East Africa
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Karamoja food prices spike after closure of Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Mbale road
Food prices in some districts of Karamoja sub region have increased again following the closure of the Moroto-Nakapiripirit-Muyembe-Mbale road after April floods washed away several bridges along its length. The route, which…
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Grasshoppers cause 200,000-acre crop failure in Kitgum district
Farmers in Kitgum district have suffered crop failure on an estimated 200,000 acres of farmland due to a voracious pest known as the variegated grasshopper, the district’s Production Officer, Alfred Omony has…
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Kenya rolls out USD 500m post-COVID economic stimulus plan
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday, May 23 announced an 8-point economic stimulus programme to boost the economy and mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on livelihoods and business activity…
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Four dead as floods hit Kasese again
Four people have been confirmed dead and dozens more are still missing after River Lhubiriha that connects Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) burst its banks Thursday morning, sweeping away…
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Masindi municipal council loses Shs 50m in revenue due to lockdown
Masindi municipal council has lost Shs 50m in revenue over the past two months as a result of restrictions imposed in response to the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, says Gafa Kate,…
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Cholera outbreak frustrates Moroto cooperatives trying to resume savings
Several Moroto cooperatives involved in the food business have been forced to close their doors following a cholera outbreak in the district. When a national ban on gatherings was announced as part…
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Kenya’s KCB Group posts 8% jump in Q1 net profit
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s biggest lender KCB Group saw an 8% jump in profit after tax in the first quarter to March, to 6.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($59 million), it said in…
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Lockdown woes: Gulu boda boda riders resort to vending charcoal
At least 5000 members of Gulu City Boda boda Association have resorted to vending charcoal to supplement their reduced earnings following the national lockdown instituted due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Gulu City…
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Masindi Head Teachers’ Association donates 500kgs of maize flour to district COVID-19 task force
The Masindi district Secondary School Head Teachers’ Association has donated 500 kgs of maize flour to the district COVID-19 task force. The donation was delivered by Steven John Rugadya, the association’s Chairperson,…
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Agricultural enterprises hardest hit by COVID-19- EPRC report
A survey conducted by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), a leading independent policy think tank, indicates that agricultural enterprises in Uganda have been “worst hit” by the impact of the COVID-19…
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