Financial
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Farmers demand answers over missing payments as armed gang steals coffee cherries worth US$ 140,000
NAIROBI, July 23, 2025 –– Kenya’s Mathira coffee farmers are demanding urgent answers over missing and delayed payments for the 2024/25 season. The growers claim they have not been paid for over…
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AfDB approves €100mln to empower Morocco’s women and youth entrepreneurs in building inclusive and sustainable agriculture
RABAT, July 22, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive solidarity-based agriculture programme, focused on empowering women…
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IFC Issues Rwanda Franc “Umuganda” Bond to Support Rwanda’s Capital Markets
KIGALI, July 22, 2025 — In a move to support the development of Rwanda’s capital markets, the International Finance Corporation [IFC], a member of the World Bank Group, issued a 24 billion…
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Museveni pledges Shs 1 billion per ghetto structure in Kampala
KAMPALA, July 21, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to significantly increase government funding for wealth creation in urban poor communities, raising allocations for ghetto-based structures in Kampala from Shs 100…
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Centenary Bank, Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO host friendly football match to raise cancer awareness
KAPCHORWA, July 21, 2025 — Centenary Bank, in partnership with Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO, held a friendly football match at Kaserem Primary School in Kapchorwa district, aimed at raising awareness about cancer…
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MTN and Smart Girls Foundation graduate 298 youth in tech and vocational skills
WAKISO, July 21, 2025 — MTN Uganda, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation, has successfully graduated 298 young people under its flagship ”Girls in Tech” and ”Girls with Tools” programmes. The initiative…
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ADF supports climate-resilient rice value chains across West Africa
ABIDJAN, July 20, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ADF], the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, on July 17, 2025 approved a US$…
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Africa’s financial sovereignty: Mobilising institutional capital for development and resilience
ABIDJAN, July 19, 2025 — As global capital flows evolve and development assistance dwindles, Africa finds itself at a critical point. On May 28, during the African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual…
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Museveni flags off reconstruction Salaama-Munyonyo, emphasises accountable leadership and wealth creation
KAMPALA, July 18, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Salaama– Munyonyo Road in Kampala. The event, held at Takajunge village in…
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Standard Chartered launches digital assets trading for institutional clients
KAMPALA, July 18, 2025 – In line with its commitment to offer clients safe, trusted and efficient digital assets solutions and following the successful launch of its digital assets custody service, Standard…
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