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International tourist arrivals up 4 percent in 2025 reflecting strong travel demand around the world
KAMPALA, January 21, 2026 — International tourist arrivals [overnight visitors] grew by 4 percent in 2025, as most destinations worldwide posted solid results. According to the first World Tourism Barometer of the…
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Uganda fetches Shs 8.8trn from coffee exports in one year – report
KAMPALA, January 12, 2026 — Uganda earned Shs 8.8 trillion from coffee exports over a twelve-month period, according to a new government report. Coffee exports for the period December 2024 to November…
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Africa’s Upstream Future: Momentum builds, but investment discipline remains a hurdle
By NJ Ayuk CAPE TOWN, January 6, 2026 — Two breakthrough offshore discoveries in Namibia in 2022 — one by Shell and one by TotalEnergies — marked an important milestone for the…
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Data Centres Could Be the Spark Africa’s Power Sector Needs
By NJ Ayuk JOHANNESBURG, December 31, 2025 — A quarter of the way into the 21st century, digital technology has infiltrated the daily lives of billions of people to an incredible degree…
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African Mining Week Returns to Cape Town, October 14-16, 2026
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — African Mining Week [AMW], Africa’s premier mining forum, returns to the Cape Town International Convention Center from October 14-16, 2026, under the theme, “Mining the Future: Critical…
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NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World Basketball Day
KAMPALA, December 21, 2025 — The NBA family and the global basketball community, including the International Basketball Federation [FIBA], USA Basketball, the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA], the Naismith Basketball Hall of…
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Afreximbank breaks ground on its iconic trade centre and new headquarters in Egypt’s New Capital
KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank, Africa’s leading multilateral financial institution, yesterday marked a historic milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre [AATC] in Egypt’s…
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Uganda’s coffee exports fetch Shs 8.2trn in 12 months
KAMPALA, December 12, 2025 — Uganda has recorded one of its strongest coffee export performances in recent years, with shipments over the twelve months from November 2024 to October 2025 reaching 8.4…
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Progress Toward 1.5 Billion Health Care Goal Advances as Uganda, Others Adopt National Health Compacts
KAMPALA, December 6, 2025 — Uganda, other countries, and partners today reported continued progress toward the World Bank Group’s goal—set in April 2024—to help deliver affordable, quality health services to 1.5 billion…
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Africa G20 Declaration: Let African Fossil Fuels Power Our Industrial Future
KAMPALA, November 25-2025 — As the G20 convenes in Johannesburg, the African Energy Chamber [AEC] calls for a fundamental reorientation of global energy policy – one that places African fossil fuels at…
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