Development
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Museveni signs sugarcane bill into law
ENTEBBE, June 2, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Sugarcane [Amendment] Bill, 2023, into law, calling for cooperation between sugar millers and growers for a prosperous industry. “If you don’t…
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Excitement as school dropouts acquire vocational skills
HOIMA CITY, June 1, 2025 –– Over 30 young people who dropped out of school due to their parents’ inability to afford further education now have a reason to smile. They have…
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Coops mentioned in EU-African Union Civil Society and Youth declaration
BRUSSELS, June 1, 2025 –– A Joint Declaration of Civil Society and Youth was presented during the third European Union – African Union Ministerial Meeting, including a mention of cooperatives. Adopted recently ,…
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Paralegals in Bunyoro empowered to defend land and environmental rights
KIRYANDONGO, May 31, 2025 – Over 20 community-based Land and Environmental Defenders [CLEDs] from the Bunyoro sub-region have gained practical paralegal skills to promote awareness and protection of land and environmental rights…
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Women advised to lead as WSACCO champions gender inclusion in Uganda’s cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 31, 2025 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], in collaboration with the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], has urged women to take up leadership…
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Curtain falls on African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, New President Elected
ABIDJAN, May 31, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings closed on Friday with a plenary session, following five days of meetings and discussions on Africa’s development landscape. The…
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Global forest loss shatters records in 2024, fueled by massive fires
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 — Global forest loss surged to record highs in 2024, driven by a catastrophic rise in fires, according to new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab, made…
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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district
NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…
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Uganda earmarks over Shs 360mln to mark 2025 International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – A budget of Shs 362.93 million has been earmarked for Uganda’s national celebrations of the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay], set to take place on…
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ILO reports rise in child labour across Uganda’s coffee supply chains
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – As you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, have you ever paused to consider the hands that picked the beans? In Uganda, coffee is more than…
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