In 2001, the government launched the rural electrification programme with the aim of connecting more Ugandans to the national grid. Nearly 15 years later, The Observer undertakes an audit of the ...

Chia seed farming has proved a niche in which women can gain financial and personal empowerment – but they need help. “If you have business and you have your own money you don’t suffer in your life. I ...

The availability and easy access to financial services has a marked influence on individual and institutional development. Specific to Uganda, the development trends partly have a bearing on the ...

A garden of onions in Luweero District. IFAD has allocated Shs652 billion to Uganda to help her transform the countryside through agriculture. PHOTO BY ABUBAKER LUBOWA The International Fund for ...

With support from the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access ...

MBALE, Uganda — The Nabugoya Hill synagogue, the main synagogue of Uganda’s indigenous Jewish population, is tucked away in a village with no paved roads. The paint has faded on the white tin-roofed ...

Even in the mountains of rural East Africa, there’s the synagogue you go to and the one you don’t. NABUGOYE, Uganda (JTA) — On Fridays at sundown, the Jewish residents of this village set amid the ...

LIRA, Uganda (AP) — The bicycle parked in Lucy Abalo’s compound doesn’t belong to her. Any one of the hundreds of people in her village can show up and ask to use it. A man might wish to take his ...

European Investment Bank, Development Bank of Austria and Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) confirm US$ 40 million support for new initiative. Improved telecom infrastructure ...

Dean Trust Wigan has successfully completed its most ambitious Christmas charity challenge to date, as staff and pupils took part in the Race to Uganda fundraiser.

Right now, Uganda is experiencing a digital revolution. As internet penetration steadily rises, so does the use of e-commerce, online government services, mobile banking and payment platforms. However ...

The youngest who is profiled is only 10 years old. Her name is Jovia Aber, and she works at a quarry on the weekends to pay for school supplies. She wants to be a doctor. The oldest is Akello Olga.