Andrew Matege

At the Third Russia–Africa Summit in Moscow, President Yoweri Museveni urged Russia to open its markets to African value-added products and invest in regional infrastructure, including rail, energy, and nuclear power across the 331-million-strong East African Community.

The Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation has made the Uganda Gazette freely available online, removing paywalls to improve public access to statutory instruments, legal declarations, and historical gazette archives.

Military Police Brigade Commandant Maj. Gen. William Bainomugisha has urged officers attending the Platoon Commanders Course in Masindi to maintain high standards of discipline and leadership, while commissioning a new Health Centre III at the training school.

Uganda and France have agreed to deepen defence ties, with discussions between Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka and French Ambassador Virginie Leroy focusing on joint military training, motorized assets, mountain rescue systems, and regional peacekeeping operations.

The Ministry of Education and the Attorney General have confirmed that Mbarara University's pharmacy degree is fully accredited and legitimate, assuring students of their professional standing despite a contested advisory from the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda.

President Yoweri Museveni met with EU Great Lakes Special Representative Johan Borgstam at State House Entebbe, urging regional stakeholders to halt military threats and embrace direct dialogue to end suffering in eastern DRC.

President Yoweri Museveni and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud have agreed at State House Entebbe to deepen counter-terrorism cooperation against Al-Shabaab and establish a dedicated trade warehouse in Mogadishu for direct exports of Ugandan coffee.

President Yoweri Museveni has advised Iranian investors to establish agro-processing factories rather than acquiring farmland, urging them to partner with local farmers to process cocoa, coffee, and pineapples for export.

UPDF 3rd Infantry Division Commander Brig. Gen. Michael Walaka Hyeroba has urged junior officers undergoing the Platoon Commanders Course to lead from the front as they prepare for pacification and disarmament missions across Karamoja.

Uganda maintains its Ebola-free status after successfully monitoring and discharging 60 contacts, while the Ministry of Health tightens border screening and deploys emergency medical teams to contain active transmission in the neighboring DRC.

UPDF Reserve Force Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Ssemwanga has lauded military veterans in Teso, Elgon, and Busoga for encouraging their children to enlist in the armed forces and championing community-led security.

At a thanksgiving service in Bugongi, President Yoweri Museveni called on Sheema farmers to adopt irrigation, pasture development, and the four-acre model to beat recurring droughts and transition out of subsistence farming.

The UPDF 4th Infantry Division has passed out soldiers following an intensive three-month Specialised Arms course at Lugore Training School, with commanders emphasizing discipline, operational excellence, and unit cohesion.

Speaker Jacob Oboth and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa have directed parliamentary leadership and state planning agencies to integrate legislation, oversight, and budgeting into a unified framework under NDP IV to accelerate service delivery.

The Bank of Uganda and the European Investment Bank have entered into a partnership under the Greening Financial Systems Programme to train commercial lenders in managing climate risks and mobilize US$28.1 billion for sustainable investments by 2030.

The Uganda High Commission in Tanzania joined organizers at Diamonds Bijoux Beach in Zanzibar for the Rwenzori Marathon Activation Run during the Essence of Africa forum to promote cross-border sports tourism and regional travel itineraries.

​The Government has launched a direct disaster resettlement program offering UGX 18 million per household to families in landslide-vulnerable areas of Bugisu to purchase safe land and relocate permanently.