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Fort Portal, Kabarole authorities intensify fight against HIV/AIDS among girls
FORT PORTAL, December 5, 2024 — Authorities in Fort Portal City and Kabarole district have intensified efforts in the battle against HIV/AIDS, with a particular focus on reducing its spread among young…
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To comply with new EU rules, coffee framers should grow native tree species
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024 — Indigenous trees are native to a particular region or ecosystem and have over time adapted to the local climate and soil conditions. Uganda has more than 800…
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Gov’t builds Shs 2bln secondary school in Masindi district
MASINDI, December 5, 2024: In an effort to enhance access to secondary education, Masindi District Local Government has initiated the construction of a Shs 2 billion seed secondary school in Labongo Sub-county.…
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Uganda’s Freza Nanotech wins FAO Innovation Award 2024 for pioneering fruit preservation technology
ROME, December 5, 2024 – Freza Nanotech Limited, a startup from Uganda, has won the 2024 Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ] Innovation Award for developing a…
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Global tourism set for full recovery by end of the year with spending growing faster than arrivals
MADRID, December 4, 2024 — Around 1.1 billion tourists travelled internationally in the first nine months of 2024, as the global tourism sector recovered 98 percent of pre-pandemic levels. According to the…
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Gov’t Committed to protecting interests of PWDs, says Museveni
KUMI, December 4, 2024 — The Government of Uganda will continue to protect the interests of persons with disabilities [ PWDs ] through affirmative action. This was revealed by President Yoweri Museveni…
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Gov’t urged to revive railway network in Teso Subregion
SOROTI CITY, December 4, 2024 – The Teso Paramount Chief, Paul Sande Emolot, has urged the Ugandan government to consider re-establishing a railway connection in the subregion, stating that it would significantly…
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Alebtong: Shs 600mln UWEP funds unrecovered
ALEBTONG, 4 December 2024 – The recovery of revolving funds that the government advanced to various women’s groups in Alebtong district under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] remains very low. The…
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AfDB approves US$ 170mln for Egypt’s largest wind energy project
ABIDJAN, December 4, 2024 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB ] has approved a loan of up to US$ 170 million to support the development of the…
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Encourage your children to embrace vocational education to combat unemployment, Bunyoro parents urged
HOIMA CITY, December 3, 2024 — Parents in the Bunyoro Subregion have been urged to encourage their children to pursue technical and vocational education to address the growing challenge of unemployment. Baigana…
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