Egg Prices Bite Kampala Bakers: Kampala bakers and street vendors are cutting cake sizes as egg costs jump 25–33% in three months, squeezing margins without room to raise prices. US–Uganda Education Links: The US Charge d’Affaires urged Kabale University students to turn local resources into value-added industries through agritech, health tech and conservation tech, and called for stronger US–Kigezi partnerships. Tourism Conservation Push: President Museveni commissioned Mbale Zoo and unveiled an Elgon Tourism Conservation Strategy, warning that forest and wetland degradation threatens Uganda’s tourism jobs and income. HIV Prevention Manufacturing: Kenya is set to manufacture alimatravir, with Uganda’s Quality Chemical Industries among licensed makers, aiming to expand monthly PrEP access if trials succeed. Oil & Power Infrastructure: Uganda’s Kingfisher CPF is at 99% ahead of first oil, while a $254m Uganda–South Sudan 400kV line targets power trading and energy security. Labour Exports: Uganda earns about $1.6bn yearly from workers abroad, but officials say more skills are needed for higher-paying roles. Tourism Funding Debate: FDC says tourism growth is being held back by weak funding and infrastructure for the ministry, UWA and UTB. Digital Tourism & Data Governance: Uganda is pushing AI for tourism and UICT is proposing a data governance framework to make institutional data usable for digital transformation. Industrial Inputs: Steel & Tube explores building a local iron ore-to-steel supply chain in Kanungu to cut import dependence. Regional Energy Ambitions: Uganda is also positioned in East Africa’s refinery race as cross-border industrial investment plans gather momentum.