KAMPALA, June 14, 2026 – The East African Community [EAC] is set to adopt a harmonised pest risk assessment framework and standard operating procedures [SOPs] for key agricultural crops produced and traded across the region. The move is expected to reduce border delays, improve transparency and simplify regional trade among member states, while making the …
KAMPALA, June 14, 2026—The conflict in the Middle East is expected to slow global growth to the lowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic amid higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and increased borrowing costs, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Global growth is forecast to slow to 2.5 per cent in …
NEW JERSEY, June 14, 2026 — African football powerhouse, Morocco and Brazil played out an entertaining 1-1 draw in a classic World Cup encounter as both sides opened their campaign with a hard-earned point. The match played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in the U.S. delivered its key moments in an action-packed …
MASINDI, June 14, 2026 — The Midwestern Region Centre for Democracy and Human Rights [MICOD], in partnership with the Rotary Club of Masindi and the Masindi District Local Government, has launched an initiative to promote climate-smart awareness in Labongo Subcounty. Scientists say Climate-smart awareness refers to knowledge and practices that enable farmers and communities to …
LONDON, June 14, 2023 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] has published its new Approach to Financial Market Development, underlining the central role of deep and resilient domestic financial markets in delivering the Bank’s transition objectives under its Strategic and Capital Framework [SCF] 2026-30. The paper sets out how the Bank supports …
KAMPALA, June 13, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has warned that the Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak mostly affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] remains a serious public health threat, with confirmed infections rising to 708 and deaths reaching 141. According to the latest situation …
