KAMPALA, May 29, 2026 — Uganda has a total of 43,567 primary schools, according to the Baseline Education Census [BEC] 2025 Report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics [UBOS]. The report released yesterday states 31,010 of the schools are privately owned, meaning public primary schools account for only 28.8 percent of all primary schools …
GENEVA, May 29, 2026 – The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook, published on Thursday. Nearly nine in ten chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months, reversing the cautious optimism seen at the start of …
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2026 — Senior African finance leaders attending the African Development Bank Group’s [AfDB]Annual Meetings in Brazzaville have called for coordinated action to unlock an estimated US$ 250 billion in assets held by the continent’s development finance institutions to support Mission 300, a joint initiative by the African Development Bank and the World …
SERERE, May 29, 2026 — The National Semi Arid Resources Research Institute[ NaSARRI] has started empowering livestock farmers in Teso, Karamoja and Lango subregions with skills to enable them make climate smart interventions in the face of extreme climate change effects. The Climate-Smart Agriculture Project, co-funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries …
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2026 — The 20th edition of the African Banker Awards, which were held Tuesday night at the Kempinski Hotel in Brazzaville Congo, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual meetings, honoured banks and bankers from across the continent in a clear reflection of a financial sector that is not only …
MOROTO, May 29, 2026 — Farmers across the Karamoja sub-region have appealed to the government for urgent intervention through the provision of subsidised irrigation equipment, as erratic weather patterns threaten the success of the newly launched wheat multiplication programme in the region traditionally known for nomadic pastoralism. Despite the region’s potential for large-scale wheat production, …
