Organisations
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IFAD and Malawi to build resilience and productivity of small-scale farmers and MSMEs
ROME/LILONGWE, October 11, 2023: As Malawi’s food insecurity worsens due to ongoing multiple crises, the International Fund for Agricultural Development [IFAD] and the Government of Malawi recently signed additional funding of US…
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ICA asserts its involvement in PFD of European Union
BRUSSELS, October 11, 2023 – Representatives of civil society organisations and local authorities days ago met with the European Commission in Brussels to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Policy Forum on…
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IGG, AG disagree on paying contractor for Mbarara, Kabale roads
MBARARA, October 10, 2023 – The Deputy Inspector of Government Patricia Achan Okiria has directed Mbarara City town clerk to pay construction company Multiplex Ltd. Shs 3 billion for the finished road works…
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AfDB, EBID sign loan agreement for US$ 50mln and € 50mln to enhance regional food security
ABIDJAN, October 6, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development [ EBID ] have signed an agreement for a dual currency line of credit…
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Oxfam tips farmers on traditional food crops
OMORO, October 4, 2023 – Oxfam International, a humanitarian agency fighting inequality and poverty has encouraged farmers in Northern Uganda to restore traditional food crops, saying they have a very high nutritional…
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US to sink US$ 19.7mln in Kenya’s cooperative sector
NAIROBI, October 4, 2023 – The United States days ago outlined five new investments totaling US$19.7 million to support Kenya’s cooperative sector. Funding for the investments will be provided by the United…
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G20 recognises role of cooperatives in accelerating sustainable development
LONDON, October 3, 2023 – Held on September 9-10, the G20 Summit in India marked the culmination of a year’s work by the ministers and other senior government officials, private sector and…
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MGLSD launches mobile application to fight GBV in Serere
SERERE, September 28, 2023 – The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD] in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund [UNPFA], has rolled out an interactive mobile application to be…
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UDB unveils plan to support Bunyoro women entrepreneurs
HOIMA, September 27, 2023 – Uganda Development Bank [ UDB ] has unveiled a plan to give financial support to organised women entrepreneurs in Bunyoro Sub-region so that they can grow their…
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Underground ivory trade threatens dwindling hippo population in Uganda and DRC
ARUA, September 25, 2023 – The hippopotamus in Africa’s Great Lakes is on the verge of extinction. The number of hippos is reducing in Lake Albert, at Murchison Falls National Park in…
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