🇨🇩 Michel Kuka Mboladinga, known as Lumumba Vea, was spotted partying with the DR Congo fans in a nightclub after their win against Uzbekistan to set up a Round of 32 game against England.
Thrilled to have scored my first hat trick @YoungAfricansSC today. Huge thanks to you all for the incredible support. One last final to go on Tuesday 💪🏾😁
ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVE FINANCING FOR STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY WORTH EUR 650.75 MILLION.
This is the largest amount ever approved by the Board for a single project in Uganda.
The IsDB Board made the approval on the sidelines of the 51st Islamic Development Bank Group Board of Governors’ Annual meetings held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan (16th to 19th June 2026) under the theme, “Regional Integration for Sustainable Prosperity.”
The PSST Dr. @rggoobi who is the Temporary Governor led @GovUganda delegation and affirmed Government commitment to achieving financial closure for this project by November 2026.
The financing from IsDB will be used to construct the Jinja Nile Bridge (553m); the Mbuya-Kampala tunnel (2.12 km); Six (6) Stations: Tororo, Iganga, Jinja, Lugazi, Kampala East, and Kampala City and three (3) Workshops: Kampala East, Jinja, and Tororo.
As at end of May 2026,
IsDB and Uganda had eight (8) signed public operations (loans and grants) worth USD 896.55
million and these are dominated by the Integrated Transport Infrastructure Services Program with projects worth USD 721 million.
The projects financed by IsDB include: Technical and Vocational Education and Training; Upgrading of Muyembe Nakapiripirit Road; Upgrading of Rwenkunye–Apac–Lira–Acholibur Road Project; Irrigation Schemes Development in Unyama, Namalu and Sippi.
The other projects are: Upgrading of national roads in Uganda (Upgrading of Katine Ochero, including construction of 6km of town access roads in Kaberamaido and Kalaki towns; Construction of Masindi Port Bridge; Upgrading of Kyenjojo (Kihura – Bwizi – Rwamwanja-Kahunge & Mpara – Bwizi and associated town roads).
IsDB is also financing the upgrading of Kumi-Ngora-Serere-Kagwara Road project & establishment of Regional Oncology Centers in Arua and Mbale.
At the Governors’ Round table, the PSST @rggoobi thanked the IsDB for the Concessional Fund (ICF) launched in 2026 and aimed at driving IsDB's total concessional financing to approximately 15% of annual approvals, bridging the gap between rising global debt and sustainable development.
Dr.Ggoobi said this Fund is crucial in light of the declining traditional foreign aid flows, both in volume and reliability-widening the financing gap.
Given the changes in the global financial architecture,the PSST said there is need for Multilateral Development Finance Institutions such as IsDB to reform and become more inclusive, adaptive and responsive to the needs of their member countries.
My journey started at the historic 2010 World Cup in South Africa 🇿🇦.
Since then, I have been incredibly blessed to be assigned to several more high-profile tournaments.
From African soil to global stages, the beautiful game just keeps giving. ⚽️🌍🙏🏾
To my colleagues in academia, especially the professors. I think the time has come for us to stop counting publications. Right now, it is almost immoral. We are doing a disservice to our country.
We should stop counting publications and start building things. We should focus on changing society. We should solve problems, and we should stand up and be counted for that. We should be able to say, "This is how I am solving society's problems," not how many publications I have put out there in journals, on the internet, or wherever else.
What matters is the impact we make, not the number of papers we publish.
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