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Uganda reports no new Bundibugyo virus cases as DRC outbreak death toll nears 1,000
KAMPALA, July 21, 2026 — Uganda has recorded no new confirmed cases or deaths from the ongoing Bundibugyo Virus Disease [BVD] outbreak, as neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] continues to battle…
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Landmark Report on State of AI in African Banking 2026 Published
KAMPALA, July 21, 2026 — Backbase, a leader in AI-powered banking, in partnership with African Banker magazine, has published The State of AI in African Banking 2026: The Reality of Banking in…
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AfDB to provide US$ 13mln to bolster Ebola outbreak response in DRC, South Sudan and Uganda
KAMPALA, July 21, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ] has approved grants worth US$ 13 million [about Shs 48.1 billion] to strengthen national emergency responses to the Ebola…
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Stanbic Bank recognised for investment banking excellence
KAMPALA, July 20, 2026 — Stanbic Bank Uganda has been named the Best Investment Bank in Uganda at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, in recognition of its role in structuring and…
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Africa’s top financiers line up for African Mining Week 2026 in Cape Town
CAPE TOWN, July 19, 2026 — As Africa moves to unlock an estimated US$ 29.5 trillion in mine-site mineral value, development finance institutions, commercial banks and private investment firms are expanding financial…
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FAO and ICO renew longstanding partnership to strengthen coffee sector resilience
ROME, July 19, 2026 – The Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], Qu Dongyu, has underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation to support coffee-producing countries and communities,…
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Health Minister confirms no new Ebola cases in Uganda
KAMPALA, July 17, 2026 — Uganda has recorded no new confirmed Ebola cases in the past 21 days, but the country must complete a 42-day period without a new case before it…
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Africa Wants to Make Its Critical Minerals a Lever for Industrialisation and Economic Transformation
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2026 — African ministers, representatives from continental institutions, the private sector, and development partners have called for Africa’s critical minerals to drive a new era of economic transformation, industrialisation…
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DRC activates emergency delivery plan to break Bundibugyo Ebola transmission
BUNIA, July 16, 2026 16, 2026 — The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [ DRC ] and response partners have activated an emergency delivery roadmap to break the transmission…
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Gov’t says no new malaria strain linked to learners’ deaths
KAMPALA, July 16, 2026 — The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has dismissed reports that the recent deaths of several students were caused by a new strain of malaria, saying the…
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