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Inaugural Northern Uganda Farm Festival set for December
GULU CITY, October 1, 2026 — Preparations are in high gear for the inaugural Northern Uganda Farm Festival, which will be hosted by Beatrice Mao and her husband, Norbert Mao, the Laroo-Pece…
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African Energy Chamber condemns court order threatening Dangote’s Kenya refinery
KAMPALA, September 30, 2026 — Construction of Dangote Industries’ planned US$ 15–16 billion refinery in Lamu, Kenya, faces possible disruption after 133 residents petitioned the court over land earmarked for the project.…
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African leaders call for stronger domestic financing and multisectoral action to accelerate malaria elimination
NEW YORK, September 28, 2026 — African leaders convening on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly [UNGA] have called for stronger domestic financing, multisectoral action and deeper collaboration to…
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New framework seeks to strengthen resilience across coffee-producing landscapes
NEW YORK, September 27, 2026 – The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has introduced a new position paper, Coffee Resilience: Building a Shared Foundation for Collaborative Place-Based Investment, establishing a common basis for accelerating…
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UN Secretary-General launches Global Grids Accelerator to power growth and clean energy in Africa and South-East Asia
NEW YORK, September 27, 2026 — UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched the Global Grids Accelerator, a new initiative aimed at accelerating investment in electricity infrastructure across Africa and South-East Asia and…
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Hoima City AFCON 2027 road project: PAPs drag government to court over delayed land compensation
HOIMA CITY, September 24, 2026 — Project-affected persons [PAPs] in Hoima City have dragged the government to court over the acquisition of their land for an Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] road…
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UNEB releases 2026 exam timetables as candidature rises to record 1.63mln
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 — The Uganda National Examinations Board [ UNEB ] has released the 2026 examination timetables for the Primary Leaving Examination [PLE], Uganda Certificate of Education [UCE] and Uganda…
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Afreximbank issues US$ 29mln guarantee to scale EAC Customs Bond
KAMPALA, September 23, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has issued a US$ 29 million [about Ushs 113.1billion] guarantee to BSMART Technology Ltd to support the implementation and scaling of the…
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Sadio Mané is investing US$ 20mlnin in mango factory in his village
DAKAR, Senegal, September 22, 2026 — Senegalese football star Sadio Mané laid the foundation stone on Saturday, for an agro-industrial park at Bambali, the village in southern Senegal where he was born,…
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SACCOs urged to make agricultural insurance part of member services
KAMPALA, September 20, 2026 – Ugandan Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] have been urged to go beyond providing agricultural credit by integrating insurance into their services to help farmers protect their…
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