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News
Finance Minister urges insurers to strengthen risk management in key investments
KAMPALA, July 15, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has urged Uganda’s insurance industry to play a more active role in de-risking strategic investments and supporting government efforts to mobilise long-term capital…
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Health
Ebola: Africa CDC calls for stronger protection of frontline responders
KAMPALA, July 14, 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has called for stronger protection of frontline health workers and humanitarian responders battling the Ebola…
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Energy & Mining
African mining chambers to highlight next wave of investment opportunities at AMW 2026
KAMPALA July 13, 2026 — As African countries advance reforms aimed at unlocking new mineral discoveries and attracting greater mining investment, chambers of mines are playing an increasingly important role in connecting…
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News
Gov’t prepares emergency response to looming famine, water crisis in Greater North
KAMPALA, July 13, 2026 – Government is preparing emergency interventions to address a looming famine in parts of the Greater North and water shortages affecting cattle corridors across the country, Prime Minister…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t promotes aquaculture through fishermen’s cooperatives
ENTEBBE, July 12, 2026 – In an effort to reduce pressure on the country’s lakes, the State Minister for Fisheries, Robert Migadde, has urged Ugandan fishermen to form cooperatives and engage in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kikuube farmer groups receive Shs 400mln climate-smart farm inputs
KIKUUBE, July 11, 2026 — Farmers in Kikuube district, western Uganda have a reason to smile after receiving climate-smart agricultural inputs worth Shs 400 million aimed at boosting production and improving their…
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Finance & Banking
NCBA launches new business banking proposition for Ugandan SMEs
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — NCBA Bank Uganda Limited has stepped up its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the country with the launch of a new value proposition alongside…
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Opinions & Commentary
Debt office overhaul overdue in low-income countries
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — Restructuring gets the summits; debt management gets the training workshops. Yet in a low-income country, the debt office is crisis-prevention and early-warning infrastructure, not a narrow technical…
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Energy & Mining
Ugandan farmers launch UK court case to halt EACOP
KAMPALA, July 8, 2026 – Four Ugandan farmers have filed a case before the High Court in London seeking to stop the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP ] from commencing…
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Finance & Banking
UDB urged to prioritise funding for country’s key growth sectors
KAMPALA, July 8, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has directed the Uganda Development Bank [UDB] to prioritise financing for the country’s key growth sectors, saying the institution’s interventions should support the…
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