KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — MTN Uganda Chairman and prominent businessman Charles Mbire is set to headline the inaugural SBG Securities Investor Day this Friday in a move aimed at boosting local participation in Uganda’s financial markets. The high-level forum, which will be streamed live on the Stanbic Uganda YouTube channel from the afternoon [EAT], …
KAMPALA, June 24, 2026 — As Uganda accelerates its Ten-Fold Growth Strategy aimed at expanding its economy from US$ 59.3 billion to US$ 500 billion by 2040, the African Mining Week [AMW] 2026 conference will serve as a key platform to connect the country’s mining sector with global capital and technical partners. AMW 2026 – …
BONN, June 24, 2026 — The European Union [EU] has taken a significant step towards introducing a digital euro after the European Parliament’s economic committee gave its backing to draft legislation designed to pave the way for a central bank-backed digital payment system across the euro area. The proposed digital euro — a central bank-guaranteed …
SOROTI, June 24, 2026 — Residents in several parts of Soroti district in eastern Uganda are living in fear of hunger after hippos strayed from lake Kyoga’s papyrus swamps and invaded villages, destroying crop fields and forcing some families to retreat indoors early each evening for their safety. Among the affected villages are Oregia in …
LOME, June 24, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, has arranged a EUR 108.3 million sovereign-backed financing facility for Togolese government to support food security through modernisation of the country’s agricultural sector. AFC acted as Co-Mandated Lead Arranger and joint financier on the transaction, marking its inaugural sovereign investment in …
MBARARA CITY, June 24, 2026 — The historic Banyankole Kweterana Co-operative Union [BKCU] has elected a new board of directors to steer Western Uganda’s agricultural cooperative for the next four years. The transition was formalised during a notably peaceful 53rd Annual General Meeting [AGM] held last week at the union’s headquarters in Kakoba, Mbarara City, …
