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08 June 2026
Museveni flags off construction of Kidepo International Airport to boost tourism and trade

KARENGA, June 8, 2026 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on June 5, 2026 officially commissioned the construction of Kidepo International Airport in Karenga district, marking a historic milestone for the Karamoja Sub-region. Funded by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry from the United Arab Emirates [UAE] at an estimated cost of over US$ 72 …

08 June 2026
PDM Secretariat to establish practical learning centres with local entrepreneurs

SOROTI, June 8, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] Secretariat has announced plans to establish practical learning centres aimed at equipping parish residents with hands-on business skills by linking them directly with successful local entrepreneurs. The PDM Secretariat, based at the Ministry of Local Government in Kampala, describes the programme launched in February 2022, …

08 June 2026
Police hand over confiscated cane weighbridges as Bunyoro leaders back anti-theft reforms

MASINDI, June 8, 2026 — Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar Limited and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move that local leaders and community mobilisers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on …

08 June 2026
Morocco To Host ShafDB’s 45th Annual AGM This Week

RABAT – June 8, 2026 – Morocco will host the 45th Annual General Meeting [AGM] of Shelter Afrique Development Bank [ShafDB]. The annual meetings, scheduled to take place from June 9-11, 2026 at the Sofitel Jardin des Roses in Rabat, will feature an Annual Symposium, a Ministerial Roundtable, the Bank’s statutory meetings, field visits, and …

07 June 2026
Rwandan cooperative helps members improve livelihoods despite effects of Covid-19

GICUMBI, June 7, 2026 — A farmers’ cooperative in northern Rwanda says its members have improved their livelihoods through sustainable agriculture, savings schemes and income-generating projects, despite disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Members of Koperative Abizerwa Byumba [KAB], based in Ruvune Sector in Gicumbi district, have continued implementing agricultural and financial initiatives that have …

06 June 2026
Pastors Launch SACCO Drive to Boost Economic Empowerment in Acholi

GULU CITY, June 6, 2026 — Young pastors in the Acholi Sub-region have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] mobilisation campaign aimed at improving their economic wellbeing and reducing dependence on church offertory collections. The initiative, spearheaded by the Generation Pastors Network [GPN], seeks to register more than 300 young born-again pastors from …

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