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EducationMakerere Launches Environmental, Social Safeguards Training for Govt Officials
The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has opened a week-long training for officials from the Ministry of Kampala Capital City...
newsMuseveni Assures Obongi District of Power Connection as NRM Pushes for 2026 Victory
As the sun dipped over the banks of River Nile on Friday evening, residents of Obongi gathered in their thousands to hear President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni...
RegionalRegional Blocs, World Bank Push For East African Digital Integration
The Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) held a joint Project Implementation Support Mission in Nairobi, bringing together the East...
newsUganda Gets New World Bank Country Manager
The World Bank has appointed Dr. Francisca Ayodeji Akala, a Nigerian health and development expert, as its new Country Manager for Uganda, effective August 1,...
newsWorld Bank Ends Loan Freeze on Uganda, Unlocks Fresh Funding
The World Bank has lifted its two-year suspension on lending to Uganda, which followed the enactment of an anti-homosexuality law in 2023. Following...
InternationalUganda Takes Co-Chair Role in Global Climate Finance Coalition
Uganda has assumed a leadership role in the global climate finance arena, taking over as co-chair of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action at...
newsGovernment to Connect All Sub Counties with Internet
The Ugandan government has announced plans to extend internet connectivity to all sub-counties across the country using a $150 million loan secured from the...
RegionalWorld Bank Names Qimiao Fan as New Country Director for Uganda
The World Bank has appointed Qimiao Fan as the new Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda, effective September 1. With over 35 years of...
NationalIs The World Bank Impeding Democracy in Uganda?
Amb Henry Mayega A couple of days ago, the World Bank in a watershed moment suspended new requests for its financial “assistance” to...
FinanceMuseveni, New World Bank Country Manager Discuss Investment
President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday met with the new World Bank Group Country Manager, Mukami Kariuki, who was accompanied by her delegation to State House in...
businessBank Assets in Uganda Rise by Shs5.5 Trillion Despite Covid-19
While the Covid-19 pandemic destabilized a considerable section of the economy, the Bank of Uganda (BoU), says “the banking sector remained resilient,...
InfrastructureWorld Bank Approves $130m to Upgrade Road Infrastructure in West Nile
Press Release: The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a grant of $130.8 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to ease the...
HealthIMG, founded by Dr. Ian Clarke, secures Shs14.8bn loan to strengthen its operations in Uganda
International Medical Group (IMG), a Ugandan health care company has collected a $4 million (about Shs14.8 billion) loan from International Finance Corporation...
RegionalWorld Bank Appoints New Country Director for Uganda
Press release: The World Bank has appointed Mr. Keith Hansen as the new Country Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda effective September 8, 2020....
businessWorld Bank suspends 'Doing Business' report amid fraud allegations
The World Bank Group has paused the publication of the 'Doing Business' (DB) report after some analysts figured that some of the latest releases were dotted...
World Bank Offers Gov't $300m Credit to Fight COVID-19
The World Bank Board of Directors Tuesday approved a $300 million budget support operation for Uganda to boost the Government’s capacity to prevent, detect and...
newsMost Refugees Living in Uganda Feel Secure, Welcomed - World Bank Report
By Max Patrick Ocaido Most refugees feel secure and welcomed in Uganda, a reflection of the country’s overall openness towards their presence, a new report has...
newsMuseveni Launches Internet Connectivity Project for West Nile, Karamoja
By Kampala Post Reporter President Yoweri Museveni has launched phase four of the National Backbone Infrastructure Connectivity project for West Nile. The...
