TORORO, August 16, 2026 — Tororo Municipal Council is set to digitalise the collection of street parking fees in a move aimed at minimising revenue leakages. The initiative is being pioneered by Kaparking, a digital company that has developed an online system with features designed to manage the collection of street parking fees. Under the …

KAMPALA, August 16, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has called for stronger parliamentary oversight, tighter budget discipline and improved management of public resources as Uganda seeks to translate sustained economic growth into jobs, higher household incomes and increased national wealth. Musasizi made the call on Friday while opening the 12th Parliamentary Committee on Finance, …

MOROTO, August 15, 2026 — In the midst of one of the harshest droughts to hit Karamoja in recent years, a new sorghum variety is offering farmers a rare source of hope. NAROSORG2, or NARO Sorghum 2, was developed to withstand the region’s harsh and increasingly unpredictable climatic conditions, including prolonged dry spells that routinely …

OUAGADOUGOU, August 15, 2026 — A recent report by Altus Impact, Groundswell International and the Association Nourrir Sans Détruire [ANSD] finds that agroecological practices are delivering better results for farmers in Burkina Faso, including in drought-stricken areas, with producers recording higher crop yields and improved financial outcomes. The report, Transformational Agroecology in Burkina Faso, provides …

KAMPALA, August 15, 2026 — Standard Chartered Bank Uganda, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Muyenga Tankhill, has launched the Standard Chartered–Rotary Skills for Change Cohort 2026, a six-month youth empowerment initiative implemented through Einstein Rising’s Skills for Change Programme in Muyenga, Kampala. The programme will equip 20 vulnerable young people, primarily young women …

MOYO, August 15, 2026 —Moyo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, [Moyo SACCO]—the “Pride of the Madi Sub-region” as it is commonly acclaimed, began in 2002 as a Village Savings and Loan Association with Shs 12 million in share capital. It later transitioned into a SACCO in July 2003 and had until recently grown into …