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Economy - 5 August 2026
Cabinet Clears Mota-Engil Africa Deal For Dilolo-Sakania Rail Modernisation
Kinshasa, August 5, 2026 - The government adopted a draft collaboration convention with Mota-Engil Africa to finance, rehabilitate, modernise, operate, maintain and eventually transfer the 1,004.5-kilometer…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
North Kivu Fuel Tax Surge Highlights Governance Risks Under Siege
Kinshasa, August 5, 2026 - Member of Parliament Carly Nzanzu Kasivita, a former governor of North Kivu, warned that fuel taxation has risen sharply under the province's military administration.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
Rwanda Secures EIB Financing For Volcanoes Region Climate Resilience
Kigali, August 5, 2026 - Rwanda has secured 65 million euros, about Rwf109.7 billion, from the European Investment Bank to strengthen climate resilience in the Volcanoes region, where floods, landslides and soil erosion…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
Weak Rainfall Threatens Sudan Farming Season
Sennar, August 5, 2026 - Sennar State has planted only 29 percent of its targeted area for the current agricultural season, as weak rainfall, unstable electricity supply and high production costs threaten output in one…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
Contractor to handover Kabalega International Airport by the end of October
Kampala, August 5, 2026 - Part of the runway at the Kabaleega International Airport.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
FIRST OIL AND BEYOND: The road to a US$500 Billion Economy
Kampala, August 5, 2026 - When President Yoweri Museveni met the Uganda Cranes team following their exit from the AFCON 2025 campaign, he drew on his military experience to deliver a lesson that transcended football.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 5 August 2026
Umeme share sheds 85% value ahead of loss announcement
Kampala, August 5, 2026 - Umeme Limited’s shares have lost about 85 percent of their value since the electricity distributor handed over its concession to the government in March 2025, making the stock one of the…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 4 August 2026
Mining Local-Shareholding Rules Advance Through Decree Talks
Kinshasa, August 4, 2026 - The Mines Ministry and the Federation of Enterprises of Congo's Chamber of Mines agreed to prepare a draft decree clarifying how local-shareholding rules in the Mining Code and Mining…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 4 August 2026
Rwanda Secures EU Funding For Climate-Smart Agriculture Push
Kigali, August 4, 2026 - Rwanda signed a 40 million euro financing agreement with the European Union to support a new phase of agricultural transformation focused on irrigation, improved crop genetics, agroforestry…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 4 August 2026
Sudanese Pound Breaches 6,000 Per Dollar On Parallel Market
Khartoum, August 4, 2026 - Sudan's pound weakened past 6,000 per U.S. dollar on the parallel market, extending a steep depreciation that is intensifying inflationary pressure across the war-damaged economy.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 3 August 2026
Rwanda Reclaims Delayed Industrial Plots As Oversight Tightens
Kigali, August 3, 2026 - Rwanda has allocated land in industrial zones to around 405 investors, with 193 projects already completed, Trade and Industry Minister Antoine Marie Kajangwe told a Senate plenary session.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Economy - 3 August 2026
Oil and Gas Countdown: Can black gold deliver promised economic transformation?
Kampala, August 3, 2026 - Reports from PAU indicate that EACOP is 90% Complete. Will it be ready to transport crude in September?
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read