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Teso fishermen warned against invading fish breeding areas

SOROTI– The Assistant Commissioner for Enforcement in the Directorate of Fisheries Resources, Daisy Olyel Aciro has warned fishermen in Teso Sub-region to keep off the fish breeding areas. This comes at a…

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Gov’t approves Shs 176bln for food production

LIRA- In a bid to ensure food security in the country, government has so far approved Shs 176 billion to enhance massive production of four major food crops in selected regions. The…

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Ugandan coffee ranked high as Museveni seeks to bolster European and American markets

KAMPALA – Ugandan coffee will soon find its way to the European Balkan States market following a concerted effort by President Yoweri Museveni to bolster Uganda’s trade links beyond Africa, a continent…

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Rwanda: IMF approves US$ 319mln loan to build resilience to climate change

KIGALI-The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$ 319 million loan asked by Rwanda under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility [RSF]. According to IMF, Rwanda is the first…

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School facilities worth over Shs 1bln commissioned in Adjumani

ADJUMANI -Plan International in partnership with Adjumani district local government on December 9, 2022, commissioned school facilities such as classrooms and dormitories, among others worth about Shs 1.3 billion under the Girls’…

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Amuru locals donate land for construction of modern market

AMURU-Residents of Lajalula, in Lakang Sub-county in Amuru district, have donated four acres of land for the establishment of a modern market where farmers’ agricultural produce and other goods will be sold.…

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Finance ministry commissions regional treasury service centre in Kabarole

KABAROLE –The Ministry of Finance through the Accountant General’s Office Directorate of Financial Management Service has commissioned a regional treasury centre for the Rwenzori Sub-region to address challenges of network breakdown. Most…

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Mayuge RDC gives money lenders ultimatum to return clients’ IDs

MAYUGE – The deputy resident district commissioner Mayuge, Trevor Solomon Baleke has issued an ultimatum to all money lenders in the district to return all national identification cards [ IDs ] confiscated…

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Karamoja leaders root for mindset change as key factor of dev’t

MOROTO –A cross cross-section of leaders in Karamoja Sub-region have urged government and development partners to focus on mindset change campaigns if meaningful development is to be achieved in the region characterised…

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Stakeholders call for harmonised regional policy to facilitate fertilizer agribusinesses in Africa

LUSAKA-Sub-Saharan Africa, including the COMESA region has continued to record low usage of agriculture inputs such as fertilizer compared to the rest of the world. According to a statement issued at the…

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