KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at all airports, ports and land border crossings across the region, and to establish a dedicated Regional Technical Taskforce to coordinate the response to the ongoing Ebola Virus Disease [EVD] outbreak. These were …
KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — President Yoweri Museveni today delivers the State of the Nation Address [SONA] to the 12th Parliament of Uganda and the nation. This is the first SONA in the new term of the President and Parliament, after the general elections were held in January 2026. The SONA is provided for under …
ADJUMANI, June 4, 2026 –Deep inside the thick tropical canopy of the Zoka Central Forest Reserve, where towering trees shield wildlife and streams snake through dense vegetation, grows a rare wild coffee that conservationists in West Nile believe could hold significance far beyond the region. For generations, the indigenous Ma’adi community has lived alongside the …
SYDNEY, June 4, 2026 — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand [RBNZ] has filed civil proceedings in the Wellington High Court against the country’s Co-operative Bank over three breaches of core requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism [AML/CFT] Act 2009, dating back to at least 2020. The RBNZ’s claim relates to …
BUSHENYI, June 4, 2026 – Over the past 26 years, Kyamuhunga People’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [KYAPS] Limited has evolved from a grassroots community initiative into a formidable financial institution, transforming the socio-economic landscape of Greater Bushenyi and the wider western Uganda region. Established in 1998 by residents of Kyamuhunga Sub-county with just 15 …
BRUSSELS, June 4, 2026 — The global cooperative movement has called on the International Labour Organization [ILO] to take decisive action to address worker exploitation in the platform economy and persistent gender inequality, as delegates gather in Geneva for the 114th International Labour Conference [ILC] from June 1-12. In a joint communication issued ahead of …