract more private funding as it prepares ...
President Museveni has commended Ms. R. Mukami Kariuki, the outgoing World Bank Country Manager for Uganda, for her dedicated service and partnership with the government during her tenure.During a ...
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine says the political climate in the East African country has gone “from bad to worse” ahead ...
The President discussed plans to restore wetlands while promoting aquaculture, proposing a shift from farming in wetlands to fish farming on their periphery. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show ...
The OAG’s allocation for operations has risen from Sh5.5bn in the financial year 2020/21 to Sh8.35bn in the 2025/26.
Great progress has been made in financial inclusion since 2011, when only half of adults worldwide had a bank or other ...
MTN Uganda graduates 298 vulnerable young women in coding, graphic design, and cybersecurity. • Women face higher unemployment and training gaps, with nearly 40% of Ugandan women aged 15-24 not in ...
On June 3, 2025, the World Bank approved $250 million funding for the Inga 3 Dam, a mega hydropower project on the Congo ...
The World Bank review finds that cash-based social assistance programs in low- and middle-income countries can significantly ...
Sub-Saharan Africa saved money using mobile accounts in 2024, well above the 9% average in low- and middle-income countries. Mobile money accounts now fuel nearly 60% of formal borrowing in the region ...