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AfDB invests US$ 20mln in infrastructure fund to catalyse continental development
ABIDJAN, August 2, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfD] has signed a US$ 20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 [AIIF4]. The deal, signed on 31 July…
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Mbarara City locals irked by dilapidated bridges
MBARARA, August 1, 2024 – Residents, and leaders of Mbarara City’s South Division are concerned about the deteriorating state of bridges connecting their cells, and wards to the city. According to Jomo…
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Money Laundering: Afreximbank to host International Compliance Forum for Africa
CAIRO, August 1, 2024 – To improve global trade in Africa and align with international regulatory and compliance standards, African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money…
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MAAIF lifts FMD quarantine on livestock trade in Bukedea district
BUKEDEA, August 1, 2024 – Trade in livestock and related products can continue in Bukedea district. This is after the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] lifted a quarantine imposed…
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First Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in El Salvador connects cocoa cooperative to a global market
SAN SALVADOR, August 1, 2024: Once troubled by widespread violence and high homicide rates, El Salvador has made notable strides in combating its crime rates. Under the leadership of President Nayib Bukele,…
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As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
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Earning more from dairy farming: Gulu farmers trained to make yogurt
GULU, July 31, 2024 – At least 300 farmers from two cooperatives in Patiko Subcounty, Gulu district have been trained to make yogurt at home, and earn more money from dairy farming.…
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Wealth creation: Leaders in Bunyoro urged on four acre-model
HOIMA, July 31, 2024 – Political, religious, and cultural leaders and civil servants in Bunyoro Subregion have been urged to embark on mobilising farmers with small land to embrace a four-acre model…
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African Development Bank launches 54 Country Focus Reports
ABIDJAN, July 31, 2024 – The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to act…
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Culture: MP Wambede hosts over 300 imbalu candidates
MBALE CITY, July 30, 2024 – The Member of Parliament for Mbale Northern City Division, Seth Wambede Kizangi, hosted over 300 imbalu [circumcision] candidates from Bukonde and Lwasso at his home in…
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