Organisations
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Joy as former footballers hold gala, launch cooperative to fight poverty
KAMPALA, December 12, 2023 – There was joy and excitement as over 500 former footballers who played for the Uganda Cranes and various clubs from across the country held the first-ever football…
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Uganda’s innovators win Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award
DUBAI, December 12, 2023 – Uganda’s Michael Okao, Darius Ogwang and Joshua Elem have won this year’s Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award for the best technical solution for their solar concentrator that…
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Hundreds throng Shuuku SACCO headquarters for free medical checkups
SHEEMA, December 12, 2023 – Hundreds of members of Shuuku Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Organisation [ Shuuku SACCO ] and the rest of the community of Shuuku town council, Sheema district…
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AfDB approves US$ 66mln loan for equity enhancement of Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank
DODOMA, December 11, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a US$ 66 million loan to the government of Tanzania for additional equity in Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank [TADB]. According…
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Stanbic Bank gives PDM SACCOs free Flexipay smartphones
NAMAYINGO, December 7, 2023 – Stanbic Bank Uganda has rolled out a new initiative aimed at enabling Parish Development Model [PDM] Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] access their money with ease.…
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COP28: Africa could lose US$ 25bln per year as new EU carbon tax comes into effect, warns AfDB President
DUBAI, December 7, 2023 – African Development Bank [AfDB] President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has warned that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialization progress by penalising…
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Commonwealth unveils framework to help African countries implement Living Lands Charter
DUBAI, December 6, 2023 – A new implementation framework was launched yesterday to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly…
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Multilateral development banks commit to boost collaboration on climate and development
DUBAI, December 5, 2023 – Multilateral development banks [MDBs] attending the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference [COP 28] have affirmed their commitment to a concerted, global action, including increasing co-financing and private…
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Academicians hail former presidents Mkapa, Nyerere at memorial lecture
KAMPALA, December 5, 2023 – A section of academicians in Uganda and Tanzania, have hailed former presidents Benjamin Mkapa and Mwalimu Julius Nyerere for their contributions toward state formation and building across…
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Youth-led African enterprises awarded US$ 800,000 at COP28 for climate solutions
DUBAI, December 5, 2023 – Eight dynamic African young women-led enterprises emerged as winners of the 2023 YouthAdapt challenge. Each enterprise will receive grant funding of up to US$ 100,000 to boost…
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