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New SG Shirley Botchwey pledges to advance Commonwealth values in a divided world
KAMPALA, April 3, 2025 – – Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of…
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Museveni hosts Iftar Dinner at State House
ENTEBBE, March 26, 2025 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday hosted the Muslim community for an Iftar dinner at State House Entebbe. During the dinner, Museveni congratulated the Muslims in Uganda for…
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Nature project launched to foster sustainable natural resources management in EAC
ARUSHA, March 23, 2023: The East African Community [EAC], in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development [BMZ] and the European Union [EU], today launched the EAC4Nature Project,…
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Ecobank named Africa’s Best Bank for Trade Finance in Global Finance Awards
LOMÉ, March 21, 2025 — Ecobank Group, which also operates an affiliate in Uganda, has been named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa, at the Global Finance Trade Finance…
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Alarm as governments, companies borrow USD 25 trillion in 2024
KAMPALA, March 21, 2025 — Governments and companies borrowed USD 25 trillion from markets in 2024, which is USD 10trn more compared to the pre-COVID period, and nearly three times the amount…
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Trade Ministry intervenes in Walimu Cooperative Union disputes, orders holding of AGM
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 – All is not well at Walimu Cooperative Union Limited, according to the latest letter from Robert Bariyo Barigye, the Registrar of Cooperatives in the Ministry of Trade,…
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EAC Partner States urged to adopt modern technologies in oil and gas sector to facilitate transition to clean energy
ARUSHA, March 13, 2025: East African Community [EAC] Partner States have been challenged to leverage the latest technological advances to align the oil and gas sector in the region to the global goal…
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Mbale SS to launch Shs 4bln science and technology hub on 75th anniversary
MBALE CITY, March 11, 2025 — Mbale Secondary School in Mbale City will commission the construction of a Shs 4 billion science and technology hub on June 14, 2025, as part of…
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AEC endorses U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s support for African energy independence
JOHANNESBURG, March 9, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered a decisive message at the Powering Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., affirming that Africa must be free to harness its…
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Health workers call for measures to combat drug resistance
KAMPALA, February 28, 2025 –– Health workers have called for concerted efforts in curbing antimicrobial resistance [AMR] among Ugandans. According to Chrispus Ngabirano, the Head of the Microbiology Section at Kabale Regional…
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