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 …
KAMPALA, July 31, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure is set to question businessman Godfrey Kirumira over a 1.3-acre piece of land in Kampala that belongs to Uganda Railways Corporation [ URC ]. The matter emerged when the committee, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, met URC officials led by Managing Director Benon Kajuna to examine …
CAIRO, July 31, 2026 — Africa Trade and Distribution Company Limited [ ATDC ], a subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], has signed agreements to establish National ATDC Zimbabwe and National ATDC Malawi as part of its strategy to strengthen African value chains and expand intra-African trade. National ATDC Zimbabwe will operate as a joint …
