In the early 1900s, long before Uganda had modern highways, industrial parks or export processing zones, a lone merchant drove a second-hand truck through the dusty roads of western Uganda. …
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Museveni Seeks Qatari Investment to Power Uganda’s Manufacturing Future
President Yoweri Museveni’s latest engagement with a senior Qatari investment delegation may prove to be more than another diplomatic meeting. It reflects a deliberate shift in Uganda’s economic strategy, moving …
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Over the past decade, Uganda’s public debt has often been debated as a burden. Yet beneath the headline figures lies a more nuanced story, one of deliberate investment choices shaping …
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Uganda’s $500 Billion Gamble: Can the Tenfold Growth Strategy Deliver by 2040?
As Uganda enters the Fourth National Development Plan (NDPIV) through the newly presented national budget, the government has unveiled one of the most ambitious economic targets in the country’s history: …
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“The Stubborn Old Man of Uganda Who Is Senile Banned the Export of All Unprocessed Minerals” President Museveni Writes to Andrew Mwenda
Mr. Mwenda, thank you for declaring me senile and incapable of judging right. You will, however, discover that at 82, I am still able to defend Uganda and myself with …
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Uganda’s Quiet Economic Shift: 7 Signs the Country May Be Ready for Its Next Growth Phase
Uganda is quietly undergoing a major economic transition. As the country moves closer to graduating from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category, the bigger question is no longer whether …