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]. …
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — NCBA Bank Uganda Limited has stepped up its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the country with the launch of a new value proposition alongside its “Ku NCBA Kiggwa Ku Bwerere” campaign-a a bold initiative designed to accelerate the growth of Ugandan enterprises through accessible financing, innovative digital …
KARENGA, July 9, 2026 — Women councillors from Karenga district in the Karamoja Sub-region have pledged to fight corruption, strengthen accountability and promote effective service delivery following the conclusion of a three-day training on how they can effectively legislate. The commitment was made at the close of the training under the Women’s Amplified Voice for …
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — Restructuring gets the summits; debt management gets the training workshops. Yet in a low-income country, the debt office is crisis-prevention and early-warning infrastructure, not a narrow technical function – and a fundamental institutional reform is overdue. All four G20 Common Framework applicants [Chad, Ethiopia, Ghana and Zambia] had passed through …
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — Cooperatives and coffee have emerged as key pillars of Buganda Kingdom’s development agenda after the Kingdom unveiled a Shs 409.315 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year, representing a 27.7 per cent increase from the previous year’s Shs 320.508 billion budget. Presenting the budget, the Kingdom’s Treasurer and Second Deputy …
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] through its development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export Development in Africa [FEDA], has appointed One Street Studios as the Co-General Partner of the Pan African Film Fund. This Fund aims to mobilise up to US$1 billion for Africa’s film and creative industries. Launched in …
