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Vendors block MPs from visiting major market in Mbarara City

MBARARA, March 11, 2024 – Mbarara Central Market fish vendors recently tried to block Members of Parliament from accessing the newly constructed market, saying the rent charged is too high for them…

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AFFM investing in women cocoa producers contributes to accelerating progress for Côte d’Ivoire coop

ABIDJAN, March 10, 2024 – San Pedro is located in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire, and producing cocoa alone here can be an uphill battle. For Sandrine Assi, one of San Pedro’s women cocoa…

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Preserve genetic materials for future generations, EAC Partner States told

NAIROBI, March 10, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Regional Science, Technology and Innovation [STI] Conference ended in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday with a resolution calling on Partner States and…

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Retired police officers in Bunyoro to form SACCO

MASINDI, March 8, 2024 – In a bid to improve their livelihoods, retired police officers in Bunyoro Sub-region under the umbrella of Bunyoro Retired Police Officers Association [BRPOA] have resolved to form…

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Katakwi: Best performing Emyooga SACCOs get Shs 220mln additional seed capital

KATAKWI, March 8, 2024 – Government through the Microfinance Support Center [MSC] has injected additional seed capital of Shs 220 million into 11 successful Emyooga Saving and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] in…

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ICA Gender Equality Committee’s Statement on the International Women’s Day 2024

BRUSSELS, March 8, 2024 – Under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”, the 2024 International Women’s Day focuses on the need to provide the necessary and appropriate resources to ensure the…

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3rd EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opens in Nairobi

NAIROBI, March 7, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday with an appeal to all stakeholders to work together…

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House committee supports revival of silkworm project

KAMPALA, March 7, 2024 – The Committee of Science, Technology and Innovation has urged the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monicah Musenero, to revive the sericulture project that government was…

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Sugarcane farmers protest Shs 10,000 tax

KIKUUBE, March 7, 2024 – Leaders of Hoima Sugar Limited Out-Growers Association in Kikuube and Hoima districts have expressed dismay after Kikuube District Local Government imposed a Shs 10,000 tax on every…

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Uganda secures Shs 468bln loan from IMF

KAMPALA, March 7, 2024: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund [ IMF ] yesterday concluded the fifth review of Uganda’s Extended Credit Facility [ECF] Arrangement, enabling the immediate disbursement of…

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