MAPUTO, June 12, 2026 — Newly elected President of the International Cooperative Alliance–Africa [ICA-Africa], McLoud Malonza, has called on African countries to strengthen regional supply chains and reduce reliance on imports, warning that the continent cannot achieve long-term prosperity while exporting raw materials and importing inflation. In his first address after securing a unanimous victory …
YUMBE, June 12, 2026 — Yumbe District Cocoa Cooperative Limited has received a donation of essential agricultural equipment and inputs from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency [TİKA] aimed at increasing crop productivity and enhance farmers’ incomes. Items handed over to the rural cooperative included excavation machine, wheelbarrows, gumboots, cocoa seedlings, tarpaulins, and bicycles, among …
KAMPALA, June 12, 2026 — Human capital development, infrastructure development, and security emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of Uganda’s Shs 84.39 trillion national budget for the 2026/2027 financial year unveiled on Thursday, as government rolled out an ambitious spending plan aimed at accelerating economic growth while tackling waste, corruption and inefficiency in public expenditure. Presenting …
KAMPALA, June 12, 2026 — Binance today announced US$ 250,000 in humanitarian funding to support the frontline response to the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] and Uganda. The funding will be shared equally between the Uganda Red Cross Society and Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières [MSF] supporting urgent …
KAMPALA, June 11, 2026 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on both the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] leaders and opposition politicians to take greater responsibility for monitoring government programmes and ensuring effective service delivery, warning that leaders who fail to oversee public initiatives should be held accountable. Museveni made the remarks on Thursday …
KAMPALA, June 11, 2026 — The Ugandan Government has so far invested close to Shs 11 trillion in wealth-creation programmes, according to Henry Musasizi, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Musasizi revealed this today at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala while presenting Uganda’s 2026/2027 national budget to Parliament, emphasising the need for every …
