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AfDB launches research project on grain quality grading and certification in Ghana
ACCRA, November 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has launched a three-year research and outreach initiative in Ghana to enhance the cereal value chain development in the country. The Grain…
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Dokolo RDC halts registration of PDM beneficiaries over extortion
DOKOLO, November 30, 2023 – Due to the alleged extortion and fraud, the Dokolo Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Barbara Akech has halted the registration of people to benefit from the Parish Development…
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Agriculture: Among asks MPs to review status of valley dams
KAMPALA, November 29, 2023 – The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has tasked Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to make a comprehensive study on the status of valley dams…
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Poverty, low literacy levels escalating teenage pregnancies in Kiryandongo
KIRYANDONGO, November 29, 2023 -Leaders and medical officers in Kiryandongo district are grappling with the increase in the cases of teenage pregnancies, which they attribute partly to poverty and low literacy levels…
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Soroti RCC warns PDM SACCO leaders over corruption
SOROTI, November 29, 2023 – The Resident City Commissioner, Soroti, Peter Pex Paak has warned leaders PDM SACCOs against engaging in corruption. The Parish Development Model [PDM] was launched in February 2022…
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Nigeria: AfDB approves US$ 80mln for investment in knowledge zone
ABUJA, November 29, 2023 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a US$ 80 million loan to finance the Ekiti Knowledge Zone project in Nigeria. The…
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Private sector credit grew 1.6 percent in September 2023, says new report
KAMPALA, November 28, 2023 – The stock of total outstanding private sector credit in Uganda grew by 1.6 percent to Shs 21.17 trillion in September 2023 from Shs 20.84trn in August 2023,…
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RBI appoints administrator for Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank
NEW DELHI, November 28, 2023 – The Reserve Bank of India [RBI] days ago superseded the board of directors of Mumbai based Abhyudaya Cooperative Bank on and appointed Satya Prakash Pathak, former…
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Lira street children equipped with soap making skills
LIRA, November 28, 2023 – At least 83 former street children who now study at Lango Quran Primary School in Lira City have acquired skills in liquid soap making. The hands-on career…
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Commonwealth Secretary-General will call for accelerated action on climate crisis at COP28
LONDON, November 28, 2023– The Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference [COP28] in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate…
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