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News Uganda: The first big test of Uganda’s sukuk rules

News channel or source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/business/prosper/the-first-big-test-of-uganda-s-sukuk-rules-5580464
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

Scattered interpretive authority risked one adviser contradicting another and unsettling investor confidence in the market’s early transactions.

News Uganda: Uganda appoints Vitol to market its crude, expanding the trader's role

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/uganda-appoints-vitol-to-market-its-crude-expanding-the-trader-s-role/ar-AA2bJy6r
Published on: Sunday 06 September 2026

KAMPALA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Uganda said on Monday it had appointed global commodities trader Vitol to market its share of crude from the country's oilfields, adding that first exports are now expected ...

News Uganda: Uganda appoints Vitol to market 'Pearl Sweet' crude ahead of 2027 exports

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/investment/uganda-appoints-vitol-to-market-pearl-sweet-crude-ahead-of-2027-exports/ar-AA2bKphL
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

Uganda has appointed global commodities trader Vitol to market its newly branded Pearl Sweet crude, with the country targeting its first exports from early 2027 as its oil infrastructure nears ...

News Uganda: Ghana, Uganda deepen upstream petroleum cooperation through peer learning

News channel or source: https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghana-uganda-deepen-upstream-petroleum-cooperation-through-peer-learning/
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

The two sides also discussed the need to attract investment, manage petroleum resources efficiently, maintain strong environmental and safety standards and respond to changes in the global energy ...

News Uganda: Ebola Cases Keep Rising In Congo As WHO Declares Outbreak Over In Uganda

News channel or source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ebola-outbreak-congo-uganda_n_6a8f1762e4b0a9d5e57c55b0
Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026

The all-clear for Uganda follows a declaration on July 28 from the Ugandan government that it was free of the disease, which caused 20 cases and two deaths in the country. The WHO monitored the ...

News Uganda: What will happen to Uganda when Yoweri Museveni goes?

News channel or source: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/09/03/what-will-happen-to-uganda-when-yoweri-museveni-goes
Published on: Wednesday 05 February 2020

The first is Yoweri Museveni, the 81-year-old president, who seized power after a civil war 40 years ago and is entering his dotage. The second is Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Mr Museveni’s capricious son.

News Uganda: WHO Says Ebola Outbreak in Uganda Is Over, as Cases Rise in Congo

News channel or source: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-08-26/who-says-ebola-outbreak-in-uganda-over-as-cases-continue-to-rise-in-congo
Published on: Tuesday 25 August 2026

Displaced people watch a health worker in full personal protective equipment (PPE) preparing to disinfect the area during the burial of suspected Ebola victim ...

News Uganda: Uganda and Burundi military officials visit Israel to discuss Gaza troop deployment

News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/gaza-uganda-burundi-stabilization-force-israel-17b0ce84e2dd7e8800ff1bf2dee803c5
Published on: Sunday 23 August 2026

Officials say military officials from Uganda and Burundi have visited Israel to discuss deploying troops to Gaza.

News Uganda: WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-free After 42 Days Without New Cases

News channel or source: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/who-declares-uganda-ebola-free-after-42-days-without-new-cases/
Published on: Tuesday 01 September 2026

Even as their Congolese neighbors battle the worst Ebola outbreak in its history, Uganda has registered 42 days without any new cases.

News Uganda: BoU links Uganda’s high interest rates to heavy govt borrowing

News channel or source: https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/bou-links-uganda-s-high-interest-rates-to-heavy-govt-borrowing-5587262
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has linked Uganda’s high interest rates to heavy government borrowing from the domestic financial market, saying the government’s demand for funds is competing with the ...

News Uganda: Uber to Exit Nigeria, Uganda as Part of Global Restructure

News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-02/uber-shutting-down-operations-in-nigeria-after-global-shake-up
Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

US ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. is shutting down its services in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2, following a global review of its operations.