Environment
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Kyotera: Chicken prices hike as govt bans eating of beef due to anthrax
KYOTERA, December 13, 2023 – The prices for live chicken and related meat have gone up in Kyotera district after authorities imposed a two-month quarantine on livestock and beef trade, aimed at…
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Caritas Lira donates 100,000 tree seedlings to Lango districts
Lira, December 12, 2023 – Caritas Lira plants to distribute 100,000 tree seedlings for planting in the districts of Lango Sub-region as one of mitigating the effects of climate change. The tree seedlings…
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Uganda’s innovators win Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award
DUBAI, December 12, 2023 – Uganda’s Michael Okao, Darius Ogwang and Joshua Elem have won this year’s Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award for the best technical solution for their solar concentrator that…
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Masindi flood victims receive relief items from Kinyara Sugar Limited
MASINDI, December 11, 2023 – Over 1000 people who were affected by floods in Kimengo Sub-county Masindi district after River Kafu burst its banks have received relief items from Kinyara Sugar Limited…
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WBG supports Tuvalu in strengthening fisheries management
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2023 – Tuvalu will gain resources and support to strengthen the management of its fisheries, one of the country’s highest sources of income, and to create new jobs in the…
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COP28: Africa could lose US$ 25bln per year as new EU carbon tax comes into effect, warns AfDB President
DUBAI, December 7, 2023 – African Development Bank [AfDB] President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has warned that a new EU carbon border tax could significantly constrain Africa’s trade and industrialization progress by penalising…
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Commonwealth unveils framework to help African countries implement Living Lands Charter
DUBAI, December 6, 2023 – A new implementation framework was launched yesterday to facilitate coordinated action among the 56 Commonwealth countries, including African member states, on land, biodiversity and climate challenges, directly…
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Quarantine in Kyotera as anthrax hits
KYOTERA, December 5, 2023 – Authorities in Kyotera district have imposed a quarantine on the movement of cattle and, the sale of beef and dairy products following an outbreak of anthrax which…
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Commonwealth action group launched to help African countries cut methane emissions
DUBAI, December 4, 2023 – A new action group announced in Dubai today will help Commonwealth countries, including African member states, rapidly cut emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as part…
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MPs urge govt to cut tax on cooking gas
KAMPALA, November 2023 – Legislators have asked for a revision of the import tax on cooking gas if government is to succeed in combating deforestation and charcoal burning in Uganda. Legislators said…
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