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Tourism: New 2.6km road to improve access to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa district
KAPCHORWA, May 2, 2025 – The Uganda Tourism Board [UTB] has officially launched a 2.6-kilometre tourism access road in the hilly Kapchorwa district, located in eastern Uganda. The road, constructed in partnership…
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IYC2025: Building a better world through health
LONDON, April 29, 2025 –– World Health Day was celebrated on Monday, 7 April, a date that marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation [WHO] in 1948. This…
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The big interview: Meet Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya – a seasoned banker and senior cooperator
MBARARA CITY, April 28, 2025 — theCooperator News recently sat down with Stephen Mugumya Bongonzya, Vice Chairman of the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [UCSCU]—the apex body for SACCOs in…
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St. Pauli fans raise US$ 29mln through coop to buy majority stake in stadium
HAMBURG, April 27, 2025 — St. Pauli supporters have raised over 27 million euros [US$ 29.1 million] for a majority stake in the club’s stadium after taking part in German soccer’s first…
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Poor and marginalized groups attend Pope Francis’ funeral
VATICAN, April 26, 2025 –– Pope Francis’ “insistence” on working for the poor was woven into today’s funeral events, with groups of underprivileged people invited to watch the service in St. Peter’s…
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Gastronomy Tourism takes center stage in the Agenda for Africa
ARUSHA, April 26, 2025 –– Co-organised with the Basque Culinary Center, the event celebrated the continent’s culinary richness and represented a strong step towards stronger cooperation among tourism and gastronomy stakeholders such…
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HPV vaccination in Africa: Urgent steps needed to address low uptake amid rising hesitancy
JOHANNESBURG, April 25, 2025 — Human Papillomavirus [ HPV ] is fueling high cervical cancer rates in Sub-Saharan Africa despite the availability of effective vaccines. Yet uptake remains low, driven largely by…
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Pope Francis’ coffin to be sealed in rite on Friday evening
VATICAN, April 24, 2025 –– Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin of the late Pope Francis, ahead of the…
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Regional leaders unite for peace and prosperity in semi-arid borderlands
KARENGA, April 24, 2025 – Regional leaders from Uganda, Kenya, and South Sudan and other stakeholders gathered in Karenga district for a pivotal transboundary meeting themed “Sowing Synergy, Harvesting Harmony: Catalyzing Peace…
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Death of Pope Francis : The condolences of the African Bishops and of the Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands
ACCRA, April 23, 2025 — The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar [SECAM] and the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands join the universal Church in…
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