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EC requires over Shs 600bln to manage 2026 elections
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Electoral Commission [ EC ] has raised concerns over a Shs 623.9 billion funding gap that threatens the successful conduct of Uganda’s 2026 general elections whose…
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AUB organising the 2nd media summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction in Dakar
DAKAR, January 20, 2025 — On the occasion of World Radio Day, Dakar, Senegal will welcome, on February 13 and 14, 2025, the 2nd AUB Media Summit on Climate Change and Disaster…
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Minister orders investigation into alleged extortion of coffee nursery bed operators in Masaka
MASAKA, January 19, 2025 – The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, has written to the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation [ISO] and the State House Anti-Corruption…
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Kasese officials receive tablets to enhance pdm data collection
KASESE, January 19, 2025 – Parish chiefs, town agents, and chairpersons of Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Kasese district have received tablets to improve data collection efforts. Kasese district was…
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Questions and answers on the confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court
KAMPALA, January 19, 2025 —The International Criminal Court [ICC] is in the process of confirmation of charges hearing against war Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] who is…
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SACCOs urged to guard against loan defaulters as they seek expanding
SHEEMA, January 18, 2025 – – Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in Uganda are facing the growing challenge of loan defaults, according to Herbert Ahimbisibwe, the General Manager of Shuuku Credit…
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NARO’S anti-tick vaccine factory denied over Shs 60bln funding
KAMPALA, January 18, 2025 – – A last-minute adjustment in the corrigenda of the 2024/2025 national budget denied the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] Shs 60 billion in funding to operationalise the…
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Works on Lubowa international hospital at 45 percent – Minister Aceng
KAMPALA, January 17, 2025 – – Construction of International Specialised Hospital of Uganda in Lubowa, Kampala is at 45 percent, according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. “The project has…
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UNOC, others will seek partnerships for growth at Invest in African Energy 2025 Forum in Paris
PARIS, January 17, 2025 — Africa’s leading national oil companies [NOCs] are set to take centre stage at the Invest in African Energy [IAE] 2025 Forum in Paris, France, unveiling ambitious national…
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Dokolo Emyooga SACCOs assured of additional seed capital
DOKOLO, January 17, 2025 – – The Microfinance Support Centre [MSC] has assured members of Emyooga SACCOs in Dokolo District of an additional Shs 20 million in seed capital provided by the…
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