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EAC SG and captains of industry call for new approach to boost intra-EAC trade and investments
ARUSHA, August 22, 2024 – Regional business leaders have outlined priorities to unlock business and investment to the new East African Community [EAC] Secretary General Veronica Nduva. In her keynote address during…
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Land grabbing: Buliisa residents rejoice after arrest of tycoon
BULIISA, August 22, 2024 – Residents and local leaders in Butiaba town council, Buliisa district, have commended President Museveni for his role in the recent arrest of Francis Kaahwa, a land speculator…
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Uganda to host Extraordinary Agricultural Summit
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held discussions with the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, Ambassador Josefa Sacko. Ambassador Josefa Sacko…
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Army argues Education ministry should host Kiswahili Council
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has endorsed the Ministry of Education and Sports to host Uganda National Kiswahili Council, and promote the language in the…
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dfcu posts Shs 50.9bln in gross profit
KAMPALA, August 22, 2024 – dfcu Limited’s interim unaudited financial results for the six months ending June 30, 2024, reveal a gross profit of Shs 50.9 billion, marking a 51.6 percent increase…
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DRC cooperative affected by conflict in need of support
KINSHASA, August 21, 2024 – Coffee organisations are banding together to help coffee farmers who have been internally displaced by a recent uptick in civil conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of…
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ICA internship programme aims to shape the next generation of cooperative leaders
BRUSEELS, August 21, 2024 – In an increasingly globalised world, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] serves as a lighthouse of cooperative ideas and practices, supporting sustainable development and social justice. At the…
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Headteachers ask govt to connect Lango schools to the internet
Lira City, August 21, 2024 – Headteachers in Lango Subregion under the umbrella of Association of Secondary School Head Teachers of Uganda [ASSHU] have appealed to government to connect their schools to…
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Passenger traffic at Entebbe Airport up 27 percent
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Passenger traffic at Entebbe International Airport drastically increased by 27 percent in the six months of 2024, according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority [UCAA], the handlers…
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Uganda’s coffee exports in July hit record-breaking Shs 780bln as country readies for EUDR
KAMPALA, August 21, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2024 set a record of 821, 593 bags valued at US$ 210.48 million [about Shs 780 billion, the highest quantity ever exported in…
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