KAMPALA, August 2, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ], in collaboration with the African Union Commission, Member States and development partners, has convened a three-day Regional Validation Workshop in Cotonou, Benin, to strengthen continental action on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health [SRMNCAH]. The workshop …
BRUSSELS, August 2, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] recently held its latest online members’ chat, focusing on the People Pillar of the Strategic Plan 2026-30, Practice, Promote, Protect. ICA Communications Officer Paco Núñez, who led the session, said the pillar “is about strengthening leadership, supporting women and young people, building new …
KAMPALA, August 1, 2026 — The Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ] has called for stronger collaboration among government agencies to improve service delivery and embed a culture of quality as the country pursues its ambitious plan to grow the economy to US$ 500 billion by 2040. The call was made on Thursday …
MASINDI, August 1, 2026 — Reign Business Development Agency [REBDA], an organisation contracted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] to implement the National Oil Seed Project [NOSP] in the Bunyoro Sub-region, has partnered with Masindi-based non-profit organisation ENCOT Foundation Limited to boost cereal farming and improve farmers’ incomes. The partnership agreement …
BRUSSELS, August 1, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] has recently welcomed six new members, joining from Paraguay, Chile, Ethiopia, the Philippines and Malaysia. From Paraguay, two financial cooperatives have joined as Full Members: Cooperativa Multiactiva de Consumo, Ahorro y Crédito Yoayu Ltda. [Yoayu Multiactive Consumer, Savings, and Credit Cooperative Ltd.]; and …
HOIMA, July 31, 2026 — Leaders of Kigorobya Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Hoima district have called on the Government of Uganda to provide coffee seedlings to the cooperative’s members ahead of the forthcoming planting season. The leaders say many coffee farmers are struggling to access quality seedlings, a challenge they say is hindering …
