JARKATA, July 22, 2026 — Indonesia’s Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced ambitious plans to more than double the country’s coffee export value to Rp 100 trillion [approximately US$ 5.5 billion] in the long term. The initiative will focus on increasing productivity, introducing high-yielding coffee seedlings, and strengthening the coffee industry from the farm …
KAMPALA, July 22, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has said the three documents will guide the work of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board [NLGRB] over the next five years while strengthening its contribution to government’s agenda of domestic revenue mobilisation, digital transformation, public accountability and socio-economic transformation. The Minister noted that the …
LIRA CITY, July 22, 2026 — Lira University has entered into a partnership with the Uganda Development Bank [UDB] to construct a students’ hall of residence in response to a sharp rise in enrolment, which has reached about 3,000 students. According to the Acting University Secretary, Tom Atim, the university admitted and verified approximately 3,000 …
OYAM, July 22, 2026 — Bario Bee Farmers Group and Camikwok Bee Farmers Group in Abok Subcounty, Oyam district, have received beekeeping equipment worth Shs 75 million under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project [UCSATP], a government initiative aimed at increasing agricultural productivity and building farmers’ resilience to climate change. The equipment handed over …
KAMPALA, July 22, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has urged the United States Government to urgently review and lift temporary Ebola-related entry restrictions imposed on travellers from Uganda, citing significant improvements in the country’s outbreak situation. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Africa CDC Director General …
KAMPALA, July 22, 2026 — The stock of outstanding private sector credit in Uganda increased by 1.1 percent to Shs 26.72 trillion in May 2026, up from Shs 26,43trn in April 2026. According to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report June 2026, the growth was largely driven by increased loan disbursements to firms …
