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Uganda tests CBDC as Africa’s top trade bloc boosts digital pay
Homepage > News > Finance > Uganda tests CBDC as Africa’s top trade bloc boosts digital pay A busy week for Uganda saw it launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot in an effort to build the largest on-chain economy in Africa, with $5.5...
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“NRM Delivers Results, Not Cheap Popularity,” says President Museveni
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, also the Presidential Flagbearer of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), said the party doesn’t seek cheap popularity but delivers tangible results that transform the lives of Ugandans. Speaking to thousands of...
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Uganda at 63: Independence, integration, and the road ahead
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni officiates the spudding (Commencement of Drilling) of Kingfisher Oilfield wells in Buhuka, Kyangwali, Kikuube District. POil presents Uganda with a major opportunity for capital formation through skilling,...
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Uganda wants to be world’s most advanced tokenised economy with CBDC launch
Uganda has officially entered the global digital currency arena with the rollout of its first Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The move places the East African nation among a growing list of countries experimenting with or deploying...
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Uganda kicks off $5.5B CBDC trial as Kenya nears crypto bill approval
The East African country of Uganda has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot backed by treasury bonds. At the same time, its neighbor, Kenya, is on the verge of signing its first cryptocurrency regulation bill into law, pending...
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Uganda pilots CBDC in $5.5B tokenized economy initiative with Global Settlement Network
Global Settlement Network and Uganda’s Diacente Group are launching a $5.5 billion tokenized economy, combining real-world infrastructure and a national CBDC to drive economic growth. Summary The project digitizes real-world infrastructure assets...
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Global Settlement Network, Diacente Group Partner to Launch $5.5bn Tokenised Economy in Uganda
Global Settlement Network (GSN) has teamed up with Diacente Group to launch a $5.5 billion tokenised economy in Uganda. Designed to bring real-world infrastructure, renewable energy, and trade assets onto a blockchain-based system, the initiative...
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Turkana elders blend tradition and science to predict weather
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Elders at a meeting in Turkana on weather forecasting and climate change adaptation/HANDOUT Turkana residents have gone back to the traditional way of predicting the weather to tackle climate change, food insecurity and reduce conflict. The...
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Ireland contributes EUR 4.5 million to World Food Programme in Uganda to empower refugee and host communities
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KAMPALA – The Government of Ireland has announced a contribution of EUR 4.5 million (USD 5.3 million) to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda, to strengthen the resilience of communities in Karamoja and refugee-hosting regions....
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Uganda’s most vulnerable region faces high Salmonella burden
In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages. Now a study has shown that nearly half the food and water consumed by under-fives...
Owner: Ian Birkby
FHA taking the lead in lifting communities from all forms of poverty
Maternity Ward at Bukiende Health Center III- Mbale district- Courtesy of FHA COMMENT | Elizabeth Patience | At the mention of poverty, most people’s minds rush to finances – money, money, money – and we forget other aspects of social poverty,...
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Drug-resistant Salmonella rife in Uganda’s poorest region
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[ABUJA, SciDevNet] In the dry, isolated area of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda – the country’s poorest sub-region – children have long suffered from malnutrition and water shortages. Now a study has shown that nearly half the food and water...
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More lives saved as Lira Hospital grows specialist staff in last five years
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a striking transformation over the past five years, Lira Regional Referral Hospital has increased its number of medical specialists from just two to 17, enabling the facility to provide advanced life-saving...
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Uganda Marks Continental Africa Amnesty Month with Symbolic Firearms Destruction
The Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Hon. Jacob Markson Oboth Oboth, today presided over a symbolic firearms destruction ceremony at the Junior Staff College, Gadaffi Barracks. The event, held under the theme “A Safer Community Through...
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100 illegal firearms destroyed in Jinja
The Ministry of Internal Affairs, in collaboration with the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council, has destroyed 100 illegal firearms in Jinja as part of the 9th commemoration of Africa Amnesty Month (AAM). The destruction ceremony, held...
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President Museveni Calls on the People of Lango to Guard the Gains of Liberation and Development
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the people of Lango to defend the gains of peace, unity, and development in the region. He made his remarks today while addressing thousands of supporters at his presidential campaign rally at Alebtong...
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How a 17-Year-Old Student is Transforming Food Security in Uganda
School Feeding and Nutrition in Uganda: How Students Are Leading Change At just 17 years old, Patience Namuju is already changing lives in her community. She lives in Uganda’s Karamoja region, known for its harsh, unpredictable weather and...
Owner: Action Against Hunger USA
Squatters Remain A Problem In Uganda: How The Anglican Church Is Fighting Back
MUKONO, Uganda — The Anglican Church of Uganda has unveiled a digital land information management system to curb rampant land grabbing that threatens its vast properties. Land grabbing remains one of the church’s most pressing challenges in...
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Can police stay neutral in campaigns?
At Skyz hotel, Naguru, Deputy Inspector General of Police James Ocaya stood before a crowd of senior officers, technocrats and journalists recently to unveil the Uganda Police Force’s five-year performance review. On paper, the numbers told a...
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Clonkill woman appointed Irish ambassador to Uganda
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Previous Next Published: Wed 1 Oct 2025, 9:16 AM Clonkill woman Margaret (Mags) Gaynor has been appointed Irish Ambassador to Uganda, and was recently received by, and officially presented her credentials to, President Yoweri Museveni at State...
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Global Settlement Network Partners with Diacente Group to build the Largest On-Chain Economy in Africa with $5.5B in Real-World Assets
Miami, FL , Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The partnership will bring $5.5 billion worth of real-world infrastructure assets on-chain, spanning sectors such as food production, minerals, renewable energy, and global trade. In parallel, a...
Ven Michael Chorey elected Bishop of Karamoja
The House of Bishops of Church of Uganda sitting at Lweza Training and Conference Centre, today 4th July 2024, has elected Rev Ven. Michael Chorey as the 5th Bishop of the Diocese of Karamoja. He will be consecrated and enthroned as the 5th Bishop...
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Climate change turning Karamoja women, youth and children into beggars in East Africa
The situation is even worse in many families, including my relatives whose livelihoods have been in dire need for decades as drought ravages the Karamoja area now almost every year, affecting livestock and small-scale food production. This has...
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The Karamoja Cry Campaign By Robert Kayanja Ministries Making A Difference In Karamoja
KAMPALA, UGANDA, March 17, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- With a passion for helping humanity in need, Robert Kayanja Ministries provides relief aid and sustainable support to those affected by famine, climate change, and failed crops in Karamoja....
Uganda: European Union launches project to improve Karamoja's response to shocks
Download logo The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the Office of the Prime Minister are collaborating under a European Union funded project to improve how the...
Coronavirus – Uganda : Government and World Food Programme (WFP) distribute take-home food for 130,000 school children in Karamoja
Download logo The Government of Uganda and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are distributing take-home food rations to school children in the Karamoja sub-region in north-eastern Uganda to support home-learning while schools remain...
Government of Uganda (GoU), World Food Programme (WFP) investigate Super Cereal issue in Karamoja
Download logo The Government of Uganda and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are investigating whether there is a connection between recent illnesses reported in two districts in Karamoja and Super Cereal, a fortified blended food...
Innovation: Africa Partners with The Ghetto Kids to Shine a Spotlight on Africa’s Water Crisis and Inspire Global Action
KAMPALA, UGANDA, July 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovation: Africa, an award‑winning clean water NGO delivering solar‑powered solutions across rural Africa, is proud to announce a meaningful partnership with Uganda’s globally celebrated...
Irish Government provides 7.2 million Euros to improve education to 150,000 children in Karamoja
The Irish Government has provided €7.2 million – about Ush 27.5 billion - to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to support the Ministry of Education and Sports through the Gender Unit, to improve quality education for the most vulnerable...
New Study Finds Worrying Climate Trend in Karamoja Over Last 35 Years
A new study carried out by the Government of Uganda and its partners has found a new weather pattern that threatens to worsen food insecurity in the Karamoja region if no action is taken. The study found that the average monthly rainfall in the...
WFP in Uganda welcomes UK Contribution for Refugees & Karamoja Communities
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today thanked the United Kingdom for recent contributions amounting to more than US$21 million to support WFP’s food assistance programmes in Uganda, noting that the funds are already making a...
Innovation Africa Brings Clean Water and Light to Over 1 Million Ugandans Through Solar Innovation
Ahead of World Water Day 2025, NGO Spotlights Both Strides and Struggles in Uganda's Water Crisis NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovation Africa, the award-winning non-profit dedicated to delivering...
Oasis Water Pioneers Community Development by Providing Clean Water in Rural Ugandan Towns
Kyengera, Uganda, April 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abundant in natural wonders, from the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains to the captivating Lake Victoria and national parks where kaleidoscopic birds, chirping insects, and majestic wildlife...
September Alerts and August Trends 2023
Burkina Faso August 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 August 2023 Amid countrywide insecurity, military authorities engaged in diplomatic spat with Paris over stance on Niger coup, and intensified crackdown on dissent. Insecurity...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
August Alerts and July Trends 2023
Burkina Faso July 2023 March 2023 April 2023 May 2023 June 2023 July 2023 All-military approach to jihadist insurgency led to large numbers of casualties among army auxiliaries and local communities; pro-regime groups voiced support for new...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
March Alerts and February Trends 2023
Benin February 2023 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 January 2023 February 2023 Sporadic jihadist violence persisted in north despite govt’s efforts to strengthen military power. Suspected jihadist attacks continued in northern Atakora...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
February Alerts and January Trends 2023
Benin January 2023 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 January 2023 Sporadic jihadist violence continued in north as country held peaceful legislative elections. Suspected jihadist violence persisted in northern departments. In Atakora...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
August Alerts and July Trends 2022
Burkina Faso July 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 Ruling junta reached agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc over transition timeline; former President Compaoré returned to Ouagadougou to mixed reception as part of...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
October Alerts and September Trends 2022
Angola September 2022 September 2022 Tensions ran high over results of August general elections. Constitutional Court endorsed victory of ruling party in August elections. After ruling party People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) of...
Owner: The International Crisis Group
Humanitarian Assistance for Africa
The United States, represented by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Julieta Valls Noyes, announced today in Kampala, Uganda more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the...
Owner: American Government