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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 govt’ distributes 150 heifers to Bunyoro farmers
KIRYNDONGO, May 24, 2025 –– There was excitement among farmers from various districts in Bunyoro as the government distributed 150 heifers to boost milk production, and enhance incomes of the beneficiaries. The…
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PDM official urges mindset change among leaders in Mbale City
MBALE, May 22, 2025 –– Ritah Namuwenge, the National Coordinator for the Emyooga programme and Parish Development Model PDM] Consultant for Uganda’s Eastern Region, has urged local leaders in Mbale City to…
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Museveni urges Tooro scribes to uncover misuse of PDM funds
FORT PORTAL CITY, May 20, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni recently told journalists from the Tooro Subregion at State Lodge-Fort Portal where he emphasised that the Parish Development Model [PDM] is meant…
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Soroti District Council approves Shs 35.9bln budget for FY 2025/2026
SOROTI, May 19, 2025 – The Soroti District Council has approved a budget of Shs 35.9 billion for the 2025/2026 financial year [YF], marking a reduction from the current year’s allocation of…
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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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NaSARRI to revamp cotton growing with new varieties
SERERE, May 4, 2025 – Uganda could soon witness a revitalisation of cotton production and export after years of stagnation. This is after the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [ NaSARRI ]…
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Turkish Government Intervenes in Lemon Exports to Mitigate Supply Shortage
ANKARA, April 30, 2025 — The Turkish Ministry of Trade [MoT], in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry [MinAF], imposed a temporary ban on lemon exports on April 8, 2025…
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New SG Shirley Botchwey pledges to advance Commonwealth values in a divided world
KAMPALA, April 3, 2025 – – Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, former Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, assumed office as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth yesterday, pledging to advance the values of…
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MPs Auma, Okae donate Shs 2.4mln to six VSLAs in Kwania district
KWANIA, March 17, 2025 – At least 300 members from six Village Savings and Loan Associations [VSLAs] in Agwa Parish, Akali Sub County, Kwania District, have received seed capital of Shs 2.4…
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