Uganda GDP Annual Growth Rate

The economy of Uganda grew by 6.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.4% rise in the previous three-month period. This marked the tenth consecutive quarter of economic expansion, mainly driven by the …

Uganda GDP Growth Rate

The economy of Uganda advanced by 5.2% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2023, following a 0.4% expansion in the previous period. This was the strongest growth rate since the third quarter of 2020, boosted by the industrial sector (7.7% vs 2.3% …

Pregnant ‘dwarf’-like creature found on tree in Uganda is ‘cryptic’ new species

Nestled into the woodlands of Uganda sat a “dwarf”-like creature. The pregnant animal waited out the night on a tree trunk —or tried to. Passing scientists spotted the pregnant animal — and discovered a “cryptic” new species. Researchers ventured into the …

Real Choices, Real Lives: Benin, Togo and Uganda

Introduction Plan International has been tracking the lives of girls across nine countries in three regions since 2007. Girls were selected based on the year of their birth – 2006. Secondly, they came from among the lowest income households in each country …

Uganda Airlines latest move

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is set to start direct flights to Mumbai, India on 7th October 2023. Mumbai will bring the number of international flights by the national carrier to two after Dubai, with Guangzhou, China also planned in …

Bilpam: Border dispute with Uganda to be resolved through diplomacy

Author: Moyo Jacob Felix | Published: 4 hours ago SSPDF Spokesperson Maj. General Lul Ruai Koang speaks on Eye Radio's Dawn Show. June 9, 2023. | Photo: Awan Moses/Eye Radio South Sudan People’s Defense Forces Spokesperson said the army has agreed …

What Uganda’s war on second-hand clothes means for fashion

By Sarah Kent, CNN (CNN) — In 2018, fashion designer Bobby Kolade moved from Berlin back to Uganda’s capital Kampala with the ambition of creating a home-grown fashion brand using Ugandan cotton. Things didn’t work out quite the way he imagined. Though the …

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Uganda's $5 Billion oil pipeline negotiations continue with China after Western banks caved in

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a 1,445-kilometer (898-mile) pipeline, is intended to assist Uganda in exporting its petroleum from oilfields in the nation's western region to a port on Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast. It is jointly held by …

WFP Uganda Country Brief, August 2023

In Numbers 1,474,370 people assisted in August 2023 3,783 mt of food assistance distributed USD 3.813 million in cash-based transfers USD 140 million six months (September 2023 – February 2024) net funding requirements. Operational Updates Support to …