Cross-Border Health Security: Uganda and South Sudan signed an MOU in Juba to institutionalise joint disease surveillance, real-time outbreak sharing, contact tracing and coordinated mobile response teams along their shared border. Oil & Industrialisation: Uganda named its crude blend “Pearl Sweet” and appointed Vitol to market it ahead of first exports in early 2027 as Kingfisher facilities near commissioning—another push to move from raw exports to value capture. Digital Lending Oversight: Parliament’s COSASE grilled the Bank of Uganda over consumer protection gaps in fast-growing digital lending, including concerns about borrowers and guarantors being listed without consent, with more summons planned. Electricity Sector Accountability: UEDCL is under scrutiny after Auditor General findings flagged a Shs193.4b tax liability, rising trade receivables, and procurement and asset-recording weaknesses. Agribusiness Signals: Uganda’s coffee exports fell 15.1% in July, while climate finance discussions in Kigali highlighted that solutions exist but financing models that work for both farmers and lenders remain the bottleneck. Regional Trade Payments: Tanzania is urged to widen bank participation and harmonise rules to boost uptake of regional payment systems and local-currency cross-border transfers.