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“We Don’t Have the Luxury of Time”: Global Energy Leaders Urge Swift Action on Africa’s Resources
PARIS, May 16, 2025 — In a striking call to action at the closing session of the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris, Energean CEO Mathios Rigas laid out a bold…
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Parliament waives stamp duty on agreements, imposes new tax on hides and skins exports
KAMPALA, May 15, 2025 –– Parliament has passed the Stamp Duty [Amendment] Bill, 2025 introducing a “near-duty” classification and effectively scrapping the longstanding Shs 15,000 duty on agreements and mortgage deeds. The…
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Masindi Prison struggles with congestion as Court of Appeal session opens
MASINDI, May 15, 2025 –– Damali Nabulya, Officer in Charge of Masindi Government Prison, has appealed to judicial officers to expedite the trial process for suspects on remand, citing severe overcrowding at…
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Local CSOs warn of risks to coffee farmers with less than 250 days to EUDR deadline
KAMPALA, May 15, 2025 – Civil Society Organisations [CSOs] working in sectors including agriculture, trade, land rights, gender equality, rural women’s empowerment, and governance have raised urgent concerns over Uganda’s preparedness to…
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EU to blacklist just four countries under deforestation
BRUSSELS, May 14, 225 –– The European Union [EU] is preparing to label just four countries as high risk for deforestation – sparing major commodity exporters like Brazil and Indonesia – in…
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Exodus SACCO honours outstanding members at 12th AGM
KAMPALA, May 14, 2025 –– Police Exodus SACCO has recognised Assistant Inspector General of Police [AIGP] and Director of Crime Intelligence, Christopher Damulira, for his outstanding efforts in mobilising police officers to…
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Cooperative members frustrated as minister cancels meeting
MBARARA CITY, May 14, 2025 – The State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, recently cancelled a Special General Meeting [SGM] of the Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited, saying he had received…
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Gov’t considers issuing corporate bonds to fund state-owned enterprises
KAMPALA, May 13, 2025 –– Government is exploring plans to issue corporate bonds in the upcoming financial year as a strategy to raise capital for state-owned enterprises, and to rejuvenate the country’s…
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NFA, Centenary Bank join forces to restore Masindi Forest Reserve
MASINDI, May 13, 2025 – – The National Forestry Authority [NFA], in partnership with Centenary Bank and Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, has launched an ambitious campaign to restore the degraded Masindi Central Forest…
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WOCCU and WFCU to continue supporting for Ukraine’s credit unions despite USAID cuts
MADISON, Wis., May 12, 2025 —World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] and its strategic partner, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions [WFCU] say that vital support for Ukraine’s credit union sector…
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