KIGALI, July 3, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] has successfully concluded national consultations on the drafting of the Constitution of the East African Political Confederation in Rwanda, following extensive stakeholder engagements held in Kigali City, and districts of Huye, Nyagatare, and Rubavu. The EAC Constitutional Experts paid a courtesy call on the President …
KAMPALA, July 3, 2026 — Uganda’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has tasked the Walimu Cooperative Union with reviving all dormant teachers’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] across the country in order to enhance their social impact on teachers’ livelihoods. While inaugurating the new Board of Directors for the teachers’ union, the …
KAPCHORWA, July 3, 2026 – The Kaptono Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Kaptono PDM SACCO] on Tuesday held its first-ever Special General Meeting [SGM] to elect a vetting committee that will spearhead preparations for the forthcoming election of a new Board of Directors for the organisation, based in Kaserem Subcounty, Kapchorwa district. …
KAMPALA, July 3, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has set an ambitious target of collecting Shs 45.6 trillion in domestic revenue during the 2026/27 financial year [FY2026/27] to finance the country’s development agenda through locally generated resources, strengthen fiscal discipline, prepare for oil revenues and reduce dependence on borrowing. The target, announced by the …
LAGOS, July 3, 2026 — The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] George Elombi, has said that Africa’s economic sovereignty will only be achieved when the continent industrialises at scale, processes its own resources and secures fair access to capital to finance its development priorities – …
BAKU, July 3, 2026 – The Islamic Development Bank Institute [IsDBI] and the Tanzania-based Centre of Islamic Finance, Compliance and Advice [CIFCA] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to strengthen cooperation in advancing Islamic finance, capacity development, professional certification, research, and knowledge dissemination. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 2026 IsDB …
