Development
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Hundreds benefit from medical camp in Masindi district
MASINDI, May 12, 2025 –– Hundreds of mothers in Masindi district have benefited from a medical camp organised by the Safe Path Mother’s Foundation Uganda [SPFU] in commemoration of Mother’s Day, marked…
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Irrigation project targets over 3,000 farmers in climate change fight
GULU, May 12, 2025 – Mercy Corps, an international nongovernmental oragnisation, in partnership with the Northern Uganda Tractor Operators and Farmers Association [NUTOFA], is targeting over 3,000 farmers in the Acholi Sub-region…
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UFAAS and NaSARRI Join Forces to Promote Agricultural Technologies
SERERE, May 11, 2025 – The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services [ UFAAS ] has partnered with the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] to promote modern agricultural technologies, particularly in…
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Africa Welcomes Pope Leo XIV with Joy and Hope
ACCRA, May 11, 2025 — The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar [SECAM], together with the entire Church, Family of God in Africa and its Islands, joyfully joins the universal…
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Museveni Commends YPA for Remarkable Transformation and Agribusiness Expansion
KAMPALA, May 10, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has praised Youth Platform Africa [YPA] for its impressive journey of growth and transformation, particularly in the agribusiness sector. “I am pleased to learn…
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Cooperatives are America’s Best-Kept Foreign Policy Asset
NEW YORK, May 10, 2025 –– As policymakers in Washington debate how best to invest in international development, the mission has taken on renewed urgency. These investments must serve a higher purpose:…
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Brazil raised forecast for coffee production
BRASILIA, May 9, 2025 –– Brazil has upped its forecast for the country’s 2025 coffee output despite the year being in the low part of the typical production cycle. Government body National Supply…
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Biography of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost
VATICAN, May 9 , 2025 –– The first Augustinian Pope, Leo XIV is the second Roman Pontiff – after Pope Francis – from the Americas. Unlike Jorge Mario Bergoglio, however, the 69-year-old Robert…
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Ugandan students sent abroad for oil and gas training
KAMPALA, May 9, 2025 –– At least 100 young Ugandans have embarked on advanced training in oil and gas operations in France, Malaysia, and Oman, as the country prepares for the commencement…
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Regional stakeholders meet in Nairobi to boost cross-border trade in agroecological products
NAIROBI, May 9, 2025 – Stakeholders including cross-border traders, civil society organisations, and policymakers from the East African Community [EAC] and COMESA convened in Nairobi, Kenya recently, for a two-day meeting focused…
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