Uganda

The New Guard
Madagascar, Angola, Uganda

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

MadagascarMax Andonirina Fontaine is new environment minister

AngolaEva Rosa Santos to speak for Angolan women entrepreneurs at UN

UgandaDuncan Abigaba, Museveni's faithful communicator

Oranto looks set to lose its exploration permits

The Nigerian group has done little to develop its permits in Uganda and some of them are shortly due to expire.

EU-Uganda business platform set to start operating at full speed

The Sustainable Business for Uganda Platform (SB4U), which was officially launched at the Uganda-Europe Business Forum in Kampala in 2020, looks set to finally get a secretariat and staff capable of allowing it to fully function.

Museveni lends land in bid to make Uganda a regional hub for Emirati trade

Uganda is allocating more and more farmland to investors from the United Arab Emirates. This is part of Kampala's plan to take advantage of the civil war in Sudan to turn the country into a hub for Emirati trade in the region.

Interior minister muscles in as rival presidential hopefuls gear up for 2026 poll

A long-standing ally of Yoweri Museveni, Kahinda Otafiire is backing the president's bid for re-election in 2026. This puts him at odds with "First Son" Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who, like politician-pop star Bobi Wine, is keen to move into State House himself.

Entebbe serves as key logistics hub for Moscow and Abu Dhabi

For the past few months a flurry of Russian-made Ilyushin cargo planes has been landing at Uganda's main airport. These aircraft are then flown to Central and East African countries in the throes of security and humanitarian crises.

Indian firm selected for first phase of digital ID project

The government has launched a vast programme to set up a digital identity system for citizens. Its printing and data storage contracts offer rich pickings.