KARENGA, August 12, 2026 — Leaders and community representatives in Karenga district have unanimously endorsed the immediate construction of electric fencing along critical hotspots bordering Kidepo Valley Conservation Area, marking a decisive step towards curbing escalating human-wildlife conflict in northern Uganda. The consensus was reached during a high-level stakeholder engagement organised by the Uganda Wildlife …
HOIMA, August 12, 2026 — Leaders in the Bunyoro region have been urged to mobilise communities to utilise their land for increased food production and commercial farming instead of leaving large portions idle. Hoima District Senior Production Officer Charles Kajura said current data show that only 48% of land in the Bunyoro region is being …
BUSHENYI, August 12, 2025 — The Ankole Coffee Producers Cooperative Union [ACPCU], in partnership with Elucid Health Uganda, has launched a health insurance scheme targeting coffee-farming households in the region. The scheme, known as the iCare Project, will provide registered smallholder coffee farmers enrolled through ACPCU-affiliated primary cooperative societies with medical cover worth Shs 1 …
KAMPALA, August 12,2026 – The Finance Minister Henry Musaisizi, has comforted Parliament that Uganda’s public debt remains sustainable over the medium to long term, despite a significant increase in the country’s debt stock. Musasizi, together with technical officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, appeared before the Parliamentary Committee on the National …
KAMPALA, August 12, 2026 — Uganda must treat cybersecurity as a national economic and resilience priority as cybercrime continues to rise alongside the country’s rapid digital transformation, the Bank of Uganda [BoU] top official has said. Speaking during the inaugural National Cybersecurity Conference at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on Tuesday, Michael Atingi-Ego, the BoU Governor said …
JEDDAH, August 11, 2026 — The Islamic Development Bank Institute [ IsDBI ] has secured a patent from the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore [IPOS] for its Smart Stabilisation System, a digital infrastructure designed to address supply and demand imbalances in asset markets. The patent, granted on July 10, 2026 under Singapore Patent No. 10202250873B, …
