Uganda
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Cooperatives & Communities
Wazalendo SACCO opens new cash dispatch outlet in Nakasongola
NAKASONGOLA, November 3, 2026 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [WSACCO] has opened a new cash dispatch outlet in Nakasongola District as part of efforts to bring financial services closer…
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Education
UNEB: 920,833 candidates to sit PLE starting Tuesday
KAMPALA, November 2, 2026 — A total of 920,833 candidates are set to begin the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE] on Tuesday, with the Uganda National Examinations Board [UNEB] assuring parents, teachers…
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Energy & Mining
Uganda launches National Energy Compact targeting 85 percent electricity access by 2030
KAMPALA, November 2, 2026 — Uganda has launched its National Energy Compact, setting a target of increasing electricity access to 85 percent by 2030 while mobilising US$ 17.7 billion in investment to…
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Agriculture
Local cooperative in Lira embraces Japanese techniques to improve rice yields
LIRA, November 1, 2026 — More than 1,500 members of Itek Okile Rice Growers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited in Lira district are working with the Embassy of Japan in Uganda to tackle…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Oldest police SACCO disburses Shs 10.2bln in loans to members
KAMPALA, October 31, 2026 — The Police Savings Association Limited [PSAL], the Uganda Police Force’s oldest savings and credit cooperative organisation [SACCO], distinct from the relatively young Exodus SACCO, has disbursed Shs…
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Finance & Banking
Stanbic Bank Uganda raises prime lending rate to 21.75 percent
KAMPALA, October 30, 2026 — Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited, the country’s largest bank by total assets, has raised its Uganda shilling prime lending rate to 21.75 percent per annum, effective December 2026,…
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News
Kikuube district fails to recover Shs 900mln from youth
KIKUUBE, October 30, 2026 — Kikuube District Local Government has failed to recover more than Shs 900 million from youth groups that benefited from the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP] implemented countrywide under…
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Agriculture
Tea Bill to blend domestic auction, value addition
KAMPALA, October 29, 2026 — Parliament has granted Igara County West Member of Parliament [MP] Cohen Amanya, permission to introduce the National Tea Bill, which seeks to make value addition compulsory for…
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News
Mbale, Chinese city of Guiyang sign cooperation agreement to boost trade, investment
GUIYANG, October 28, 2026 – Mbale City in eastern Uganda and Guiyang City, the capital of China’s Guizhou Province, have signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen cooperation in coffee trade, agriculture,…
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News
Drought-hit Kotido farmers receive storage kits to protect scarce harvests
KOTIDO, October 28, 2026 – Farmers in Kotido district have received improved crop storage equipment to reduce post-harvest losses as a prolonged drought continues to threaten food security and livelihoods in the…
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