Month: May 2025

Paralegals in Bunyoro empowered to defend land and environmental rights

KIRYANDONGO, May 31,  2025 – Over 20 community-based Land and Environmental Defenders [CLEDs] from the Bunyoro sub-region have gained practical paralegal skills to promote awareness and protection of land and environmental rights…

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Women advised to lead as WSACCO champions gender inclusion in Uganda’s cooperatives

KAMPALA, May 31, 2025 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], in collaboration with the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], has urged women to take up leadership…

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Curtain falls on African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, New President Elected

ABIDJAN, May 31, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings closed on Friday with a plenary session, following five days of meetings and discussions on Africa’s development landscape. The…

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Global forest loss shatters records in 2024, fueled by massive fires

KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 — Global forest loss surged to record highs in 2024, driven by a catastrophic rise in fires, according to new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab, made…

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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district

NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…

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Uganda earmarks over Shs 360mln to mark 2025 International Day of Cooperatives

KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – A budget of Shs 362.93 million has been earmarked for Uganda’s national celebrations of the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay], set to take place on…

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ILO reports rise in child labour across Uganda’s coffee supply chains

KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – As you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, have you ever paused to consider the hands that picked the beans? In Uganda, coffee is more than…

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Busia County: Gov’t distributes 400,000 free Robusta seedlings to revamp coffee farms

BUSIA, May 30, 2025 — The Government of Kenya has issued 400,000 free coffee robusta seedlings to boost coffee farming and production in Busia County. Cabinet Secretary [CS]Wycliffe Oparanya stated days ago…

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WFP warns of rising malnutrition among refugees amid funding cuts

KAMPALA, May 29, 2025 – The United Nations World Food Programme [WFP] has raised the alarm over severe food shortages among refugees in Uganda, warning of critical levels of malnutrition following significant…

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World Bank approves NUSAF IV to support Northern Uganda

LIRA, May 29, 2025 – – The World Bank has approved funding for the fourth phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund [ NUSAF IV], a five-year government initiative aimed at…

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