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Preserve genetic materials for future generations, EAC Partner States told
NAIROBI, March 10, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Regional Science, Technology and Innovation [STI] Conference ended in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday with a resolution calling on Partner States and…
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Retired police officers in Bunyoro to form SACCO
MASINDI, March 8, 2024 – In a bid to improve their livelihoods, retired police officers in Bunyoro Sub-region under the umbrella of Bunyoro Retired Police Officers Association [BRPOA] have resolved to form…
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Katakwi: Best performing Emyooga SACCOs get Shs 220mln additional seed capital
KATAKWI, March 8, 2024 – Government through the Microfinance Support Center [MSC] has injected additional seed capital of Shs 220 million into 11 successful Emyooga Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in…
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3rd EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opens in Nairobi
NAIROBI, March 7, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday with an appeal to all stakeholders to work together…
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House committee supports revival of silkworm project
KAMPALA, March 7, 2024 – The Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monicah Musenero, to revive the sericulture project that government was…
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Sugarcane farmers protest Shs 10,000 tax
KIKUUBE, March 7, 2024 – Leaders of Hoima Sugar Limited Out-Growers Association in Kikuube and Hoima districts have expressed dismay after Kikuube District Local Government imposed a Shs 10,000 tax on every…
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Uganda secures Shs 468bln loan from IMF
KAMPALA, March 7, 2024: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund [ IMF ] yesterday concluded the fifth review of Uganda’s Extended Credit Facility [ECF] Arrangement, enabling the immediate disbursement of…
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Standard Chartered celebrates International Women’s Day with 50 girls to inspire inclusion
KAMPALA, March 6, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda and BRAC have celebrated International Women’s Day with 50 girls whom they have been supporting as part of the Goal Girls Programme. The…
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Commonwealth law ministers meeting opens with calls for stronger action on access to justice
ZANZIBAR, March 6, 2024 – The 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting opened in Zanzibar yesterday with calls for stronger action to ensure that access to justice becomes a reality for all 2.5…
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DRC: AfDB to lend over US$110mln to support agricultural transformation
ABIDJAN – Meeting in Abidjan on 14 February 2024, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] approved a loan of US$ 117.9 million to the Democratic Republic of…
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