CAPE TOWN, July 14, 2026 — Africa’s mining sector is entering a new investment cycle as producers accelerate exploration, develop new mines and expand mineral processing capacity to meet rising global demand for strategic minerals. Across the continent, billions of dollars are being deployed into projects designed to increase production, strengthen value addition and position …
KAPCHORWA, July 14, 2026 — Sirimityo Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Sirimityo PDM SACCO] in Kaserem Sub-county, Kapchorwa district, has elected a new Board of Directors despite a dispute that briefly disrupted the exercise over the eligibility of one of the candidates. The election, presided over by David Labu from the District …
NAKAPIRIPIRIT, July 14, 2026 — A new government proposal to introduce mandatory paid vaccinations against the highly infectious Foot-and-Mouth Disease [FMD] has sparked strong resistance among a section of livestock farmers in Nakapiripirit district, with herders describing the policy shift as an unjust burden on an already struggling sector in the district. The district, which …
KAMPALA, July 14, 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has called for stronger protection of frontline health workers and humanitarian responders battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], following the confirmed infection of a United States humanitarian worker. Africa CDC said that, as …
KAMPALA, July 14, 2026 — Multilateral development banks [MDBs], including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD], increased climate finance to record levels in 2025, reinforcing their role in supporting climate-resilient and sustainable economies. Climate finance provided by MDBs to low- and middle-income countries rose by 21 percent from the previous year to an …
KAMPALA July 13, 2026 — As African countries advance reforms aimed at unlocking new mineral discoveries and attracting greater mining investment, chambers of mines are playing an increasingly important role in connecting governments, investors and industry players. Through policy advocacy, regulatory engagement and investment promotion, these organisations are helping to shape the continent’s next phase …
