MOROTO, August 15, 2026 — In the midst of one of the harshest droughts to hit Karamoja in recent years, a new sorghum variety is offering farmers a rare source of hope. NAROSORG2, or NARO Sorghum 2, was developed to withstand the region’s harsh and increasingly unpredictable climatic conditions, including prolonged dry spells that routinely …

OUAGADOUGOU, August 15, 2026 — A recent report by Altus Impact, Groundswell International and the Association Nourrir Sans Détruire [ANSD] finds that agroecological practices are delivering better results for farmers in Burkina Faso, including in drought-stricken areas, with producers recording higher crop yields and improved financial outcomes. The report, Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso, provides …

KAMPALA, August 15, 2026 — Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Muyenga Tankhill, has launched the Standard Chartered–Rotary Skills for Change Cohort 2026, a six-month youth empowerment initiative implemented through Einstein Rising’s Skills for Change Programme in Muyenga, Kampala. The programme will equip 20 vulnerable young people, primarily young women …

MOYO, August 15, 2026 —Moyo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, [Moyo SACCO]—the “Pride of the Madi Sub-region” as it is commonly acclaimed, began in 2002 as a Village Savings and Loan Association with Shs 12 million in share capital. It later transitioned into a SACCO in July 2003 and had until recently grown into …

KAMPALA, August 14, 2026 — There is renewed hope for stability in Uganda’s cooperative sector after it came to light that the Bank of Uganda [BoU] and the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU] had agreed to work together towards resolving the long-running stalemate over the regulation of large Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations …

KAMPALA, August 14, 2026 — Legislators debating a motion to appreciate President Yoweri Museveni for his clear and precise exposition of government policy in the State of the Nation Address [SONA] delivered to Parliament on June 4, 2026, have called for improved access to agricultural support for Ugandan farmers to enable them to improve their …