Uganda
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Trade
New DHL-Absa partnership opens global trade opportunities for African SMEs
JOHANNESBURG, September 3, 2026 — DHL and Absa Group have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to expand DHL’s GoTrade programme across Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA], formalising a strategic partnership that paves…
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Energy & Mining
Kikuube: Museveni names Uganda’s crude oil Pearl Sweet
KIKUUBE, September 2, 2026 — Uganda has named its crude oil Pearl Sweet, giving the grade a commercial identity that will allow it to be priced, marketed and sold to international refiners…
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Sports
Gov’t says AFCON 2027 Stadia to be ready by December
KAMPALA, September 2, 2026 — Uganda says it remains on track to complete its three host stadia for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] PAMOJA 2027 by December 31, 2026,…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank ready to develop country programme for Uganda
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi this morning received the new African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] Regional Director for East Africa, Humphrey Nwugo, at the Ministry of Finance…
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News
Uganda among targets as IDH launches regenerative coffee investment platform
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — The Netherlands-based Sustainable Trade Initiative, IDH, recently launched a four-year programme aimed at promoting what it describes as a regenerative and verifiable coffee supply chain across four…
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Environment
Can agricultural insurance shield Uganda’s farmers from El Niño?
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Agricultural insurance in Uganda has reached a significant milestone, with more than one million farmers now covered under the Uganda Agriculture Insurance Scheme [UAIS] through various insurance…
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Magazine
From Risk to Resilience: A Decade of PPP Transforming Agricultural Insurance in Uganda
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Ten years ago, a farmer in Uganda who lost a season’s crop to vagaries of nature, such as drought, floods, unpredictable rainfall drought, or pests, had nowhere…
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Trade
Africa’s coffee exports fall 13.5 percent in June as Uganda records a major decline
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Coffee exports from Africa fell by 13.5 percent in June 2026, with a sharp decline in shipments from Uganda emerging as one of the major contributors to…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank strengthens regional leadership with new appointments across Africa and the Caribbean
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] has announced senior leadership appointments and confirmations to strengthen regional operations, deepen client engagement, and enhance delivery of the Bank’s mandate…
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Environment
Amolatar: MP calls for research into rising water levels in local lakes
AMOLATAR, August 31, 2026 — Kyoga County North Member of Parliament Geoffrey Ocen Kiring has called on the government to conduct research into the rising water levels in lakes Kyoga and Kwania,…
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