KAMPALA, June 19, 2026 — About 100 graduate volunteers selected under the National Apprenticeship Programme [NAP], run by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD], are set to undergo orientation at Fairway Boutique Hotel in Kampala. The participants, drawn from the sixth cohort of the NAP for the 2025/2026 financial year, will be …
BUJUMBURA, June 19, 2026 — African leaders and international partners have pledged US$910 million to strengthen the response to the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [ DRC ] and Uganda following a high-level emergency meeting convened by the African Union [AU]. The meeting, chaired by Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye in …
KAMPALA, June 19, 2026 — Uganda’s merchandise exports registered strong growth over the past year, increasing by 24.3 per cent to reach US$ 1.40 billion in April 2026, up from US$ 1.13bln in April 2025, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report released by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development …
KAMPALA, June18, 2026 — The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [UCSCU] will convene the 5th Annual Western Region SACCO Convention later this month where leaders will seek strategies to strengthen resilience, innovation and member-focused growth across the cooperative financial sector. The convention is scheduled for June 24, 2026 at White Horse Inn, Kabale …
BRUSSELS, June 18, 2026 — With this year’s International Day of Cooperatives – CoopsDay 2026 – taking place on Saturday, 4 July, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] held an online Members’ Chat to share information on how to join the celebrations. Led by Leire Luengo, ICA Director of Communications, and Joseph Njuguna, ICA Director of …
KIKUUBE, June 18, 2026 — The election of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCO] leaders in Bugambe Parish, Bugambe Sub-county, Kikuube district, has been suspended following protests by members who alleged attempts to impose leaders on them. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the parish headquarters, where members had gathered to …
