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EAC embarks on upgrading Lwakhakha to One-Stop Border Post
BUSIA, July 23, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] together with Kenya and Uganda is in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post into a One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] as…
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Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future
ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…
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Mobilise youth to embrace commercial agriculture, VP Alupo tasks Serere leaders
SERERE, July 23, 2024 – The Vice President, Jessica Alupo Epel has asked local leaders in Serere district to mobilise the youth to embrace commercial agriculture as a pathway out of poverty…
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Lack of proper parenting escalating teenage pregnancies in Masindi
MASINDI, July 22, 2024 – The increasing teenage pregnancies and violations of children’s rights in Masindi district have been attributed to poor parenting and lack of sex education. According to records from…
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Mbarara: Tayebwa eulogises late Archbishop Bagyenga at memorial mass
MBARARA, July 20, 2024 – The late Archbishop Emeritus Paul Bakyenga was an important link between the Church and government, according to Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa. Speaking on Thursday at…
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MOU signed to support evidence-based agri-food system transformation in COMESA region
KIGALI, July 20, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] and AKADEMIYA2063 have signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] to support evidence-based policy and program design,…
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MSMEs advised to tap into agri-tourism to improve incomes
KABAROLE, July 19, 2024 – Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises [MSMEs] in agriculture and tourism sectors have been encouraged to tap into agri-tourism to improve their incomes. Over 100 farmers, tour operators,…
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ICA makes submission to the International Court of Justice on the Right to Strike
BRUSSELS, July 19, 2024 – Are workers’ rights to strike protected under the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention [ILO No. 87]? For the first time in…
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Pan-African Parliament adopts the Model Law on Cooperatives
MIDRAND, July 19, 2024 – The Pan-African Parliament recently adopted the Model Law on Cooperatives for the continent. This adoption occurred during the 3rd Ordinary Session of the sixth Parliament of the…
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Microfinance and Savings Groups Conference 2024:Uhuru CEO urges cooperators to stick to cooperative principles
KAMPALA, July 18, 2024 – Cooperatives in Uganda should remain stuck to the principles of cooperative identity and make use of the available digital platforms to enhance their business competitiveness. This is…
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