Trade
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Soroti RCC warns parish chiefs, others against misuse of PDM gadgets
SOROTI CITY, January 30, 2025 – The Soroti Resident City Commissioner [RCC], Peter Pex Paak, has warned parish chiefs against misusing the IT gadgets provided to enhance the Parish Development Programme [PDM],…
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Tanzania summit declaration vows to connect 300mln Africans with cheap electricity within five years
DAR ES SALAAM, January 29, 2025 — African leaders committed on Tuesday to delivering affordable electricity to 300 million people across the continent within five years. The pledge, known as the Dar es Salaam…
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Over 700 youth in Albertine Graben empowered with vocational skills
KAKUMIRO, January 29, 2025 – In preparation for the opportunities in the oil and gas sector in the oil-rich Albertine Graben, over 754 youth from households affected by the East African Crude…
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Embrace AI to ease customs procedures, EAC Partner States authorities urged
ARUSHA, January 29, 2025 — The EAC Secretary General [SG], Veronica M. Nduva, has urged EAC Partner States Customs authorities to embrace state-of-the-art tools including artificial intelligence [AI] to streamline customs procedures…
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Data Privacy: A foundation for trust and growth in cooperatives
KAMPALA, January 28, 2025 – Today, as the world marks Data Privacy Day under the theme, ‘’Take control of your data’’, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the critical importance of protecting…
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Africa to connect 300mln to electricity by 2030 in new ambitious and collaborative initiative
DAR ES SALAAM, January 28, 2025 –– Connecting 300 million Africans to electricity within the next five years is within reach through collaborative effort and commitment to implementation, participants at the Africa Energy…
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Music coop ‘dream still alive’ despite funding gap
LONDON, January 28, 2025 –– A music co-operative said recently it is “absolutely determined” to reopen its studio and rehearsal rooms despite having a £450,000 funding shortfall for repairs. Lancaster Music Coop…
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YLP: Over Shs 500mln unrecovered in Masindi Municipality
MASINDI, January 28, 2025 – Authorities in Masindi Municipality are still grappling with the recovery of Shs 534 million that was disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ], a government…
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Bank of Uganda issues MDI licence to EBO SACCO
KAMPALA, January 28, 2025 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has granted a licence to EBO Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited, located in Bwizibwera Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara district. This licence…
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Euro Coop Calls for a Strong Green Claims Directive to Combat Greenwashing
LONDON, January 27, 2025 – Euro Coop has joined leading organisations in signing an open letter urging Members of the European Parliament and EU Ministers to adopt a robust Green Claims Directive.…
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