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Arsenal and the Rwanda Development Board will end their partnership at the close of the 2025–2026 season, concluding an eight-season arrangement in which Visit Rwanda served as the club’s first official sleeve sponsor. The decision follows Visit Rwanda’s shift toward new global sports partnerships as it seeks to expand into other markets. Signed in 2018, the deal placed Rwanda’s tourism brand...

By Charlotte Amuge Uganda’s agriculture and coffee sectors are mourning the death of Dr Emmanuel Niyibigira Iyamulemye, the former Executive Director of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority, who died on 18 November 2025. News of his passing prompted tributes from senior national figures who described him as a central figure in Uganda’s coffee transformation. Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze said he received...

By Shivan Ayebare Work on the Matanda Irrigation Scheme in Kanungu District has stalled due to ongoing land disputes among compensated family members, despite the Ministry of Water and Environment completing all payments to affected households. According to Ronah Kamusime, a sociologist with the ministry, a survey around Matanda Dam identified 542 affected families, including the Kyahamutima household. She said...

The Government of Algeria will host the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa from 30 November to 1 December 2025 in Algiers. The information was communicated by the Algerian Embassy in Kampala to Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The conference is being organised under the high patronage of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and follows the African Union Assembly...

By Charlotte Amuge President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has taken over the chairmanship of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region during the bloc’s 9th Ordinary Summit held on 15 November 2025 at the Palais du Peuple in Kinshasa. The summit, held under the theme “Consolidating Peace and Security for Sustainable Development in the Great...

By David Mwanje Stanbic Bank Uganda has marked 35 years in the country with the launch of an 18-month brand platform called Keep Growing, which will guide its operations across retail, SME, corporate and social investment activities. At the launch in Kampala, Chief Executive Mumba Kalifungwa said the bank’s journey has run alongside Uganda’s economic changes over the past three decades....

The government has released the first tranche of UGX 529 billion to capitalise Parish Development Model (PDM) SACCOs for the 2025/26 financial year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija announced on Tuesday. Beginning tomorrow, all 10,589 verified PDM SACCOs will receive UGX 50 million each, deposited directly into their SACCO accounts. Under PDM policy, government releases funds in two tranches every six...

By David Mwanje Uganda’s economy showed resilience in October, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Report from the Ministry of Finance. The report points to easing inflation and rising business activity, even as higher import costs, a wider trade deficit and weak revenue collection weigh on the outlook toward 2026. Headline inflation dropped to 3.4% in October from 4%...

By John Barnes Ssentamu Uganda’s Rebecca Chelangat opened the athletics programme with a gold medal in the women’s 10,000m final at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Stadium in Riyadh on Monday night. She posted 32:11.42, finishing ahead of Qatar’s Violah Motosio (32:13.59) and Djibouti’s Samiya Hassan Nour. Chelangat’s win brings Uganda’s tally at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 to seven...

By Samuel SsenonoThe 2025 Dubai Airshow opened at Dubai World Central (DWC) with its largest edition to date, running from 17–21 November under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. An additional 8,000 square meters of exhibition space was added to accommodate increased participation across aerospace, space and defence sectors. Day one saw several major commercial...