East Africa
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Wawoto Kacel Cooperative empowering vulnerable women through arts and crafts
Wawoto Kacel Cooperative Society in Gulu City is helping hundreds of vulnerable women who lack access to land to regain their dignity through arts and crafts. The beneficiaries, who include former abductees…
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Birunga Dairy, farmers feud over Shs 670m
A row has erupted between Birunga Dairy and more than 500 farmers in Ntungamo district over Shs 670m in unpaid dues. The farmers who hail from Rushenyi County in Ntungamo district have…
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Moroto traders decry delay in completion of main market
Moroto Municipality Market vendors have expressed disappointment over the delayed completion of the main market. Moroto market is being constructed under the government’s Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement Program (MATIP), with funding…
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Help us protect our vanilla, ex-rebels ask government
A group of former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels who denounced rebellion and were reunited to their families in Kitholhu sub-county Kasese district have demanded for protection as government provides them with…
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Fort Portal matooke traders protest high taxes
Matooke traders in Fort Portal have protested a Shs 500 tax that is levied off each bunch of matooke, saying it eats into their profits. The Chairperson, Kitumba matooke market, Amos Gava…
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Over 600 groups register for Emyooga in Masindi
Over 600 groups in Masindi have been registered to benefit from the Presidential Initiative on Wealth and Job creation (Emyooga). In July this year, the State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo,…
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Child street vendors on the rise as schools remain closed
Kasese Municipal council authorities have expressed concern over the growing number of children that are taking up street vending following the closure of schools and some markets in Kasese town. In March…
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MAAIF tractors prove costly to farmers due to frequent breakdowns
In a bid to boost productivity in the agricultural sector through mechanization, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) recently supplied at least two tractors to each district across the…
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Farmers in Acoli lose acres of crops to floods
Heavy rains in Acoli sub region have left acres of crop gardens submerged. The heavy rains which poured for a better part of August are continuing, causing massive destruction to crops such…
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Disaster minister worried by persistent heavy rains
The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Eng. Hillary Onek, has voiced fears over heavy rains, ongoing for several months now, that continue to devastate livelihoods, disrupt movement of people and…
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