Uganda

Since the sell-off from an eight-year high of UGX1,555/US$ in June 2008, the shilling has exhibited severe volatility against the backdrop of global risk aversion, the financial crisis... 2008-11-20

In the 2008 National Integrity Survey Report, conducted every five years, the Police and the Judiciary were found to be the most dishonest public institutions, followed by electricity... 2008-11-20

Uganda has been elected unopposed to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member, for a two-year term, beginning 2009. Uganda takes over from South Africa as the representative... 2008-10-24

The impact of the significant fall in global food and energy prices on consumer price inflation growth is tentatively beginning to be felt, with CPI in September coming in at 15.2%... 2008-10-24

The parliamentary investigation into the National Social Security Fund's controversial purchase of land from Security Minister Amama Mbabazi and business partner Amos Nzeyi is becoming... 2008-09-26

The pace of widening of the trade deficit has eased with the latest data release for July, However, despite robust coffee exports and an easing of global oil prices, we see Uganda's... 2008-09-26

Global food and energy prices may have come off significantly from their highs reached in the middle of 2008, but such declines have not yet filtered down into easing price pressures... 2008-09-26

Uganda's Tourist Board expects tourism receipts to exceed US$500mn in 2008, up 5% on 2007. Tourism receipts exceed those from coffee, but this increase in visitor income may not offset... 2008-07-25

Two years after persuading parliament to abolish presidential term limits that cleared the way for him to win the 2006 presidential election, Vice President Gilbert Bukenya has confirmed... 2008-07-25

Recently released police statistics have revealed that the police are struggling with a backlog of 400,000 unresolved cases, accumulated over the past seven years. In 2000, a total... 2008-07-25