Organisations
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7th edition of the Standard Chartered Cup Futsal Tournament launched
KAMPALA, August 19, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank has launched the 7th edition of its famous Standard Chartered Cup – Futsal Tournament at a press conference held at its headquarters at Speke…
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Health minister says Uganda managing Mpox outbreak well
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024: The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has assured Ugandans that the outbreak of Monkeypox [ Mpox ] outbreak in the country is being managed efficiently by…
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WHO declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
GENEVA, August 15, 2024 – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and a growing number of countries…
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Fairtrade International wants small-scale farmers supported over EU deforestation regulation
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Fairtrade International is calling for more financial support and clarification of the technical terms of the EU Deforestation Regulation [EUDR]. The regulation mandates that companies demonstrate that…
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Scribes equipped with skills to tell climate change stories
SOROTI, August 14, 2024 – Journalists operating in Teso Subregion have been trained in telling climate change stories better so that they can cause action from the concerned stakeholders. The training was…
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Afreximbank and UDB sign project preparation financing agreement
NASSAU, August 13, 2024 – African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] and the government-owned Uganda Development Bank [UDB] have signed a Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement to provide early project preparatory…
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IFFs hamper Uganda’s development, economists speak out
KAMPALA, August 12, 2024 – Illicit financial flows [ IFFs ] continue to stand in the way of Uganda’s economic growth, and development, according to some economists, and policy analysts. According to…
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MTIC directs on AGMs, elections for cooperatives
KAMPALA, August 12, 2024 – The Registrar of Cooperative Societies/ Commissioner for Cooperative Policy and Development, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has urged cooperative societies in the country to consider adopting a delegate system…
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Kenya’s SASRA implements whistleblowing policy to promote ethical governance and combat fraud
NAIROBI, August 10, 2024 – Kenya’s SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [ SASRA ] has introduced a Whistleblowing Policy aimed at addressing misconduct at all levels of SACCO operations. This policy underscores SASRA’s…
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Bunyoro CSOs warned against exhibiting partisan behaviours ahead of 2025/2026 general elections
MASINDI, August 8, 2024 – Civil Society Organisations [ CSOs ] operating in Bunyoro Subregion have been warned against being partisan as they carry out civic education and voter education a head…
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