Month: September 2026

Climate-smart project to improve animal husbandry in Teso, Karamoja

SERERE, September 26, 2026 – The National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] in Serere district has started implementing a new climate-smart project aimed at increasing livestock production in the Teso and Karamoja…

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Women-Led Peanut Enterprise Builds Resilience and Livelihoods in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, September 26, 2026 — The population of the Sahel is projected to exceed 500 million by 2050, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. The demographic expansion presents significant opportunities…

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Can trading licenses unlock Uganda’s presumptive tax potential?

KAMPALA, September 26, 2026 — Uganda’s presumptive tax regime exists in law but remains underutilized in practice. According to the Ministry of Finance, presumptive tax generated 16 billion Ugandan shillings during July…

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Gov’t recovers only Shs 6bln of Shs 4.3trn disbursed under PDM

KABALE, September 25, 2026 — Government has recovered only about Shs 6 billion out of the Shs4.3 trillion disbursed to beneficiaries under the Parish Development Model [PDM], raising concerns over the low…

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How Speaker Oboth brokered BOU-SACCO licensing stand-off

KAMPALA, September 25, 2026 — Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has brokered a solution to a stand-off between the Bank of Uganda [BOU], and Uganda Co-operative Savings and Credit Union Limited…

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EAC moves to fast-track regional capital markets integration

KAMPALA, September 25, 2026 — The East African Community [ EAC ] has reactivated the Capital Markets Sub-Committee of the Capital Markets, Insurance and Pensions Committee [CMIPC], paving the way for accelerated…

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Teso farmers lose out as Shs18bn cereal plant lies idle in Soroti City

SOROTI CITY, September 25, 2026 — Farmers in the Teso sub-region are missing out on opportunities to add value to their produce and access better markets as a Shs18 billion cereal value-addition…

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Local project launches distribution of 200,000 shea seedlings in northern Uganda

OTUKE, September 25, 2026 — Okere Community Development Project, also known as Okere City, in Otuke district, has launched a shea tree restoration project targeting the northern Ugandan subregions Lango, Acholi and…

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Kiryandongo older persons want to prioritised in the district budget 

KIRYANDONGO, September 25, 2026 — The Minister of State for Older Persons, Jackline Mbabazi, has announced that a Cabinet decision to expand the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment [SAGE] programme is awaiting…

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EBRD cuts SEMED growth outlook amid regional tensions

LONDON, September 24, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD]’s latest Regional Economic Prospects report forecasts growth in the southern and eastern Mediterranean [ SEMED ] region at -0.7…

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