AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoKing Oyo Returns: The body of Tooro’s Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, 34, arrived in Uganda after dying of cancer, with President Museveni and senior officials receiving him at Entebbe before a nine-day public mourning in Fort Portal. Public Health: Uganda Cancer Institute reports cancer cases rose 10% from 2024 to 2025, with females leading (55%) and common cancers including cervical and breast. Ebola Update: Action Against Hunger explains how Uganda stopped the DRC Ebola spillover fast—activating teams within 72 hours, testing locally, quarantining and tracing, and declaring Ebola-free after 42 days. Migration Watch: Uganda is emerging as a key destination and transit country in IGAD, with 1.21m arrivals and 1.30m departures in 2022, mostly non-residents. Clean Cooking Finance: Carbon credit financing is driving clean cookstove adoption across Africa, with Africa securing $900m in new commitments for clean cooking. Uber Fallout: Uganda and Nigeria’s Uber exit is drawing scrutiny, with regulators probing whether customers were left with unfulfilled services. Tourism Push: Ugandans get free access to seven national parks from Sept 25–27 to boost domestic tourism ahead of World Tourism Day.
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