AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoHuman Trafficking Crackdown: Myanmar reportedly banned a book, The Kafala System, describing how African and Asian migrants are lured into illegal “cyberscam compounds” and held in forced-labour conditions. Uganda Digital Push: Uganda Internet Governance Week called for safer, more inclusive online services, stronger digital skills, and responsible AI use. Ebola Alarm for the Region: WHO warns DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is accelerating and could become the deadliest ever, with cases already detected in neighbouring Uganda. Transport & Public Assets: Uganda Railways Corporation remains loss-making, with Auditor General citing weak revenue, idle assets, missing wagons and unresolved land issues. Clean Cooking Drive: Government urged to speed up clean cooking adoption to cut smoke, health risks and deforestation. Regional Trade Tension: Rwanda suspended alcohol imports from Kenya and Uganda, sparking an EAC standards dispute. Arts & National Culture: Uganda’s theatre icon Alex Mukulu dies at 72; government is involved in funeral arrangements. Business & Finance: Equity Bank Uganda highlights its growing partnership with Modern Group as firms seek faster, local support for expansion. Sports: Hearts thrashed Inverness 6-2 to reach the Premier Sports Cup quarter-finals; Uganda-linked FEASSA hockey and rugby action continues in Tanzania.
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