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Uganda Airlines secures $113 million for fleet expansion as Kenya Airways seeks $2 billion rescue

Uganda Airlines secures $113 million to expand its fleet as Kenya Airways seeks $2 billion from investors to stabilize operations.

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Modern railway tracks stretching across green countryside under blue sky in East Africa
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Uganda eyes Tanzania rail link to boost East Africa trade

Uganda is stepping up efforts to strengthen its position in East Africa’s trade network, with plans to link its Standard Gauge Railway to Tanzania’s rail system. The proposal could give the landlocked country a second route to the Indian Ocean and ease pressure on existing export corridors.  Details outlined in a government document show Kampala is studying how the new…

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Coffee earned Uganda about $2.4 billion in the 12 months to November
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Bumper harvest lifts Uganda Coffee shipments by over 60 percent

At a Glance Uganda’s coffee exports climbed sharply in November, rising more than 60% from a year earlier as a strong harvest in key growing regions pushed more beans to market, according to a government report.  The increase underscores coffee’s central role in Uganda’s export economy at a time when global prices remain elevated and demand from Europe and Asia…

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