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Energy & Mining
South Sudan Oil & Power Returns as South Sudan’s Premier Investment Platform
JUBA, August 5, 2026 — South Sudan Oil & Power [SSOP] will return to Juba on November 24-25, 2026, reaffirming its position as the country’s official energy investment event and premier meeting…
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Garbage trucks to be deployed on national cleaning days
KAMPALA, August 5, 2026 — Garbage collection trucks will be deployed in towns across Uganda ahead of the next national cleaning day to improve waste collection and ensure proper sanitation. The Government…
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Technology
AI offers developing economies a lifeline amid weak global growth – World Bank
KAMPALA, August 4, 2026 — Artificial intelligence [AI] could enable developing countries to achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century, provided governments move quickly to address gaps in electricity,…
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Environment
Young Ugandans to drive forest restoration and climate action
KAMPALA, August 4, 2026 — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO], in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Environment [MWE] and Uganda Youth Go Green, has trained…
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Ugandans seeking jobs abroad trapped in abuse, distress, MPs told
KAMPALA, August 4, 2026 — Ugandan migrant workers who sought greener pastures abroad are now living in severe distress as a result of increasing labour externalisation, Members of Parliament [MPs] have been…
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Finance & Banking
EBRD backs new production capacities of critical electricity infrastructure equipment in Croatia
ZAGREB, August 3, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] is providing a senior loan of up to €120 million to KONČAR Group, Croatia’s leading industrial and engineering enterprises,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Africa CDC and AU Rally Member States Behind Zero Maternal Deaths Agenda
KAMPALA, August 2, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ], in collaboration with the African Union Commission, Member States and development partners, has convened a…
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News
MPs to probe businessman Kirumira over URC land
KAMPALA, July 31, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure is set to question businessman Godfrey Kirumira over a 1.3-acre piece of land in Kampala that belongs to Uganda Railways Corporation […
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Technology
Microsoft to Lead AI Masterclass at AEW 2026’s Renegade Intel Platform
CAPE TOWN, July 31, 2026 — As artificial intelligence [ AI ] reshapes global energy systems, African operators are increasingly turning to cloud computing, advanced analytics and connected infrastructure to improve production,…
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Finance & Banking
EBRD extends US$100mln credit line to KCB Bank Kenya to boost MSMEs
NAIROBI, July 29, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] is providing a US$ 100 million [approximately Ksh 13 billion] credit line to KCB Bank Kenya Limited to improve…
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