Trade
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Uganda to mark World Accreditation Day 2025 with focus on empowering SMEs
KAMPALA, August 13, 2025 — Uganda will join over 100 countries in commemorating World Accreditation Day [WAD] 2025, with this year’s celebrations highlighting the vital role of accreditation in empowering small and…
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AfDB backs AI training to boost Agenda 2063 implementation across Africa
LUSAKA, August 13, 2025 — The African Development Bank is supporting a new Artificial Intelligence [ AI ] training initiative to advance the implementation of Africa’s continental development blueprint, Agenda 2063: The…
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Hailstorm destroys crops, leaving Zombo farmers in despair
ZOMBO, August 13, 2025 — Torrential rains accompanied by hailstones have devastated crops in Zombo district, plunging local farmers into despair. According to district leaders, the most severely affected areas include the…
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Africa’s fuel dependency: A crisis waiting to happen
KAMPALA, August 13, 2025 — Picture this: for 30 days, petroleum product imports into Africa come to a complete stop. Across Lagos, Johannesburg, Kinshasa, Cairo, and Nairobi, endless fuel queues snake through…
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Uganda to host inaugural Rhino Naming Ceremony
KAMPALA, August 12, 2025 — In a landmark move for wildlife conservation, Uganda is set to host its first-ever Rhino Naming Ceremony this September at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district.…
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Egypt’s sweet potato exports surge amid growing demand in Europe
CAIRO, August 12, 2025 — Egypt’s sweet potato sector is experiencing robust growth, with exports reaching record levels as global demand, particularly from European Union [EU] and United Kingdom [UK] markets, continues…
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Samia urges Coop Bank to provide affordable loans to boost agricultural value chains
DODOMA, August 12, 2025 — The President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has called on the Co-operative Bank of Tanzania [Coop Bank] to provide low-interest loans to cooperative members in order to…
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NARO develops technology to shorten shea tree maturity period
LIRA CITY, August 12, 2025 — Scientists at Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] have developed a technique to significantly shorten the maturity and fruiting period of shea nut trees [Vitellaria paradoxa]…
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Museveni to turn his demonstration farms into centers of excellence
MAYUGE, August 12, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has unveiled a new national initiative to transform his demonstration farms into centers of excellence for the 4-acre agricultural model, aimed at eliminating household…
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NRM youth leaders in Lango form SACCO to improve livelihoods
LIRA CITY, 11 August 2025 –- Youth leaders affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] party in the Lango Sub-region have come together to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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