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Trade
Trade ministry to inquire into China Town supermarket expansion
KAMPALA, October 2, 2026 — Members of Parliament [MPs] on Public Accounts Committee [PAC-Central Government] have tasked the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] to address public concerns over the growing…
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Health
Uganda urged to expand health, education services exports
KAMPALA, October 1, 2026 — Uganda should create a supportive environment to expand exports of health and education services and tap into growing regional demand, industry experts have said. The call was…
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News
ICO launches platform to improve access to coffee-market data
GENEVA, September 30, 2026 – The International Coffee Organization [ICO] has launched a free interactive platform designed to improve access to data on global coffee markets. The Coffee Market Intelligence Platform brings…
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Energy & Mining
African Energy Chamber condemns court order threatening Dangote’s Kenya refinery
KAMPALA, September 30, 2026 — Construction of Dangote Industries’ planned US$ 15–16 billion refinery in Lamu, Kenya, faces possible disruption after 133 residents petitioned the court over land earmarked for the project.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
26th SACCA Congress to bring more than 1, 200 cooperative leaders in Dar es Salaam
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — More than 1,200 cooperative sector leaders, policymakers, regulators, development partners and industry experts from 40 countries are expected to converge in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 11–16…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Ghana moves to overhaul cooperative sector as global south experts offer reform lessons
ACCRA, September 29, 2026 — Ghana is moving to overhaul its cooperative sector through new legislation, a national cooperative policy and proposed financing mechanisms, as experts from Brazil, India, China and Morocco…
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News
EAC strengthens fiscal and monetary policy coordination towards monetary union
ARUSHA, September 29, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] is reviewing measures to strengthen fiscal and monetary policy coordination as Partner States work towards establishing the East African Monetary Union [EAMU].…
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News
Local manufacturers cry foul over digital number plate monopoly
KAMPALA, September 29, 2026 — The Uganda Manufacturers Association [UMA], an umbrella organisation representing manufacturers in the country, has called for the scrutiny of the monopoly being enjoyed by a foreign firm…
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News
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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Cooperatives & Communities
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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