Africa
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Faith Leaders Call On The Gates Foundation To Drop AGRA
SOUTH AFRICA – In August 2021, an alliance of African faith leaders delivered a powerful message to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: “Stop promoting failing and harmful high-input Green Revolution programs,…
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News
Equity Bank Kenya Breaks Silence On DP Ruto’s Loan Allegations
KENYA – It was a dramatic Monday in Kenya when the country’s Deputy President William Ruto was barred from his flight on an unknown mission to Uganda. Kenya’s local media reported that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers To Resume Cassava Growing
NWOYA – After a three-year cassava mosaic imposed lay-off, farmers will resume cassava growing in the northern district of Nwoya next year. Farmers allied to Nwoya Rice and Cassava Cooperative Society Limited…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Goat Plague Wipes Out 700 Animals
HOIMA – A frail district veterinary system is struggling to scale back what seems to be the worst Goat Plague in the western district of Hoima. So far, it has killed more…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Maize SACCOs Get Lobbying And Marketing Skills
MASINDI – In the western district of Masindi, 15 cooperatives and two associations dealing in maize grain production have learned new lobbying and marketing skills as well as advocacy during a one-day…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Youth told: Greed For Money Is Killing You
KWANIA – In a training meeting with youth leaders from Kwania District, Dr Joseph Odongkara Abraham, a former principal commercial judge in the UK, offered some honest advice: “You have remained poor…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Huge Chunks Of Tea Wasting Away In Zombo
ZOMBO –Tea agriculture has gained a big toehold in the West Nile district of Zombo but frustration is growing among farmers over the lack of a processing factory and the pitiable prices…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira DCO, four others remanded for forgery of SACCO documents
Court has remanded Lira District Commercial Officer (DCO), Josephine Alobo, and four others to jail for alleged forgery of SACCO documents contrary to section 34 of the Penal Code Act. Alobo appeared…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Traders panic as construction of multi-billion Nebbi market nears
As the start date for construction of a multi-billion modern market in Nebbi municipality nears, traders in Nebbi main market have voiced concern about the effect this planned development will have on…
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Start SACCOs and give faithful a break, Lango Paramount Chief counsels Clergy
Lango Paramount Chief, Mzee Yosam Odur Ebii, has rallied the clergy in Lango to form SACCOs in order to fight against poverty. Odur made the remarks last Saturday at his residence in…
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