Dr. Hillary Musoke Urges Africa to End Raw Material Exports, Embrace Value Addition Under Agenda 2063

29/05/2026

Uganda’s Senior Presidential Advisor on Agri-business and Value Addition, Dr. Hillary Emmanuel Musoke, has called on African leaders to end ...

Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi addresses heads of Uganda’s foreign missions during a mid-term review of the Economic and Commercial Diplomacy strategy at the Bamburi Beach Hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Ggoobi told diplomats that future funding for embassies would be tied to their ability to generate measurable economic results.

Government to scale up funding for high-performing trade missions

by LILIAN MUWONGE | UG STANDARD REPORTER

24/02/2026

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Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi addresses heads of Uganda’s foreign missions during a mid-term review of ...

Pakistan has suspended its free Visa Prior to Arrival program for 34 African countries, including Uganda. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, travelers must apply through a paid e-visa system involving higher fees and more paperwork.

Pakistan ends free visa-free entry for Ugandans

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

13/01/2026

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Pakistan has suspended its free Visa Prior to Arrival program for 34 African countries, including Uganda. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, ...

President Museveni concluded his campaign trail by issuing a stern warning against the theft of Parish Development Model funds, promising a nationwide audit and arrest of implicated leaders.

Museveni vows crackdown on PDM fund theft after campaign trail

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

09/12/2025

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President Museveni concluded his campaign trail by issuing a stern warning against the theft of Parish Development Model funds, promising ...

GAIN Uganda names Damali Ssali country director

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

29/05/2025

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KAMPALA, Uganda — Damali Ssali, a veteran development leader with a track record of orchestrating $250 million in investments, has ...

Amadou Hott, Senegal’s official nominee for the position of President of the African Development Bank, Former Minister of Economy and planning, Senegal

AMADOU HOTT: For a successful integration, Africa needs an operating system update

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

19/02/2025

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Amadou Hott, Senegal’s official nominee for the position of President of the African Development Bank, Former Minister of Economy and ...

The report shows Africa’s regional integration agenda is progressing, albeit slowly

African countries trading more outside the continent than amongst themselves, new report shows

by JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PUBLIC EDITOR

02/03/2024

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The report shows Africa’s regional integration agenda is progressing, albeit slowly The African share of global trade remained at less ...

Travelers board a RwandAir flight at Kigali International Airport in 2020. RwandAir CEO Yvonne Makolo said the first commercial flight from Kigali to Paris is likely to start by the end of 2022. Photo: File.

Rwanda announces visa-free travel for all Africans as continent opens up to free movement of people

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

04/11/2023

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Travelers board a RwandAir flight at Kigali International Airport in 2020 (PHOTO/File) Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans ...

President Museveni said the prima of socio- economic change is development of science and technology.

Museveni, AfCFTA Secretary General discuss railway network to support regional trade

by Juliette Namakula | Assistant Editor

07/10/2022

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President Museveni met and held talks with AfCFTA Secretary General at State Lodge, Nakasero (PHOTO/Courtesy). President Yoweri Museveni on Friday ...

Ali Karim Alio, Managing Director at Webb Fontaine Niger

ALI KARIM ALIO: How public private technology partnerships can boost trade and help realise Africa’s economic potential

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

28/09/2022

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Ali Karim Alio, Managing Director at Webb Fontaine Niger (PHOTO/Courtesy) NIAMEY —As the digital transformation continues to stride across Africa, ...

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