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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira University to open faculty of agriculture in Amolatar
LIRA-Lira University is to open a Faculty of Agriculture and Fisheries in Amolatar district after it was offered land there to kick-start the project. According to the university`s vice chancellor, Prof. Jasper…
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Africa
ADF approves US$13.95mln grant to improve livelihoods of Ethiopian pastoralists
ADDIS ABABA– The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ADF] has approved a US$13.95 million grant to implement the first phase of a livelihood improvement project for Ethiopian pastoralist communities…
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Agriculture
Banana farmers suffer losses as strange disease ravages plantations in Kabarole
KABAROLE -Banana farmers in Kabarole district are counting losses as a strange disease continues to devastate plantations for close to a year now. A disease which agriculturalists say is banana rust thrips,…
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News
Evictees ask Hoima Sugar Limited for compensation
KIKUUBE-Some of Kikuube district residents who were evicted from the land claimed by Hoima Sugar Limited have asked the sugar company to compensate them, even though the two sides are battling in…
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Health
Kampala charity donates medical supplies to Soroti hospital
SOROTI-Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has received a donation of medical supplies from Salaam Charity Foundation Uganda based in Kampala. The medical items worth Shs 20 million were handed over to the hospital…
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News
Mbarara City earmarks Shs39.3 budget for FY 2023/24
MBARARA -Mbarara City intends to spend Shs 39.3 billion during the financial year [ FY ] 2023/24, which is less than Shs 40.2 bln earmarked in the current FY 2022/23. Patrick Kanamugira,…
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News
Lira University passes out leaders to combat gender based violence
LIRA – Lira University in partnership with the Institute of Social Sciences in Netherlands has passed out 89 local, religious and cultural leaders in the Lango Sub-region trained to combat sexual and…
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News
Kikuube district leaders blame poor service delivery on budget cuts
KIKUUBE – Kikkube district local government expects to face hurdles in delivering services in the financial year 2023/24, blaming it on recent budget cuts. According to the financial year 2023-2024 indicative figures,…
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Energy & Mining
WBG announces major initiative to electrify Sub-Saharan Africa
WASHINGTON-The World Bank Group [WBG] has announced an innovative initiative to accelerate the pace of electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve universal access by 2030. The World Bank, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Top gov’t official rallies Lango locals on embracing PDM
LIRA– The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ketty Lamaro has appealed to the people in Lango Sub-region to embrace the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] if they…
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