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Cooperatives to play pivotal role in Ghana’s national food security programme
ACCRA, June 13, 2025 –– The Government of Ghana has affirmed the central role of cooperatives in its flagship food security initiative, Feed Ghana, aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and generating employment…
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Applications open for World Social Summit accreditation
BRUSSELS, June 13, 2025 –– The window is still open for cooperatives and other organisations to become accredited for the UN Second World Summit for Social Development [WSSD2], an event that will…
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Preparations for CoopsDay 2025 launched in Fort Portal City
FORT PORTAL CITY, June 13, 2025 – Uganda has officially launched preparations for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [ CoopsDay ], scheduled to take place on July 5, 2025 in Fort…
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Govt launches 31st National Agricultural Show and 4th Agricultural Education Show
KAMPALA, June 13, 2025 — Government has officially launched the 31st National Agricultural Show and the 4th National Agricultural Education Show, two flagship events aimed at revitalising the country’s agricultural sector through…
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Mpigi leaders to collaborate with KCCA on Buyala waste facility
MPIGI, June 12, 2025 –– Local leaders in Muduuma Sub-county, Mpigi district, have expressed their willingness to work closely with the Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] to ensure that the newly established…
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EAC, COMESA sign MoU to strengthen cooperation in competition and consumer protection
ARUSHA, June 12, 2025 — The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] Competition Commission [CCC] and the East African Community Competition Authority [EACCA] have signed a Memorandum of…
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Invasive pests devastate crops in Kisoro, threatening food security
KISORO, June 12, 2025 — Farmers in the hilly Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda are facing growing alarm following an invasion of strange whitefly-like pests that have ravaged crops in at least…
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Kotido leads in clean energy with briquette training programme
KOTIDO, June 12, 2025 — Mercy Corps, in partnership with Appropriate Energy Saving Technology Limited, has launched a clean energy training initiative in Kotido district aimed at reducing deforestation and improving energy…
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Health Ministry refutes claims of COVID-19 resurgence in Uganda
KAMPALA, June 11, 2025 – – The Ministry of Health has dismissed recent social media reports suggesting a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Uganda, labeling them as misleading and based on outdated…
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Cameroon launches national campaign to prepare coffee and cocoa farmers for EUDR
BERTOUA, June 11, 2025 –– Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council [CICC] has launched a nationwide awareness campaign to prepare cocoa and coffee farmers for the implementation of the European Union Regulation…
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