Politics
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AIW 2025 opens with call for affordable investment capital
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — The State Minister for Industry, David Bahati, has said that for African countries to fully industrialise their economies, they must reduce the cost of capital if the…
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Former ED of defunct UCDA dead
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — The former Executive Director of the defunct Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye has passed on, according to Agriculture minister Frank Mwebaze who…
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Gov’t team visits Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, commits to fast-tracking key infrastructure
MBALE CITY, November 17, 2025 — A high-level government delegation led by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury [PSST], Ramathan Ggoobi, yesterday visited the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park to address…
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OPED; Corporates’ Role in Conservation Protects Assets, Stabilises Supply Chains and Strengthens Long-term Value
By Humphrey Kariuki KAMPALA, November 17, 2025 — In the Congo Basin, forests are cleared each day as rivers that sustain millions of livelihoods across Africa decline. Across the Sahel, advancing deserts…
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Kenyan MPs call for stronger regional collaboration in management of water resources
WAKISO, November 17, 2025 — The Chairperson of Kenya’s Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Senator David Wakoli Wafula, has called for stronger regional collaboration in the management of water resources…
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Form SACCO to boost your financial status, politicians urged
LIRA CITY, November 17, 2025 — The Members of the Association of Urban Speakers Council of Northern Uganda have been urged to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [ SACCO ]…
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Burundi: Explosion disrupts Ndayishimiye’s visit to gold-mining cooperative
BUJUMBURA, November 17, 2025 — A powerful explosion, described by witnesses as a lightning strike, caused panic during a recent visit by Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye to a gold-mining cooperative in Mabayi.…
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Millions face acute hunger in 16 crisis areas FAO-WFP report warns
KAMPALA, November 16, 2025 – A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO] and the UN World Food Programme [WFP] warns that acute food insecurity…
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Africa Day at COP30: Advancing Sustainable Financing for a Green and Resilient Future
BELEM, November 15, 2025 — Africa marked Africa Day at COP30 under the theme “At the Forefront of Climate Action: Sustainable Financing for Inclusive and Resilient Green Growth,” reaffirming the continent’s united call for…
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India celebrates Coop Week
NEW DELHI, November 14, 2025 — India is set to celebrate the 72nd All India Cooperative Week with great enthusiasm from November 14-20, 2025, according to local media. A series of programmes…
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