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Rwanda’s best fairtrade coffees recognised
KIGALI– Bwishaza Coffee Cooperative and Abateraninkunga ba sholi were recently announced as the winners of the second edition of the Rwanda Kombe la Dhahabu Fairtrade Coffee Quality Contest. Bwishaza emerged as a…
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DRC finally becomes 7th EAC Partner State after depositing instrument of ratification
ARUSHA– The Democratic Republic of the Congo [ DRC ] finally became a member of the East African Community [EAC] yesterday after depositing the instrument of ratification with the EAC Secretary General…
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African leaders welcome IDA US$93bln as they commit to tackle crises
DAKAR– African Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to seize key opportunities to respond to multiple crises and steer their economies to transformative paths, in partnership with the World Bank’s…
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Kenya gets €89mln loan to bolster economic recovery
NAIROBI– The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group has approved an €89 million loan to boost the Kenyan government’s economic recovery efforts. The loan will provide funding for the second phase of Kenya’s…
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Minister Byamukama halts disbursement of PDM funds to beneficiaries
HOIMA– The State Minister for Works and Transport Fred Byamukama has halted the disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district over irregularities. Byamukama who was in the…
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Amuru district tasked to popularise coffee growing
AMURU– Amuru district agricultural department and the district leaders have been tasked to popularise coffee farming to rally more farmers in the sub-sector which is one of the priority enterprises as government…
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BOU ramps up CBR again
KAMPALA– Bank of Uganda [ BOU ]raised the indicative Central Bank Rate [CBR] to 8.5 percent for July from 7.5 percent before, as inflation rose – for the second time in a…
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Masaka school temporarily closed over students’ strike
MASAKA– Police in Masaka have arrested 13 students of Kimanya Blessed Sacrament Secondary after they allegedly organised a violent strike that forced the school’s management team to temporarily close the school. The…
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Lango leaders caution govt on hurrying PDM processes
OYAM– A section Lango leaders have raised concern over the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], saying the speed at which government is implementing some activities must be checked, especially if…
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Gender ministry warns Ugandans against unlicensed labour recruiting firms
SOROTI– The Ministry of Gender Labour and Social development [MGLSD] has cautioned the general public, especially the youth seeking employment abroad to beware of fraudulent unauthorised labour recruiting companies whose operations are…
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