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Agriculture
Digital regional food balance sheet launched
KIGALI-COMESA in partnership with several stakeholders, among them the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa [AGRA] days ago launched the digital Regional Food Balance Sheet [RFBS]. The RFBS aims to accelerate the…
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East Africa
5th edition of JAMAFEST ends on a high note in Bujumbura
BUJUMBURA-The 5th Edition of the East African Community [EAC] Art and Cultural Festival, dubbed JAMAFEST, came to a close on Friday, at the Intwari Stadium with different cultural performances from Partner States’…
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Environment
Among rallies MPs on conserving environment
KAMPALA– Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has urged the Members of Parliament to play a leading role in conserving the environment in their constituencies, especially if the effects of climate change are…
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News
MPs irked as stench from KCCA’s Kiteezi landfill chokes residents
KAMPALA– Legislators on parliament’s Committee on Climate Change are disturbed by the poor state of the Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA]’s landfill in Kiteezi, Wakiso district. During an oversight visit to the…
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East Africa
Stanbic Bank’s borderless platform sees 24 percent growth in transactions
KAMPALA-The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders, according to the latest report. Spanning a single network…
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News
Legislators to have midterm access to pension contributions
KAMPALA-Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are poised to access 20 percent of the money they contributed if President Museveni assents to an amended bill. The Parliamentary Pensions [Amendment] Bill, 2022, introduced…
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News
Museveni sends back fisheries bill to parliament as UPDF is mentioned
KAMPALA-President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 to parliament for reconsideration, saying that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] must play a significant role in safeguarding the fisheries…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports down 8.8 percent in July 2022
KAMPALA– Global exports of green beans in July 2022 were 9.04 million bags, compared with 9.91mln bags in the same month of the previous year, which is down 8.8 percent, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Best cooperative experiences and projects to be awarded at AMCCO13 in Cairo
KAMPALA– Five best cooperative experiences and projects in Africa will be awarded at the 13th African Ministerial Cooperative Conference [ AMCCO13 ] to be held in Cairo, Egypt from October 17-20, 2022.…
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East Africa
The AGRF 2022 Summit kicks off in Kigali with strong call for bold action for Africa’s food systems
KIGALI– The 2022 African Green Revolution Forum Summit or AGRF Summit, is underway in Kigali Rwanda, with a call for bold actions to accelerate efforts to end hunger across the continent, especially…
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