Africa
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International
Leaders gather for first-ever global summit to focus on accelerating climate adaptation in Africa
ROTTERDAM-The Global Center on Adaptation is hosting the Africa Adaptation Summit in collaboration with the African Union [AU], the African Development Bank [AfDB], the International Monetary Fund [IMF], the Africa Adaptation Initiative,…
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EPRC researcher wins Analyst Forecast of the Year 2021 Award
KAMPALA– Corti Paul Lakuma, the Economic Policy Research Centre [ EPRC ] research fellow and Head of Macro Department, is the overall best Uganda economics analyst forecaster of the year 2021. The…
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International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges
MADRID-International tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges. According to the latest United Nations…
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Sports
FUFA confirms 20 teams for CAF African Schools programme
KAMPALA– The Federation of Uganda Football Associations [FUFA] on Wednesday confirmed 20 schools that will take part in the inaugural CAF African Schools Programme. The programme has a CAF African Schools Championship…
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UPDF recruiters overwhelmed by huge numbers in Mbarara
MBARARA- Unlike in the past when army jobs in the country were seen as suitable for the poor, uneducated and school drop-outs in communities, today when the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF]…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Transparency key in taxation, URA boss says
KAMPALA– Kampala – The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] John Rojoki Musinguzi has underscored the importance of transparency and information sharing in achieving revenue targets. While speaking at the Organization…
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International
Africa and the Caribbean to firm cooperation via regional development banks
KAMPALA– Economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean took a strong upward turn this week as the regions’ premier financial institutions—the African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Caribbean Development Bank—came together to…
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International
WHO warns Africa experiences shortage of donor blood requirements
KAMPALA– The World Health Organisation [ WHO ] has lamented the African region’s disproportionate number of conditions requiring donor blood, compared to other regions globally, as it impacts as many as seven million…
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Tourism recovery gains momentum as restrictions ease and confidence returns
MADRID– Tourism continues to recover at a strong pace. Globally, destinations welcomed almost three times as many international arrivals in the first quarter of 2022 as in the same period of 2021,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports decline in April 2022
KAMPALA– Global exports of green beans in April 2022 totalled 9.86 million bags, compared with 10.16mln bags in the same month of the previous year, according to International Coffee Organization [ICO]. ICO…
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