KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 – In February 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports [MoES], through the National Curriculum Development Centre [NCDC], introduced Uganda’s Competency-Based Curriculum [ CBC ], replacing the content-based curriculum that had been in place for more than three decades. The previous curriculum was widely criticised for encouraging rote learning and memorisation. …
KABALE, July 2, 2026 — The Birambo Beekeeping Group in Maziba Subcounty, Kabale district, has received modern beekeeping equipment worth approximately Shs37.5 million under the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project [UCSATP], a government initiative aimed at increasing agricultural productivity, improving household incomes and strengthening farmers’ resilience to climate change. The equipment was handed over …
KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 — Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd has reduced its lending rate for all agricultural cooperatives to 10 percent in a bid to expand financial inclusion, particularly among women, young people and smallholder farmers. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting [AGM] of the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Uganda [AMFIU] in Kampala recently, …
LONDON, July 1, 2026 — Matteo Patrone, Vice President for Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD], is visiting Nigeria from July 1-3, to open the Bank’s first office in Lagos. The opening of the office – which will also be attended by Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele – represents an important …
KAMPALA, July 1, 2026 — Uganda’s economy registered a mixed performance in May 2026, with new government data showing improvements in income per person, investment, exports and business registrations, while the country also experienced rising fuel prices, worsening air quality, higher malaria prevalence and a widening trade deficit. The findings are contained in the May …
TORORO, July 1, 2026 — The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has urged communities in the Bukedi Sub-region to harness the economic potential of coffee and cocoa production as a means of breaking the cycle of household poverty. Speaking at the official launch of the Coffee and Cocoa Household Poverty Eradication Initiative, Oboth described …
