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Conflict in the Middle East may feel distant, but it could soon affect fuel, transport and food costs in Uganda. Here’s why Kampala should be paying attention.

With lakes, rivers and regional markets, Uganda has the ingredients to become a grain stabiliser, horticulture exporter and climate-smart agriculture leader.

The World Bank’s 2026 Global Water Monitoring Report warns that food security may depend less on land and more on water governance — creating a major opening for Africa.

South Asia may still be the world’s fastest-growing region, but cracks are beginning to show. A new economic report reveals deeper risks—from AI-driven job losses to fragile trade growth—that could reshape not just Asia, but Uganda’s economic future as well.

Africa’s economy is expanding, but the benefits aren’t reaching most people. As millions enter the workforce, jobs remain scarce, inflation pressures are returning, and deeper structural problems threaten to turn growth into a missed opportunity.

Nearly 80% of people in low-income countries face simultaneous land degradation, unsafe air and water stress, the World Bank reports. With air pollution killing 5.7 million people annually and costing trillions, the stakes are especially high for countries like Uganda navigating rapid urbanization and economic transition.

KAMPALA – In rural Uganda, a 15-year-old girl walks a couple of kilometers to fetch a jerrycan of water in…

Africa is living longer—but not better. A World Bank report reveals how countries like Uganda are facing a silent aging crisis, with health systems and social care lagging far behind demographic change.

Global incomes are up, markets are calmer, and the crisis years appear to be fading. But the World Bank says millions across Africa are still worse off than before COVID-19, exposing a recovery that lifted some—and left others behind.

Uganda’s economy is growing faster than most in the region, but the World Bank’s latest Uganda Economic Update warns that cracks are forming beneath the surface. While GDP has surged nearly 7% this year, weak tax collection, rising debt, and underfunded social services threaten to stall the country’s momentum. The Bank says Uganda must rethink how it raises—and spends—its money if the promise of growth is to reach ordinary citizens.