Caesar Mukasa
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Uganda aims to reactivate 1963 trade deal with Serbia
KAMPALA, October 26, 2024 — State Minister for Trade Gen. Wilson Mbadi Mbasu has led a delegation to Serbia for a Joint Commission for Trade Cooperation session in Belgrade. This trade mission…
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Widespread progress in African financial markets
KAMPALA, October 25, 2024 — There have been clear improvements across countries in the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2024. Scores have risen for 23 countries [82 percent], which is the highest…
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NARO and China sign MoU to boost food production
KAMPALA, October 23, 2024 – Uganda, through the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO], has signed an Agricultural Production Cooperation Agreement with the Government of China aimed at increasing food production in the…
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Think tank calls for farmers’ contributary social security schemes
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 – The government should facilitate the formation of farmer-focused contributory social security schemes to help farmers save for unforeseeable shocks. Dr. Brian Sserunjogi, a research fellow at Economic…
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Museveni contributes Shs 2bln to Muslim Women SACCOs
KAMPALA, October 12, 2024 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has contributed Shs 2 billion to Muslim women-run Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] in the country. “I will contribute Shs…
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Teachers’ unions should nominate members of proposed National Teachers Council, says UNATU
KAMPALA, October 11, 2024 — The Uganda National Teachers Union [UNATU] has argued that teacher labour unions should nominate members of the proposed National Teachers Council [NTC]. The National Teachers Bill, 2024…
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Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya drop as Rwanda leads in EAC
KAMPALA, October 7, 2024 — Uganda’s sugar exports to Kenya have decreased by 16.2 percent to just 18 metric tonnes in the last nine months to September 2024. Authorities attribute this drop…
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Fighting corruption: Among calls for more awareness as Shs 8bln recovered
KAMPALA, October 4, 2024 – Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has urged the Inspectorate of Government [IG] to increase public awareness campaigns in the fight against corruption in the country. Among urged…
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Justice and prosperity are intertwined – Museveni
KAMPALA, October 2, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni urged judicial officers in Africa to dispense justice while recognising the vital link between prosperity and justice, emphasising that this connection is essential for…
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Kiruhura district introduces cow dung tax to boost local revenue
KIRUHURA, October 2, 2024 – Authorities in Kiruhura district have introduced a cow dung tax in response to the growing demand for this type of manure locally and in neighboring districts known…
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