Organisations
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Mombasa: All set for 3rd EAC World Kiswahili Langauge Day
ARUSHA July 4, 2024 – Preparations are in high gear for the 3rd EAC World Kiswahili Language Day and the 2nd East African Kiswahili Commission [EAKC] International Conference scheduled for July 5-7,…
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Cameroon: First US$ 20mln project approved to support transition to deforestation-free agroecological practices
YAONDE, July 4, 2024 – A first US$20 million project funded by the Central Africa Forest Initiative [CAFI] will support Cameroon’s small-scale cocoa and coffee producers adapt to the new European Union…
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Outcry as Shs 1.4bln Adai Valley Dam vandalised in Katakwi district
KATAKWI, July 4, 2024 – Livestock farmers and leaders in Usuk Sub-county, Katakwi district are crying foul over the vandalism of the Shs 1.4 billion Adai Valley Dam purposely constructed by the…
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PDM beneficiary in Gulu loses chicken to thieves, poisoning
GULU, July 4, 2024 – A Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiary in Gulu district is counting losses after her chicken bought using the funds provided under the government programme were stolen while…
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Uganda: Coop Week 2024 postponed: New dates announced
KAMPALA, July 3, 2024 – Uganda, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], will neither join the rest of the world in holding the Cooperative Week nor mark International…
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Mbarara: CSOs launch civic education to cultivate peaceful elections in 2026
MBARARA, July 2, 2024 – Civil Society Organisations [ CSOs ] under the umbrella of All in One Women’s Association [ALOWA] have launched a campaign dubbed “Civic education committees for peaceful elections…
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Centenary Bank says when women are given opportunity for financial inclusion, they can do miracles
KAMPALA, June 28, 2024 – The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Bank of the Year 2024, Centenary Rural Development Bank exemplifies the spirit of this year’s…
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AfDB secures US$ 18mln GEF funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects
ABIDJAN, June 27, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has secured more than US$ 18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility [ GEF ] for two major projects aimed…
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Cultivating hope: Ivorian cocoa farmers’ path to empowerment
ABIDJAN, June 25, 2024 – On a misty morning in rural Cote d’Ivoire, Delphine Papo deviates from her usual routine. Instead of trekking 4 kilometres through the fog to her cocoa plantation,…
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Inaugural COMESA Week to publicise regional programmes launched in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, June, 25 June 2024 – The inaugural COMESA Week aimed at raising public awareness on various regional integration programmes being implemented by the 21-member bloc kicked off Monday in Madagascar. This…
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