PARIS, May 18, 2026 — Ministers and senior government representatives from around the world have endorsed a landmark Ministerial Statement at the 93rd General Session of the World Organisation for Animal Health [WOAH], calling for urgent global investment in animal health systems amid growing biological threats, climate pressures and rising pandemic risks. The high-level political …
KAMPALA, May 18, 2026 –- Airtel Uganda has today handed over Shs 42.9 billion to the Uganda Communications Universal Service and Access Fund [UCUSAF], reinforcing the telecommunications company’s commitment to expanding digital connectivity across Uganda. Speaking at the official handover ceremony in Kampala, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Soumendra Sahu, reaffirmed its …
ABJUA, May 18, 2026 — Each year, the African Energy Industry’s “African Energy Person of the Year” award celebrates individuals who have positively influenced Africa’s energy sector by facilitating projects that strengthen energy security, African development, energy additions, free markets, limited government, economic resilience, the prosperity of families, local content and improve African energy infrastructure. …
KAMPALA, May 18, 2026 — Leaders of cooperatives from the Sebei Sub-region have been trained in modern agricultural production methods and strengthen financial management practices to improve household incomes, reduce post-harvest losses, and promote sustainable economic growth within their communities. This was during a two-day training workshop recently organised by Core Write Consult at Eagle …
KAMPALA, May 18, 2026 — Facing mounting scrutiny and ongoing investigations, Anita Annet Among has officially withdrawn from the race for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament of Uganda, pledging loyalty to the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. In a statement issued hours ago, Among, the former speaker of the 11th …
KAMPALA, May 18, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] has warned of a growing risk of regional spread from a new Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], prompting emergency consultations and heightened preparedness measures across East and Central Africa. In a statement issued …
