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ULC begins digital inventory of government land in Mbale
MBALE CITY, December 12, 2025 — The Uganda Land Commission [ULC] has begun creating a comprehensive, digitally enabled inventory of all government land to ensure accurate documentation, updated records, and to curb…
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US Congress moves to restore AGOA, but South Africa’s continued participation is in doubt
WASHINGTON, December 11, 2025 — The US Congress is moving to revive the African Growth and Opportunity Act [AGOA], which expired on September 30, this year — but it remains unclear whether…
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Bobi Wine vows to restore Zoka Forest, expand youth skills training
ADJUMANI, December 8, 2025 — The National Unity Platform [NUP] presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, widely known as Bobi Wine, has pledged to prioritise the restoration of the Zoka Central Forest Reserve…
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Retailer agrees merger to create UK’s largest independent cooperative society
LONDON, December 6, 2025 — A LICHFIELD retailer has agreed a merger which will see the creation of the largest independent co-operative society in the UK. Members of Central Co-op and the…
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Gomi Multipurpose Cooperative Society wins top prize in Coop360 Innovations Award
KAMPALA, December 4, 2025 — Lira District–based Gomi Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited are the overall winners of the second edition of the annual Coop360º Innovations Award, organised by the Uhuru Institute for…
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Fairtrade International to overhaul its standards by 2028 to serve farmers better
KAMPALA, December 3, 2025 — Fairtrade International is initiating a comprehensive update of its standards, aimed at better supporting farmers, workers, and businesses in addressing critical social, environmental, and economic challenges. This…
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Uganda Parliamentary SACCO to hold 21st AGM this Friday
KAMPALA, November 27, 2025 — The Uganda Parliamentary Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited will hold its 21st Annual General Meeting [AGM] this Friday, according to Chief Executive Officer Methods Mureebe Muhanuka.…
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Court issues criminal summons against former Trade ministry PS Ssali
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Monday issued a criminal summons for Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, the embattled former Permanent Secretary [PS] of the Ministry of Trade, Industry…
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Africa G20 Declaration: Let African Fossil Fuels Power Our Industrial Future
KAMPALA, November 25-2025 — As the G20 convenes in Johannesburg, the African Energy Chamber [AEC] calls for a fundamental reorientation of global energy policy – one that places African fossil fuels at…
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Soldiers ordered to ease operations on L. Albert as local fishermen vow to support Museveni
KIKUUBE, November 21, 2025 — Lt Col Mercy Tukahirwa, Commander of the Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU], has directed officers deployed on Lake Albert to scale back enforcement operations against illegal fishing, following…
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