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VSLA members urged to prioritise savings over politics
KWANIA, April 23, 2025 – As Uganda prepares for the 2026 general elections, members of Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs] in Kwania district have been advised to refrain from spending much…
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Tanzania: Cooperative union launches cargo transport initiative
LIWALE, April 23, 2025 – The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Development Commission of Tanzania, Dr Benson Ndiege, has officially launched seven cargo trucks owned by the RUNALI Cooperative…
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Uganda’s economy shows resilience amid global challenges – New report
KAMPALA, April 23, 2025 – Uganda’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of global headwinds, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report released by the Ministry of…
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Dei Biopharma Founder honoured with prestigious Pharma Ratna Universe Award
KAMPALA, April 23, 2025 –– Dr. Matthias Magoola, Founder of Dei Biopharma, has been honoured with the prestigious Pharma Ratna Universe Award, India’s most coveted recognition in the biopharma and healthcare sector.…
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Promoting agroecology in Uganda through poetry
FORT PORTAL CITY, April 22, 2025 – In a move to promote agroecology across Uganda, the Eastern and Southern Africa Small-scale Farmers’ Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda], in partnership with Humundi, launched the…
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Somalia launches National Monitoring Committee to eliminate non-tariff barriers
MOGADISHU, April 22, 2025: Somalia has officially launched its National Monitoring Committee [NMC] on the Elimination of Non-Tariff Barriers [NTBs], marking a major milestone in its integration into the East African Community…
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Bunyoro leaders call for removal of non-tariff barriers to facilitate free trade in the EAC
HOIMA, 20 April 2025 – Leaders from the Bunyoro Subregion, home to Uganda’s burgeoning oil and gas sector, have urged Partner States of the East African Community [EAC] to eliminate non-tariff barriers…
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Museveni urges journalists to promote regional integration, defend PDM initiative
MUBENDE, April 22, 2025 –– Ugandan journalists should take a lead role in promoting East African integration and defending government’s development programmes such as the Parish Development Model [PDM], according to President…
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ShafDB signs MOU with CPF Group to scale up development of affordable housing in Kenya
NAIROBI, April 22, 2024 — Shelter Afrique Development Bank [ShafDB], a leading Pan-African institution committed to financing and advancing housing, urban, and related infrastructure development, has signed a Memorandum of Understating [MOU]…
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Minister attributes bad roads to Shs 1.3trn UNRA debt
KAMPALA, April 22, 2025 –– The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has disclosed that the bad state of some roads in the country is attributed to a Shs 1.3 trillion…
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