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Investment conference to strengthen local governments participation in intra-African trade set to be held in Kenya
CAIRO, October 29, 2024 — In a bid to strengthen the role of Africa’s sub-sovereign governments in driving intra-African trade and investment, and the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies increases resilience in its cross-border capacity between Kenya and Uganda
KAMPALA, September 11, 2024 — In yet another milestone, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading technology company of African heritage, has announced the upgrade of its 1,300-kilometre fibre…
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EAC embarks on upgrading Lwakhakha to One-Stop Border Post
BUSIA, July 23, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] together with Kenya and Uganda is in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post into a One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] as…
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Fish cooperative in Kenya meeting increased demand for fish
NAIROBI, April 30, 2024 – William Ebukut lives with his family of seven in Loiyangalani town located in Marsabit County on the eastern bank of Lake Turkana. The lake occupies northwestern Kenya,…
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Feasibility studies for major EAC expressway set to begin soon
BUSIA, April 24, 2024 – The feasibility studies for the 256-kilometre multinational Kisumu-Kisian-Busia/Kakira-Malaba-Busitema-Busia Expressway is set to start soon after the East African Community [EAC] officially handed over the site to the…
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AfDB okays construction of Shs 32bln Nebbi Modern Market
NEBBI – Officials from the African Development Bank [AfDB] were in Nebbi Municipality days ago on an appraisal mission following the completion of the feasibility study for the construction of the Shs…
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SAMA Gold Miners Cooperatives eye Shs 19billion in gold supplies to the UK by 2020
KAMPALA, Uganda: Three years ago when the locals started smallscale gold mining in Busia, life was a hustle. The price of buying their hard- earned gold was determined by the middlemen from…
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Busia cooperators ask for protection
Egessa Hajusu Traders under Busia produce dealers’ multi-purpose cooperative society have asked the government to protect them from Kenyan counterparts. The traders want government to stop Kenyan traders from skipping their cooperatives…
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Eastern Region elders embrace Sacco’s
By Egessa Hajusu The elderly people in Eastern Uganda have embraced savings and credit cooperatives (SACCO’S) so as to participate in the area’s social economic development. Speaking to the Cooperator in telephone…
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