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AfDB leads efforts to amplify Africa’s climate priorities at COP29 in Baku
KAMPALA, November 12, 2024 — African Development Bank Group [AfDB] President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will lead a delegation to this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. Along with…
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Parents urged to equip their children with life skills
SOROTI CITY, November 12, 2024 – Parents have been encouraged to actively engage their children in productive activities, particularly by teaching them valuable life skills, rather than allowing them to idle away…
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Bugisu farmers advised to embrace organic farming for improved yields
BULAMBULI, November 12, 2024 — Feed the Future Uganda, a non-governmental organisation operating in Uganda, has urged farmers in the Bugisu Subregion to adopt the use of organic fertilisers/manure on their farms…
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AFSA Calls for agroecology and increased adaptation finance for Africa at COP29
BAKU, November 12, 2024 – As 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [COP29] kicks off in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa…
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Ecobank to unlock real-time cross-border payments across 35 African markets
KAMPALA, November 11, 2024— Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, has partnered with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to enable seamless cross-border payments across 35 African markets for more than 32…
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Indonesia seeks to boost number of cooperatives’ members to 60mln
JAKARTA, November 11, 2024 — Indonesia’s Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi is looking to ramp up public participation in cooperatives and is eyeing to increase the number of cooperatives’ members to 60…
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UCDA tasked to address delays in coffee farmer registration in Southwestern Uganda
MBARARA CITY, November 11, 2024 – Officials and farmers in Southwestern Uganda have expressed concerns over the delayed registration of coffee farmers by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], which…
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Pakwach: Lake Albert floods submerge homes and commercial buildings
PAKWACH, November 11, 2024 — Flooding caused by rising water levels in Lake Albert has submerged homes and commercial buildings in Panyimur Town Council, Pakwach district, leaving residents and business owners in…
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Leaders blamed for poor state of roads in Nebbi Municipality
NEBBI, November 10, 2024 – Residents of Nebbi Municipality are expressing frustration with local leaders over the poor condition of roads within the area. Many have criticised the municipal council for failing…
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GROW project to benefit 1.6mln women indirectly, says minister Amongi
KAMPALA, November 10, 2024 – The Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises [GROW] will benefit 1.6 million women indirectly, the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development MGLSD], Betty Amongi…
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