Uganda
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa, bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania to the south, Rwanda to the southwest and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west. The capital and largest city is Kampala. With a population of about 47-million, Uganda has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in the world. The economy is primarily agricultural, with coffee being the leading export crop, though the country also produces tea, cotton, tobacco and fish. Uganda has significant mineral resources including copper, cobalt, gold and recently discovered oil reserves in the Albertine Graben region along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The currency is the Ugandan shilling. The country operates as a presidential republic, with President Yoweri Museveni having held office since 1986. Uganda is a member of the East African Community, the African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. The country has played a significant regional security role, contributing troops to peacekeeping missions and engaging in cross-border operations against insurgent groups. Uganda gained independence from British colonial rule in 1962, and its post-independence history has been marked by periods of political instability and conflict, followed by relative stability and economic growth since the late 1980s.
Uganda Updates
Daily Podcast – August 26, 2026
By: Halima Frost 26th August 2026 Making headlines: Lamola welcomes Dlamini-Zuma’s retraction of vote-buying claims; ActionSA sues ANC’s Maepa over alleged AI-fake claims; And, son... →
Son of Uganda's president says he will stand for top job in 2031
By: Reuters 26th August 2026 Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country's long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run for... →
Refinery rivalry: billion‑dollar oil projects expose East Africa’s long‑running regional tensions
25th August 2026 East Africa, a region that has been working to deepen economic integration for more than 25 years, has a history of disagreements about the... →
Millions of Africans are displaced without crossing a border – and their needs are often overlooked
19th August 2026 The eruption of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo in May 2026 sparked a major crisis.... →
IMF to visit Uganda next month for negotiations on new programme
By: Reuters 17th August 2026 An International Monetary Fund staff team plans to visit Uganda next month for more negotiations on a new support programme, the IMF's resident... →
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo becomes deadliest in country's history
By: Reuters 17th August 2026 The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2 325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the... →
Africans migrate for jobs mostly within the continent: why regional skills partnerships are needed
13th August 2026 In 2024, 25.1-million Africans were living in other countries on the continent. Labour migration has long been a defining feature of Africa’s... →
Will Kenya investigate and prosecute Sudan’s RSF?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th August 2026 Prosecuting Rapid Support Forces members in Kenya won’t be easy, but will ultimately depend more on politics than on law or capacity. In June, two... →
Daily Podcast – August 11, 2026
11th August 2026 Making headlines: Official unemployment rate rises to 33.6% in the second quarter; Presidency rebukes Eskom chair over criticism; And, Ebola deaths... →
New transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says
By: Reuters 11th August 2026 The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of the virus,... →
