Trade
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Museveni signs sugarcane bill into law
ENTEBBE, June 2, 2025 –– President Yoweri Museveni has signed the Sugarcane [Amendment] Bill, 2023, into law, calling for cooperation between sugar millers and growers for a prosperous industry. “If you don’t…
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Coops mentioned in EU-African Union Civil Society and Youth declaration
BRUSSELS, June 1, 2025 –– A Joint Declaration of Civil Society and Youth was presented during the third European Union – African Union Ministerial Meeting, including a mention of cooperatives. Adopted recently ,…
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Women advised to lead as WSACCO champions gender inclusion in Uganda’s cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 31, 2025 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], in collaboration with the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], has urged women to take up leadership…
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Curtain falls on African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings, New President Elected
ABIDJAN, May 31, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual Meetings closed on Friday with a plenary session, following five days of meetings and discussions on Africa’s development landscape. The…
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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district
NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…
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Uganda earmarks over Shs 360mln to mark 2025 International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – A budget of Shs 362.93 million has been earmarked for Uganda’s national celebrations of the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay], set to take place on…
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ILO reports rise in child labour across Uganda’s coffee supply chains
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – As you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, have you ever paused to consider the hands that picked the beans? In Uganda, coffee is more than…
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Busia County: Gov’t distributes 400,000 free Robusta seedlings to revamp coffee farms
BUSIA, May 30, 2025 — The Government of Kenya has issued 400,000 free coffee robusta seedlings to boost coffee farming and production in Busia County. Cabinet Secretary [CS]Wycliffe Oparanya stated days ago…
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UWA official urges courts to give poachers harsher sentences
KIRUHURA, May 29, 2025 –– The Chief Warden of Lake Mburo National Park, Fredrick Elia Kisame, has criticised the judiciary for failing to issue sufficiently tough sentences to wildlife criminals, a situation…
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Africa’s short-term outlook resilient despite global economic and political headwinds, says AfDB
KAMPALA, May 29, 2025 — Africa’s economy is projected to increase from 3.3 percent growth in 2024 to 3.9 percent in 2025, reaching 4 percent in 2026, despite mounting geopolitical uncertainties and…
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