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MSMEs in Ankole urged to formalise to unlock export markets
MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2026 — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] across Ankole Subregion have been urged to formalise their businesses, comply with international quality standards and embrace research-driven production to…
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Gov’t disburses over Shs 3.9bln to Soroti for cattle restocking
SOROTI, July 30, 2026 — Government has disbursed more than Shs 3.9 billion to residents of Soroti City and Soroti District under the Cattle Restocking Programme, with officials urging beneficiaries to use…
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Opinions & Commentary
Ban Kaveera, and There Won’t Be Anything to Clean In Uganda
KAMPALA, July 28, 2026 –Last Saturday Ugandans and other nationals living in the country picked up brooms, hoes, sticks, slashers, spades, pangas, and gloves and went out to clean surroundings such as…
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IMF warns Uganda over widening fiscal deficit despite strong economic growth
KAMPALA, July 29, 2026 — The International Monetary Fund [IMF] has raised concerns over Uganda’s weakening fiscal position, warning that rising government spending and debt-servicing costs could increase vulnerabilities despite continued strong…
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Education
Muteesa I Royal University launches agricultural course to equip students with practical and agribusiness skills
MASAKA, July 28, 2026 — Muteesa I Royal University has launched a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture programme aimed at equipping students with practical agricultural and agribusiness skills through training in climate-smart…
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Musasizi urges EPRC to produce evidence-based research to support Uganda’s tenfold growth agenda
KAMPALA, July 28, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has tasked the Economic Policy Research Centre [ EPRC ] to focus on generating evidence-based economic policy research and analysis to support Uganda’s…
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Finance & Banking
Stanbic Unveils Shs 1 Trillion Initiative to Empower Women Entrepreneurs and Farmers in Northern Uganda
GULU, July 27, 2026 — Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited [SUHL], through Stanbic Bank Uganda and its non-profit arm, Stanbic Business Incubator Limited [SBIL], has launched two programmes aimed at empowering more than…
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Health
Ebola death toll rises to 1,356 as DRC records new infections
KAMPALA, July 27, 2026 — The death toll from the Bundibugyo virus disease [BVD] outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo [ DRC ] and Uganda has risen to 1,356, with 3,095…
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Gov’t launches emergency food distribution to support over 300,000 drought-stricken households in Karamoja
MOROTO, July 27, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has officially launched a major emergency food relief programme to support nearly 313,987 drought-stricken households across the Karamoja Sub-region situated in northeastern Uganda.…
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Agriculture
NARO, Chinese university partner on livestock research
KAMPALA, July 27, 2026 — The National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has partnered with China’s Southwest Minzu University [SMU] in a landmark collaboration aimed at strengthening livestock disease research, enhancing veterinary diagnostics…
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