BRICS Diplomacy for Uganda: PM Narendra Modi met Uganda’s VP Jessica Alupo on BRICS sidelines in New Delhi, reaffirming support for Uganda’s Vision 2040 and pushing cooperation in healthcare, agriculture, digital technologies, capacity building, investment facilitation and private-sector links. Trade & Industry Signals: BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration, backing resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, while also flagging threats to civilian infrastructure and safeguarded nuclear facilities—an issue that matters for energy and industrial supply chains. Oil & Urban Planning Watch: Uganda’s crude has been branded “Pearl Sweet” as the country nears first oil exports, while President Museveni ordered a review of a proposal to turn Kampala’s City Square into a solar-powered commercial complex—both moves with direct implications for investment and infrastructure planning. Coffee Export Update: Morocco became Uganda’s fourth-largest coffee export market in July, taking 50,222 bags (mostly robusta), even as Uganda’s overall coffee exports fell. Education Infrastructure Risk: Bumboi Primary School in Manafwa was temporarily closed after cracks split classrooms, affecting over 600 pupils—another reminder of the state of school infrastructure.