Uganda 2 articles

The commercial landscape of Uganda centres on Ugandan oil development, with Kampala business hub and East African regional trade providing additional sources of economic weight. A second layer of the economy comes from Ugandan coffee exports and mobile financial services, where transport, trade and regional connectivity meet. landlocked logistics and Ugandan shilling add another layer to the national profile, linking sectoral activity with regional institutions, transport or monetary arrangements.

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M-KOPA hits ten million customers as device financing takes off in Africa

October 9, 2026, 6:15 PM

M-KOPA has signed up ten million customers and pushed revenue up 45 percent to $600 million in 2025, growing its pay-as-you-go model from solar into smartphones, digital loans, and electric mobility across Africa.

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Eric Muriuki to lead Absa Group’s pan-African digital push

October 6, 2026, 7:32 PM

Eric Muriuki leaves NCBA to head Absa Group’s digital growth strategy from Johannesburg, as African digital banking faces major changes.