HE, Ali Bajaber, of Yemeni ancestry, flew in from Morocco to meet PACEID on the matter of opening a North Africa link for Uganda products. Mr Bajaber is as good a businessman as well as a Historian of the ancient South Arabian history of Yemeni civilisation. Yemen, which

Congratulations to the Uganda Cranes 🇺🇬⚽ Yesterday’s was a reminder of what discipline, unity, and belief can do for our nation. You wore our flag with pride and gave Ugandans a reason to stand taller. Onwards to even greater triumphs!

📍 Tororo Children Lion's Park Yesterday, PACEID & Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board graduated 1412 artisans in 17 trades, from farming, to carpentry, after completing modular based competence assessment in Tororo district. Odrek Rwabwogo urged graduates to uphold dignity, improve productivity,

On CNBC Africa Power Lunch this afternoon, our Chairman Odrek Rwabwogo highlighted Uganda's unique position to become the go-to supplier of Robusta coffee after the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee. He also outlined Uganda’s Coffee Roadmap, which sets a target of

“Resilience. Rootedness. Work ethic.” At 71, Dr. Peter Ngategize continues to inspire—building a high-altitude training center, driving fruit & vegetable exports, and preserving culture through his new books Obidience & Emigano.

Today at State House Entebbe, H.E. Yoweri K Museveni hosted the National Mentorship Day Awards. "I congratulate the awardees for their great work in building Uganda, from health workers, entrepreneurs & industrialists to lawyers& intellectuals. This is exactly what we fought for."

"Often described as bold and fearless, she was born in 1953, in Kashaari, Mbarara district. She is a pioneer on many fronts: lawyer, politician, gender equality advocate, and a respected senior citizen. She has dedicated her life to fighting for gender equality, a cause she

President Yoweri K Museveni urges young Ugandans to embrace mentorship and appreciate the wisdom of elders, saying society can only progress when generations work together. “Do not say that everything old must go away, you would be making a very big mistake. But even the old ones

Makerere University Entrepreneurship & Outreach centre is a good model for building a bridge to jobs for young people, even as they study. It is a good tradition, now new to this university (not available in my time at university, yet very common in the West as a pillar of

To see Archbishop Cardinal Wamala receiving a certificate of recognition and commendation from HE President Yoweri K Museveni, for the former’s great service to the faithful, makes our hearts warm with gratitude as we celebrate 63 years of independence.  Even more touching is that

The Buyers Week introduces a new feature: Uganda Connect Marketplace, a curated, open-access showroom of Uganda’s export-ready brands. Visitors will experience: 🔹Live product demonstrations 🔹Buyer sampling sessions 🔹Packaging & branding showcases 🔹Pitch sessions for exporters

The Uganda Connect International Buyers Week officially begins with a Meet & Greet Cocktail, bringing together international buyers, sponsors and trade representatives for an evening of networking and orientation. An opportunity to: 🔹Share expectations, program flow, and key

H.E. Yoweri K Museveni's message at the Uganda Connect International Buyers Week delivered by VP Vice President Jessica Alupo. "The agenda of the NRM government is to ensure that Uganda attains accelerated growth, from the current GDP of $61 billion to $500 billion, in the shortest possible

I’m encouraged that this Buyers Week brings together people who understand what global markets demand. No level of good production can compensate for weak standards. That is why we are setting up a Food Safety Ombudsman to coordinate every agency involved in testing and

"Growth is rarely blocked by a lack of ideas. It is blocked by our attachment to what once worked. Innovation demands courage not just to create, but to let go, to iterate, and to move revenue, customers, and operations into the realities of today. Businesses that win are those

They Buy Our Coffee Cheap. They Sell It for Billions. In 2021, Italy bought $178M of Uganda’s coffee as raw beans. They processed it and made billions. Two companies, Illy and Lavazza, earn over $52B yearly from coffee. The problem isn’t markets. It’s value addition.

From early 2023, PACEID worked with the Arise and SPIRO electric bike entities. This is to drive assembly, manufacturing and agrivalue addition on some of the export products under our 13 clusters that we began with. It often feels like a painful compromise to cut taxes we so

If Uganda gets this right, we do not just build bikes. We build frames, plastics, tyres, battery casings, electrical parts, and the technical human capital to support them. That is how jobs grow. That is how local industry deepens. That is how a country moves from consumption to

We wish the Muslim community a happy Eid al-fitr.

Uganda cannot compete in a world where other countries send their companies into Africa backed by cheap money, strategic planning, and long-term industrial support. If we are serious about protecting our national interest, then we must build our own response through affordable