Caesar Mukasa
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Health
WHO declares Uganda’s Ebola outbreak over as virus continues to spread in DRC
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — The World Health Organization [WHO] and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] have welcomed the end of Uganda’s Ebola outbreak caused by the…
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News
How the Shs 15 trillion plan will transform drought-hit Karamoja
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has proposed a five-year development plan worth Shs 15.1 trillion to transform the semi-arid Karamoja Sub-region, where communities largely depend on livestock herding…
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Finance & Banking
Financial research critical to Uganda’s economic transformation
KAMPALA, August 26, 2026 — Uganda must place financial sector research, knowledge and innovation at the centre of its economic transformation if the country is to achieve its ambitious Ten-Fold Economic Growth…
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Cabinet approves Shs 139bln loan for Mbarara Regional Oncology Centre
KAMPALA, August 25, 2026 — Cabinet has approved a proposal for the Government of Uganda to borrow up to €31.98 million [about Shs 139 billion] from the Government of France to finance…
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Legal
Uganda moves to strengthen fisheries management
KAMPALA, August 23, 2026 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] has unveiled new Fisheries and Aquaculture Regulations under the 2023 Act aimed at rebuilding fish stocks and promoting…
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Finance & Banking
EAC banks urged to finance skills, markets to drive industrial growth
KAMPALA, August 21, 2026 — dfcu Bank has called on commercial banks, regulators and central banks across East Africa to build a fully integrated financial ecosystem capable of unlocking capital at scale,…
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News
Uganda eyes coffee and cocoa farms as new tourism attractions
KAMPALA, August 20, 2026 — Uganda is set to integrate coffee and cocoa production into its tourism offering, with pilot agricultural tourism experiences expected to begin in selected farming regions in 2027.…
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Finance & Banking
UDB board approves Shs 63bln in recapitalisation as 2025 profit jumps 9.7 percent
KAMPALA, August 17, 2026 — The Uganda Development Bank [UDB] board has approved Shs 63 billion in recapitalisation following the disbursement of at least Shs 502.2bln to facilitate private sector growth. The…
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Agriculture
New breed of sorghum developed to withstand drought in Karamoja
MOROTO, August 15, 2026 — In the midst of one of the harshest droughts to hit Karamoja in recent years, a new sorghum variety is offering farmers a rare source of hope.…
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Finance & Banking
Cut lending rates for manufacturers to boost industrial growth, minister urges banks
KAMPALA, August 11, 2026 — State Minister for Trade David Bahati has urged commercial banks in Uganda to reduce lending rates for manufacturers to enable the sector to grow. Bahati said the…
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