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Cooperatives & Communities
Museveni directs reinstatement of PS Ssali as trade ministry’s Accounting Officer
KAMPALA, October 27, 2023 – The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa has been reinstated as the Accounting Officer of that ministry, almost a…
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National
Govt to establish Food and Agricultural Authority
KAMAPALA, October 26, 2023 – Cabinet has approved a proposal to establish a Food and Agricultural Authority that will be mandated to handle food-related matters, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Animal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agroecology week kicks off in Kampala as PELUM Uganda partners with govt
KAMPALA, October 24, 2023 – PELUM Uganda in collaboration with the ministries of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], and National Agroecology Actors has organised the National…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small horticultural businesses in TZ with US$ 2.5mln grant
DODOMA, October 23, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a U$ 2.5 million grant to prop some 10,000 small horticultural businesses in Tanzania. According…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Corruption: MPs ask local sports federations to refund monies
KAMPALA, October 23, 2023 – Parliament has adopted a report of the Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] in which it recommended that the sports federations, the Uganda Netball Federation [UNF] and Uganda…
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East Africa
East African Press Councils launched in Arusha
ARUSHA, October 20, 2023 – The East African Community 4[EAC] Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, yesterday launched the East Africa Press Councils [EAPC], an umbrella body bringing together media regulatory authorities within…
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Cooperatives & Communities
USAID commits US$90mln to strengthen cooperative development globally
WASHINGTON, DC, October 20, 2023 – The United States Agency for International Development [USAID] days ago announced a landmark commitment of US$ 90 million to bolster social cohesion, stabilise economies, and support…
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Finance & Banking
Uganda: First-ever Islamic Finance Conference to be held in Kampala
KAMPALA, October 18, 2023 – The inaugural Islamic Finance Conference takes place tomorrow in Kampala, according to Moses Emuron, Manager, Business Development & Risk Management at BDO East Africa Uganda. “BDO, Signum…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative identity consultation: Global thinkers to discuss equity and inclusion
BRUSSELS, October 17, 2023 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and cooperators from around the globe will on Thursday attend a virtual event that will discuss equity and inclusion in the context…
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East Africa
EAC-EU develop joint roadmap to foster digital transformation in East Africa
ARUSHA, October 13, 2023 – The East African Community [EAC] and the European Union [EU] days ago agreed to foster a human-centric digital transformation in East Africa to utilise digital technologies and…
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