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Kikuube district council passes ordinance to protect cane farmers and boost food security
KIKUUBE, September 2, 2024 – The Kikuube district councillors have passed a Sugarcane Farmers’ Protection and Food Security Ordinance to protect farmers from exploitation, and promote food security in the district.The councilors…
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Europe: WHO report reveals worrying decline in condom use among adolescents
COPENHAGEN, September 2, 2024 – An urgent report from the World Health Organisation [ WHO ] Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since…
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MP Auma urges mothers to embrace saving culture
KWANIA, September 1, 2024 – Kenny Auma Lapat, the Kwania district Woman Member of Parliament, has encouraged beneficiaries of her skilling initiative to adopt a saving culture to enhance their livelihoods. Auma…
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Smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda grapple With EU regulations
KAMPALA, August 31, 2024 – In Kubewo village in eastern Uganda, children often go to work with their parents in the coffee gardens. Earnings from Arabica coffee are used, their parents and…
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Make Domestic Resource Mobilisation Work for Africa’s Structural Transformation
By Adamon Mukasa and Anthony Simpasa KAMPALA, August 31, 2024 — The implementation of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and the African Union’s Agenda 2063 hinges on Africa’s ability…
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Museveni, Among clash over 4-acre model in Northern Uganda
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has sharply criticised the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, for challenging the relevance of the 4-acre model he has been advocating nationwide. Among…
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Otuke PDM beneficiaries divert funds
OTUKE, August 30, 2024 — Some of the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Otuke district have been accused of misusing funds allocated for specific enterprises. Instead of investing the…
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Lack of electricity connectivity impeding Kikuube farmers’ ability to add value to produce
KIKUUBE, August 30, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district are expressing frustration over the delayed connection of electricity in many parts of the area, which they argue is hindering their ability to…
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Museveni to resolve compensation woes of Northern Uganda war claimants
GULU CITY, August 30, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has given the people of Northern Uganda reassurance that he will resolve the impasse in compensating war claimants in the region. “I will…
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MOU to support sustainable development in COMESA region signed
LUSAKA, August 30, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] and International Institute for Sustainable Development [IISD] recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] to cooperate…
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