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Museveni urges journalists to promote regional integration, defend PDM initiative
MUBENDE, April 22, 2025 –– Ugandan journalists should take a lead role in promoting East African integration and defending government’s development programmes such as the Parish Development Model [PDM], according to President…
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ShafDB signs MOU with CPF Group to scale up development of affordable housing in Kenya
NAIROBI, April 22, 2024 — Shelter Afrique Development Bank [ShafDB], a leading Pan-African institution committed to financing and advancing housing, urban, and related infrastructure development, has signed a Memorandum of Understating [MOU]…
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Minister attributes bad roads to Shs 1.3trn UNRA debt
KAMPALA, April 22, 2025 –– The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has disclosed that the bad state of some roads in the country is attributed to a Shs 1.3 trillion…
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MPs urge gov’t to clean up payroll of police officers
KAMPALA, April 20, 2025 — Members of Parliament [MPs] have tasked the Ministry of Public Service to clean up the payroll of police officers in a bid to put an end to…
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Museveni announces plan to increase PDM funding
KYANKWANZI, April 20, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni recently visited Kyankwanzi district as part of his ongoing assessment of the Parish Development Model [PDM], Uganda’s flagship initiative aimed at eradicating household poverty…
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NGOs say Germany’s Agriculture and Food Strategy must prioritise Africa’s food sovereignty
KAMPALA, April 20, 2025 – Power Shift Africa [PSA], a Kenyan climate development policy think tank, and Germanwatch, a German environmental and human rights organisation, have urged the German Government to reconsider…
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UEDCL to spend over Shs 40 billion in nine months after UMEME exit
KAMPALA, April 18, 2025 — The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited [ UEDCL ] will utilise up to Shs 43.3 billion over the next nine months to fund its operations, marking a…
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Over 400 vulnerable youth in Adjumani district embrace skills training for a brighter future
ADJUMANI, April 18, 2025 – In a major step towards youth empowerment, over 400 vulnerable young people in Pakele Town Council, Adjumani district, have enrolled in a transformative skills training programme under…
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Nigeria’s Cross River State second to commence construction of its Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone
CALABAR, April 18, 2025 — Nigeria’s Cross River State became the second to mark construction of a Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone [SAPZ] after the country’s Vice President Kashim Shettima and African Development…
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Uganda Technical College Lira Launches Plant Operator Course
LIRA CITY, April 17, 2025 – Uganda Technical College Lira [UTC-Lira], in partnership with the Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology [KIHBT], has introduced a new Plant Operator Course aimed at…
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