KAMPALA, July 10, 2026 — Uganda is expected to experience predominantly dry and warmer-than-normal weather conditions throughout July 2026, with below-average rainfall forecast across most parts of the country, the Minister of State for Environment, Beatrice Anywar, has warned. Anywar issued the warning on Thursday while presenting a statement during a plenary sitting chaired by …
KAMPALA, July 10, 2026 — The leadership of the Parliamentary SACCO has denied allegations that the institution was used to embezzle and launder public funds after seven Parliament officials were arrested and charged by the Inspectorate of Government [IGG]. On July 2, 2026, the IGG charged the seven officials with multiple counts of embezzlement, causing …
DAKAR, July 10, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] has launched its first trade finance facility in Senegal, providing €15 million to Ecobank Senegal under its Trade Facilitation Programme. Senegal’s position as a gateway to West Africa and membership of the West African Economic and Monetary Union underpin its role in …
MASAKA CITY, July 10, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] has significantly improved the livelihoods of thousands of households in Masaka City over the past three financial years. The PDM is a government initiative launched in February 2022, to move 35 million households in Uganda from subsistence farming to the money economy, with the …
BRUSSELS, July 10, 2026 — Chief executives and senior leaders from some of the world’s largest cooperative and mutual enterprises have pledged to work towards expanding the global cooperative economy to US$ 5 trillion in annual turnover following the inaugural Cooperative and Mutuals 50 [CM50] Leaders’ Summit held in Brussels. The two-day summit convened in …
KAMPALA July 9, 2026 — The Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] has recorded 51 new confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Virus Disease [BVD] and 20 additional deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total to 1,759 confirmed cases and 600 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC]. …
