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“Indigenous fishermen to take lead in protecting lakes” – Museveni directs

JINJA CITY, August 9, 2025—President Yoweri Museveni has directed that the indigenous fishermen in the country will manage the lakes, assisted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]’s Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU].…

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EAC posts US$ 0.8 billion trade surplus in Q1 2025 as exports surge by 47 percent

KAMPALA, August 8, 2025 – The East African Community [EAC] recorded a trade surplus of US$ 0.8 billion in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a trade deficit of US$ 4.0…

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Coops recognised in the 2025 HLPF Ministerial Declaration reaffirming global commitment to the 2030 Agenda

NEW YORK, August 8, 2025 — At the conclusion of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum [ HLPF ] held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York recently, the UN Member States…

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Museveni announces plan to buy Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers

MAYUGE, August 8, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the government will purchase the Mayuge Sugar Factory for Busoga sugarcane farmers. The President made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting…

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Gov’t delivers 269,000 coffee seedlings to Lango Subregion

LIRA, August 8, 2025 –– The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], has delivered a total of 269,000 clonal Robusta coffee seedlings to farmers across…

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Masindi Imams form SACCO for economic empowerment

MASINDI, August 8, 2025 –– Muslims in Masindi District have resolved to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], codenamed Masindi Muslim District Imams SACCO, to economically empower members of the…

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Africa: Message of the 20th Plenary Assembly of SECAM

ACCRA, August 7, 2025 — Following addresses by speakers from Africa and beyond, and fruitful deliberations, we, Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…

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Kapchorwa NRM leaders launch VSLA for financial access and political mobilisation

KAPCHORWA, August 7, 2025 – In a move aimed at fostering financial independence and enhancing grassroots political mobilisation, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] party leaders in Sirimityo Parish, Kapchorwa District, have officially…

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CHAN 2024: Cranes set sights on Guinea after poor start

KAMPALA, August 7, 2025 –Following their disappointing start to the TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 campaign, joint co-hosts Uganda Cranes resumed preparations with a recovery session held on Tuesday evening at the FUFA Stadium,…

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NARO to boost fish production in Karamoja with mirror carp fingerlings

NABILATUK, August 7, 2025 — Nabuin Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute [Nabuin ZARDI] in Nabilatuk district, and one of Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institutes [ZARDIs] of the National Agricultural Research Organisation…

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