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Launch of global platform for coffee industry players to transform 40mln tonnes of biowaste into business
KAMPALA, May 16, 2024 -The global coffee industry generates nearly 40 million tonnes of biowaste each year – that’s about seven times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Instead of…
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COMESA region moving closer to harmonised energy regulatory regime
CAIRO, May 15, 2024 – Energy experts recently met in Cairo, Egypt for a two-day consultative workshop on regional harmonisation of regulatory frameworks and tools for improved electricity regulation in the COMESA…
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AfDB proposes Annual Africa Media Prize to promote more balanced reporting of continent and its achievements
NAIROBI, May 11, 2024 – Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank [AfDB], announced the creation of an Annual Africa Media Prize to recognise and profile African journalists, correspondents, and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Theme for 2024 International Day of Cooperatives revealed
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – This year on July 6, cooperatives around the world will celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All.” According to…
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Museveni hailed for skilling youth as 482 graduate At Bugisu Presidential Industrial Hub
MBALE , May 5, 2024 – His Highness Jude Mike Mudoma, the Umukuka III of Inzu Ya Masaba Cultural Institution, has hailed President Yoweri Museveni for the timely intervention of equipping the…
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Kenya and Tanzania resolve poultry trade disputes
ARUSHA, April 3, 2024 – In a recent meeting held at the East African Community [EAC] headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, Kenya, and Tanzania successfully addressed longstanding concerns regarding the export of poultry…
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Museveni embarks on monitoring PDM funds
LUWERO, May 1, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has embarked on the monitoring process of the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds to eliminate irregularities in the programme aimed at fighting poverty in…
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Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 percent of the world’s workers
GENEVA, May 1, 2024 – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 percent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational…
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ITFC signs multiple agreements with member countries, Uganda gets US$ 150mln
RIYADH, April 29, 2024 – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation [ ITFC ], a member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB] Group, commenced the first day of the 49th IsDB Group…
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Kenyan farmers get fertiliser boost with US$ 2mln AFFM credit guarantee
NAIROBI, April 28, 2024 – In a significant step to advance food security in Kenya, the Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism [AFFM] on Friday launched a project that will help deliver nearly 8,000…
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