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PDM Secretariat to establish practical learning centres with local entrepreneurs
SOROTI, June 8, 2026 — The Parish Development Model [PDM] Secretariat has announced plans to establish practical learning centres aimed at equipping parish residents with hands-on business skills by linking them directly…
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Police hand over confiscated cane weighbridges as Bunyoro leaders back anti-theft reforms
MASINDI, June 8, 2026 — Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar Limited and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move that…
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Pastors Launch SACCO Drive to Boost Economic Empowerment in Acholi
GULU CITY, June 6, 2026 — Young pastors in the Acholi Sub-region have launched a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] mobilisation campaign aimed at improving their economic wellbeing and reducing dependence…
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SCA Announces World of Coffee Europe 2027 to be Hosted in Lisbon
LONDON, June 6, 2026 — World of Coffee Europe is scheduled to occur from June 17-19, 2027, at the Lisbon Exhibition and Congress Centre [FIL], making it the first instance of this…
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AFC raises record US$ 2bln syndicated loan in landmark show of confidence in transformational infrastructure strategy
LONDON, June 5, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC] the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully raised a record US $2 billion syndicated loan, underscoring strong global investor support for AFC’s…
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Coops key to building peace and stronger institutions, says new policy brief
BRUSSELS, June 5, 2026 — Cooperatives can play a critical role in promoting peace, justice and strong institutions at a time when global conflicts are increasing in scale and severity, according to…
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Mitigating climate change: Gov’t launches Shs 5bln biogas pilot in schools
KAMPALA, June 5, 2026 — The government is set to launch a renewable biogas pilot project in government-aided schools as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects…
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AfDB backs Africa’s insurance future with US$ 125mln
ABIDJAN, June 5, 2026 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved, on May 22, a US$125 million equity investment in the African Trade and Investment…
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EAC Health Ministers agree on urgent regional measures to strengthen response to Ebola outbreak
KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at all airports, ports and land border crossings across the…
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New Zealand’s Co-operative Bank to pay US$ 1.4 million penalty over monitoring failures
SYDNEY, June 4, 2026 — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand [RBNZ] has filed civil proceedings in the Wellington High Court against the country’s Co-operative Bank over three breaches of core requirements…
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