Environment
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Rotary club partners with schools in Lango to plant trees
LIRA CITY, October 16, 2025 — The Rotary Club of Lira Metropolitan [RCLM] in Lira has begun distributing tree seedlings to primary and secondary schools across the Lango Subregion, in a partnership…
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Banks make US$ 26 billion in a decade of financing deforesting companies
KAMPALA, October 15, 2025 — Banks and asset managers have made US$ 26 billion in income from financing deforesting companies since the Paris Agreement, according to a new investigation by Global Witness,…
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Côte d’Ivoire races to meet new EU standards with only 40 percent of cocoa traceable
ABIDJAN, October 13, 2025 — Côte d’Ivoire has traced 40 percent of its cocoa beans from the 2024/2025 season [October–September], according to the 2025 edition of the Cocoa Barometer report, released last…
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Honey production drops in Gulu due to human activities
GULU, October 13, 2025 — Honey production has dropped in Gulu district, according to statistics from the District Entomology Department. In 2019/2020, 72,740 tonnes of honey were produced in Gulu district. Production…
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Masindi councillors raise concern over unspent Shs 392mln for micro-irrigation programme
MASINDI, October 11, 2025 — Councillors in Masindi district have raised serious concerns over the unspent sum of Shs 392 million allocated for micro-irrigation systems for smallholder farmers. The funds were part…
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Africa’s energy future: Why optimism is warranted
SANDTON, October 9, 2025 — As Africa Energy Week wraps up in Cape Town, we are faced with a pressing question: Can we genuinely fulfil the promise of eradicating energy poverty by…
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Regional Learning Exchange of National Land Commissions Strengthens Land Governance in the IGAD Region
ACCRA, October 6, 2025 — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development [IGAD] has concluded a five-day Regional Learning Exchange of National Land Commissions from IGAD Member States in Accra, Ghana. The exchange brought…
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AfDB approves Shs 1.75bln grant to support Uganda’s emergency flood and landslide response
KAMPALA, October 3, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved a grant of US$ 500,000 [about Shs 1.75 billion] from its Special Relief Fund to support Uganda’s Relief Emergency…
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Kotido cultivates a greener future with inaugural agricultural learning event
KOTIDO, September 30, 2025 — In a bid to bolster food security and promote sustainable farming practices, Kotido District Local Government recently hosted its first-ever agricultural learning event, attracting over 500 farmers,…
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Kasese: Fishermen unite to save Lake Edward from depletion
KASESE, September 29, 2025 — On a breezy morning at Kayanja landing site, the wooden boats lie still against the lapping waters of Lake Edward shared between Uganda and the Democratic Republic…
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