Development
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Poverty alleviation: Buganda Kingdom urges govt to priotise cooperatives
MASAKA, July 22, 2024 – Buganda kingdom has advised government that ending poverty in communities will not be achieved if poverty alleviation programmes like Emyooga and the Parish Development Model [PDM] are not…
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Namisindwa district launches Shs 330mln bridge project
NAMISINDWA, July 22, 2024 – The Namisindwa District Local Government has launched a Shs 330 million construction of Namikhoma Bridge under Development Funds Programme. Namikhoma Bridge will connect Lwakhakha town council to Bumwoni…
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WSACCO engages with Ugandan troops in Somalia, DRC
KAMPALA, July 21, 2024: The Board of Directors of Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [WSACCO] days ago completed a 10-day mobilisation drive in mission areas of Somalia and the Democratic Republic…
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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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Cooperatives’ money: Trade ministry PS Geraldine Ssali arraigned in Anti-Corruption Court
KAMPALA, July 18, 2024: Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, the Permanent Secretary [PS] in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] has been brought to the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo, Kampala after her…
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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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