Uganda projects public debt will surge to nearly half its annual economic output by June this year, driven by fresh borrowing to fund financial stimulus packages for its COVID-hit economy.

Uganda has granted environmental approval for a $3.5 billion pipeline to export crude oil from western fields to the Indian Ocean coast in Tanzania, despite pressure from lobby groups.

Uganda is the only low income country to attain “advanced” status in a global ranking of palliative care services, just one ...