Uganda’s export earnings nearly double in October on coffee and gold sales

Uganda’s export earnings surged in October, nearly doubling to $1.5 billion compared with the same month last year, driven by strong receipts from key commodities, official data shows.

Coffee, the country’s cornerstone export and a major source of foreign exchange, benefitted from elevated global prices, helping bolster overall export performance. As Africa’s top coffee exporter in 2025, Uganda earned a record $2.4 billion from…