Green Finance for Climate SMEs: The EU-backed Uganda Green Enterprises Financing Accelerator (UGEFA) Phase II has been launched with Shs29bn, building on Phase I where 102 enterprises accessed Shs31.8bn via partner banks. New partners include dfcu, Equity, Housing Finance, I&M, NCBA and PostBank, targeting renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and waste management. Digital Inclusion Study: Uganda’s UCC is running a study on smartphone use as the country targets 100% network coverage by 2030, citing 20.5m registered smartphones and 64.6m mobile subscriptions (end-June 2026). Health Tech & Cancer Care: Rotary’s Cancer Run has raised Shs5bn toward a cancer treatment centre at St Francis Hospital Nsambya, with work shifting from fundraising to radiotherapy infrastructure and staffing. Mining Regulation Reset: Uganda has imposed a one-month moratorium on new mineral licences and exploration rights to tighten oversight and curb speculative claims. Aviation Upgrade: Uganda’s UCAA upgraded Jinja Airfield with a paved runway, taxiway and apron to improve safety and connectivity. Portable MRI Breakthrough (Uganda-built): A low-field portable MRI system assembled in Uganda by an international team is helping expand brain imaging access in low-resource settings, with Nigerian expertise highlighted. Ebola Update (DRC): Congo’s Ebola outbreak has passed 6,000 cases and 2,911 deaths, with health agencies warning it remains out of control.