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Kanungu youth raise alarm over exclusion from PDM funds
KANUNGU, September 3, 2025 – Youth in Kanungu district have raised concerns over being sidelined in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], arguing that their 30 percent allocation of the…
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Lango LRA victims turn to VSLA to boost livelihoods
LIRA, September 3, 2025 – Former members of the defunct Lord’s Resistance Army Captives and Returnee Association in the Lango Subregion are celebrating after transitioning into a Village Savings and Loan Association…
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Apac fishermen urged to formalise operations for financial support
APAC, September 1, 2025 — The Apac District Fisheries Department has urged fishermen operating across various landing sites in the district to formalise their businesses by joining organised entities, to enhance their…
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Speaker Among urges government to include local leaders in PDM to enhance effectiveness
SHEEMA MUNICIPALITY –– The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, recently urged government to include local leaders in the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM], in order to improve its monitoring and effectiveness…
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Djibouti Forum calls for optimism and greater collaboration amidst policy-induced global turbulence
DJIBOUTI CITY, April, 9 2025 – – Global turbulence, much of it self-inflicted, dominated discussions at the second edition of the Djibouti Forum. Nonetheless, business leaders appeared relatively optimistic, and this wakeup…
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AEC endorses U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s support for African energy independence
JOHANNESBURG, March 9, 2025 — U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered a decisive message at the Powering Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., affirming that Africa must be free to harness its…
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Achieving SDGs through cooperatives: Multistakeholder forum to be held at UN headquarters
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 –– The Commission for Social Development is convening its sixty-third session from February 10–14, 2025, and according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], a multi-stakeholder forum will be…
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Besania SACCO Founder Member Dies Aged 77
MBARARA CITY, 25 January 2025 – Emmanuel Omugisha Bukabeeba, a founding member of Besania Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], passed away on Tuesday at Divine Mercy Hospital in Mbarara City after…
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Ugandans urged to embrace income-generating projects
KAMPALA, December 14, 2024 — Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and Secretary to the Treasury, has urged Ugandans to focus on government initiatives…
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Nebbi priests form SACCO to improve livelihoods
NEBBI, December 7, 2024 – Catholic priests in Nebbi district have formed the Nebbi Diocesan Development Association SACCO (NEDA) to enhance their livelihoods. The priests stated that the SACCO would help them increase…
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