Politics
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Viet Nam: Creating a Favourable Business Environment for Sustainable Co-operative Development
HANOI, May 3, 2026 — For the collective economy, Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW of the 13th Party Central Committee sets out the goal of building a dynamic, effective and sustainable sector. Together with…
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Minister Tips Masindi Women on Economic Growth
MASINDI, May 2, 2026 — The State Minister for Public Service, Mary Mugasa, has urged women in Masindi district to take full advantage of the enabling environment and existing government programmes to…
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Uganda–Tanzania tourism roadshow strengthens regional cooperation and cross-border market linkages
DAR ES SALAAM, May 2, 2026 — The Uganda–Tanzania Tourism Roadshow, held at the Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, has reinforced ongoing efforts by the two countries to deepen regional tourism cooperation,…
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Gov’t secures over Shs 11bln to boost clean energy access in Uganda
KAMPALA, April 30, 2026 — Uganda’s energy transition has gained fresh momentum after Absa Bank Uganda and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company [UECCC] signed a Shs 11.085 billion concessional financing agreement…
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Amolatar RDC calls for close tracking of coffee seedlings given to farmers
AMOLATAR, April 30, 2026 — The Amolatar Resident District Commissioner [RDC] has called on extension workers in the district to follow up farmers who have received coffee seedlings to ensure they are…
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URA boss urges Africa to adopt technology in combating tax evasion
KAMPALA, April 30, 2026 – The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ], John R. Musinguzi, has called on tax authorities across Africa to embrace science and technology in…
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AMW to host U.S. – Africa roundtable as Washington’s presence in African mining expands
CAPE TOWN, April 30, 2026 — The upcoming African Mining Week [AMW] 2026 conference – The Most Influential Mining Conference in Africa – will center host a high-level U.S. – Africa Roundtable,…
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When the Shocks Keep Coming, Farmer Cooperatives Are the Only Buffer That Works
By Shobha Shetty BRUSSELS, April 29, 2026 — The shocks keep coming. The question is whether we help smallholder farmers face them together — or leave them to face them alone. Right…
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The New Face of African Debt
By Athene Laws and Amadou SY NAIROBI, April 29, 2026 — A major transformation is underway in Sub-Saharan Africa: Governments are increasingly shifting borrowing away from external debt and toward domestic debt.…
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Kafu set to become major tourist hub with multi-billion project
MASINDI, April 29, 2026 — Plans to transform Kafu into a major tourist stopover are gathering pace following the completion of a draft feasibility study for the multi-billion project. The National Planning…
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