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- Sep 9, 2026
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EAC’s 2031 currency dream faces ugly reality - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)
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Countries seeking deeper economic integration may adopt a common currency to reduce exchange-rate uncertainty, eliminate currency-conversion costs, and facilitate cross-border trade. However, countries must first meet agreed economic conditions before adopting a common currency. In Africa, two functional monetary unions currently exist: the CFA Franc zone of West and Central Africa and the Common Monetary Area in Southern Africa. The East African Community (EAC), which comprises eight states, ha
What the USA's ‘Do Not Travel’ listing will cost Uganda - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)
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Uganda earned $1.86 billion from tourism last year and drew $3.2 billion in foreign direct investment. Both figures are now in question. On May 17, 2026, the US State Department placed the country under a Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory – its highest restriction tier, shared with Afghanistan and Somalia – citing crime, health, terrorism, and civil unrest. The fallout is showing up across four channels: a direct hit to tourism bookings, pressure on the shilling and foreign reserves, a chill on n
IMF warns Uganda on debt, budget discipline - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)
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Uganda’s public debt is set to climb to 55.5 per cent of GDP this financial year, up from 52.3 percent in FY 2024/25, as the government borrows more to plug a budget deficit that was projected to widen to 7.1 per cent at the end of fiscal year 2025/26. That comes even as the economy posts some of its strongest growth in years. That is the core finding of the IMF’s latest Article IV consultation with Uganda, concluded on July 27, with the staff report published the following day. Every 12 months,
How Uganda can use corporate leverage to confront xenophobia - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)
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All countries except South Africa was written on the back of Uganda’s post-independence passports until apartheid ended in 1994. The policy symbolized Uganda’s refusal to recognize apartheid and its solidarity with South Africa’s liberation struggle. Further support was extended to fleeing South African liberation movements. The Ugandan government funded education and relocation programs for South African exiles. Decades later, South Africa has experienced repeated outbreaks of xenophobic violen
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