BRICS Summit in Delhi: India’s PM Modi opens the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi amid wars and trade tensions, with leaders including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Pezeshkian and UN chief Guterres. India is pushing an agenda on resilience, food and energy security, and cooperation, while bilateral meetings on the sidelines—like Modi with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed—signal how BRICS is being used to manage regional and economic pressures. Kampala City Square plan reviewed: President Museveni has ordered the Kampala ministry and KCCA to scrutinise a proposal to redevelop City Square into a solar-powered commercial complex, including a hotel and mall—an issue that could reshape a key public space. Uganda oil timeline slips again: Uganda’s “first oil” target has been pushed to June 2027 after missing earlier deadlines, extending uncertainty around the country’s petroleum rollout. Tooro succession security: Security has been heightened at Karuzika Palace in Fort Portal ahead of the burial of late Omukama Oyo, as a succession dispute continues within the royal family. Health and humanitarian pressure: Save the Children warns acute child malnutrition in Karamoja is set to rise further in October as El Niño-linked dry spells worsen food insecurity.