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Archbishop Kaziimba breaks ground for provincial secondary school in Mukono
MUKONO, April 12, 2025 –– The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has officially broken ground for the construction of a provincial secondary school…
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Museveni, WFP officials explore agricultural solutions for refugee self-reliance
ENTEBBE, April 12, 2025 –– President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for a shift from traditional humanitarian aid to sustainable, agriculture-based solutions to support refugees in Uganda. During a meeting held on…
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Shs 8bln R. Kagera Water Project stalls for eight months
MBARARA CITY, April 11, 2025 – The Shs 8 billion Kagera Water Project, intended to improve water access in Mbarara City, Isingiro, and neighbouring areas, has stalled for eight months due to…
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Regulator pledges stronger collaboration with cooperatives to boost Ghana’s cocoa sector
KUMASI, April 11, 2025 – The Ghana Cocoa Board [COCOBOD] has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with organised cooperatives as a strategy to enhance growth and sustainability in the country’s cocoa…
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Ruwenzori Diocese SACCO posts strong growth in 2024
FORT PORTAL CITY, April 11, 2025 – Ruwenzori Diocese Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [RUDI SACCO], a church-founded financial institution based at Kabarole Hill in Fort Portal City, recorded remarkable financial…
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IGAD, Kotido district launch innovative project to enhance climate resilience
KOTIDO, April 11, 2025 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development [IGAD] has launched a transformative project aimed at addressing gender vulnerabilities in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The initiative, titled “Enabling Gender…
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Abim leaders call for support of local cooperatives
ABIM, April 11, 2025 – Leaders in Abim district are calling on development partners and other stakeholders in Uganda to support Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the district, noting that…
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MPs call for increased funding for agro-industrialisation
KAMPALA, April 11, 2025 — Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has recommended a phased increase in funding for the Agro-Industrialisation Programme through budget allocation from the current 2.4 percent…
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Kwania district allocates over Shs 120mln for coops in the next budget
KWANIA, April 10, 2025 — Kwania District Council has allocated a sum of Shs 124 million to run different activities under Trade, Cooperatives, Industry and Economic Development in the financial year 2025/2026…
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ATIDI backs Benin’s fiscal resilience with second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR 507.5mln loan
NAIROBI, April 10, 2025 — The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance [ ATIDI ] says it is supporting Benin’s latest financing transaction, by providing a second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR…
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