President Museveni Urges Sheema Farmers To Embrace Irrigation, Commercial Agriculture To Fight Poverty
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged farmers in Sheema District to embrace irrigation, pasture growing, fertiliser use and commercial agriculture to boost productivity, protect their livelihoods against drought and lift households out of poverty.
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EAC Ministers Adopt Ten-Year Tourism Marketing Strategy and Commit to Leverage AFCON 2027
EAC Ministers responsible for Tourism and Wildlife Management have adopted the EAC Tourism Marketing Strategy (2027–2036), setting a ten-year framework for joint efforts to promote East Africa as a single, competitive tourism destination. The Strategy will leverage the region’s natural and cultural heritage through digital marketing, strategic partnerships and cross-border tourism packages under the regional brand “Visit East Africa: Feel the Vibe.”
EAC Partner States Advance Measure to Strengthen E-Commerce and Digital Trade
The East African Community (EAC) Partner States have advanced regional efforts to strengthen e-commerce and digital trade, with a focus on improving data and monitoring, building consumer trust, enhancing preparedness for implementation of the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade, and accelerating implementation of the EAC E-Commerce Strategy. The measures were discussed during the EAC Regional E-Commerce Engagement Platform meeting held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 13th to 15th October, 2026. The Platform provides a structured mechanism for Partner States to collaborate on areas critical to the effective implementation of the EAC E-Commerce Strategy, including policy and regulation, digital infrastructure, logistics, cybersecurity, online marketplaces and payment systems.
President Museveni, South Sudan Delegation Discuss Measures To Boost Bilateral Trade
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today met with a delegation of Senior South Sudanese government officials led by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Hon. Dr. Labanya Margaret Mathya, at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting, President Museveni and the delegation discussed measures to strengthen bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Uganda and South Sudan.
President Museveni Urges EU To Back Africa’s Value Addition And Promote Global Prosperity
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the European Union (EU) to support Africa’s industrialisation by investing in local processing of raw materials, creating jobs and promoting shared global prosperity rather than what he described as “parasitism” — a system in which some countries prosper at the expense of others.