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Tooro leaders empowered with nutrition governance skills
FORT PORTAL, May 19, 2024 – With support from Iles De Paix, a Belgian non-governmental organisation, Kabarole Research and Resource Centre [KRC], in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government [MoLG] has…
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Kikuube security officials petition IGP over increasing theft of livestock
KIKUUBE, May 19, 2024 – Members of the Kikuube district security committee have petitioned the newly appointed Inspector General of Police [IGP], Abas Byagaba, seeking deployment of officers of the Police Anti-stock…
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New Acholi PM urges chiefs to join cooperatives
GULU, May 18, 2024 – The newly installed Prime Minister [PM] of Acholi Cultural Institution has asked chiefs to support the development and strengthening of local cooperatives, saying the democratically-controlled enterprises are…
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Spiro agrees to US$50mln debt facility with Afreximbank to accelerate expansion
KIGALI, May 18, 2024 – Spiro, the largest electric vehicle company in Africa, is pleased to announce it has signed heads of terms for a US$ 50 million debt facility with the…
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Zimbabwe goes for Brazilian maize amid drought
HARARE, May 17, 2024 – The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe [GMAZ] has embarked on a crucial mission to Brazil to source maize grain in response to a catastrophic drought that has…
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MPs approve Shs 152bln for Hoima City stadium construction
KAMPALA, May 17, 2024 – Construction of Hoima City stadium is expected to start after Parliament approved the required Shs 152 billion which is part of the Shs 288.6bln supplementary budget. The…
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MPs order closure of Hoima City abattoir
HOIMA CITY, May 16, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have called for the immediate closure of the abattoir in Hoima City over unhygienic conditions which they say pose health hazards to…
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Zimbabwe’s First Capital Bank gets US$ 15mln loan to support local SMEs
ABIDJAN, May 16, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$ 15 million trade finance package for First Capital Bank [FCB] in Zimbabwe to…
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Launch of global platform for coffee industry players to transform 40mln tonnes of biowaste into business
KAMPALA, May 16, 2024 -The global coffee industry generates nearly 40 million tonnes of biowaste each year – that’s about seven times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Instead of…
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Kikuube residents appeal for relief aid as heavy rains devastate homes, farms
KIKUUBE, May 16, 2024 – Over 400 residents from eight villages in Kyangwali Sub-county, Kikuube district are appealing for relief supplies after their crop gardens and homes were devastated by heavy rains…
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