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East Africa
AfDB approves US$1.4mln for feasibility study of multinational Kenya-Uganda Expressway project
ARUSHA, November 7, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] through its New Partnership for Africa’s Development and Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility [NEPAD-IPPF] has approved US$1.4 million grant to the East African Community…
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East Africa
EAC lauds Kenya and Tanzania for waiving visa requirements for Congolese
ARUSHA, September 13, 2023 – The East African Community [EAC] has hailed the decision by the Republic of Kenya and Tanzania to waive the requirements of obtaining visas to their territories for…
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Africa
US$ 1bln to boost access to climate finance for Africa’s youths, AfDB announces
NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has announced a new US$ 1 billion facility to accelerate climate financing for Africa’s youth businesses. The additional financing will boost…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kakumiro: PDM SACCOs to receive Shs 11bln
KAKUMIRO – The State Minister for Kampala, Kabuye Kyofatogabye officially launched the disbursement of a total of Shs 11 billion to the beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Kakumiro district…
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Central
Minister Babalanda warns public servants against corruption
MASAKA – The Minister of the Presidency, Milly Babalanda has warned public servants in the country against corrupt tendencies, saying they deprive citizens of their right to benefit from government development programmes.…
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Agriculture
Bishop Kisembo urges Christians to embrace commercial farming
KABAROLE – The Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese, Rt. Rev. Reuben Kisembo has appealed to all Christians in the country to embrace commercial farming if they want to join the money economy said…
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News
210 local council chairpersons receive bicycles from govt
MBARARA– A total of 210 bicycles have been handed over to Local Council I [LC I] and Local Council II [LCII] chairpersons in 24 wards and 186 villages in Mbarara City after…
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Health
Govt upgrades health centre in Tororo
TORORO –Residents of Tororo district now expect to get better services after government decided to upgrade Kyamwinula Health Centre II to health centre III. The upgrading of the health facility located in…
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News
Teso professionals launch plan to fight poverty
SOROTI-Professionals hailing from Teso Sub-region under their umbrella codenamed Ateker Professionals Initiative for Development [APID] have launched a-10 year poverty eradication strategic plan. The plan was launched this week during APID’s first…
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International
Dominican Republic cooperative latest to join ICA
BRUSSELS-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] reports it welcomed a new member last December: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Herrera, Inc. from the Dominican Republic. According to ICA, COOP-HERRERA is a savings and…
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