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Minister Judith Nabakooba launched a distribution of 50,000 coffee seedlings to farmers who had applied in Mityana District. District officials said seedlings came from established nurseries and urged recipients to follow extension guidance.
The UN agency says H1 investment value rose, while projects and cross-border deals fell; developing-country investment in key sectors dropped more than 25%.
A purchase committee recommended five BP Singapore cargoes and one Qatar Energy cargo, while a separate committee sent a proposed JERA agreement for legal vetting before reconsideration.
The final 500-metre rail pair was laid on October 24. The roughly 700-kilometre line is targeting an opening in the first half of 2027.
Borr Drilling’s Prospector 5 jack-up rig sank during preparations at the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon on October 24. Company statements issued October 25 said 110 of the 115 people aboard had been accounted for, while five remained missing.
A 25 October Pakistani government release says officials discussed food exports, cold-chain capacity, electric vehicles, maritime transport and a proposed motorway; the only signed document was minutes of the inaugural meeting.
Five Saudi reviewers and five national experts were registered after a joint FAO–WOCAT evaluation; an earlier Arabic SPA release appeared on 24 October.
A progress update covering work through 23 October lists scrap disposal, reclaimed space and file weeding under the government’s month-long Special Campaign 6.
At an agribusiness expo, a Ugandan agriculture official described promotion of early-maturing maize, millet and sorghum, an irrigation project still awaiting funding, and existing schemes that split equipment costs between farmers and government.
The miner reported 7.22 million tonnes of coal production in Q2 FY2026–27, up 7.6% year on year, but first-half output was down 12.5%; quarterly profit also included compensation income.
The telecom and digital-infrastructure provider reported higher operating revenue for the quarter ended 30 September, lower year-on-year profit and a ₹1 per-share interim dividend.
The Shandong manufacturing hub exported 1.57 billion yuan of recreational vehicles in January–September, while its local supply chain spans 50 kilometres.
