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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum Emyooga SACCOs receive Shs 520mln in additional seed capital to boost businesses
KITGUM, July 15, 2026 — Twenty-six Emyooga SACCOs in Kitgum district, northern Uganda, have received a total of Shs 520 million in additional seed capital, with each SACCO receiving Shs 20 million…
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Education
Presidential Skilling Initiative trainees unveil finished products in skills showcase
KAMPALA, July 6, 2026 — More than 5,000 students from the seventh cohort have completed six months of free vocational training under the Presidential Initiative on Skilling the Girl and Boy Child…
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News
Emyooga: Kitgum Tailoring SACCO grows Shs 60mln seed capital to Shs 116mln in four years
KITGUM, June 23, 2026 — The Kitgum Municipality Tailoring Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [SACCO] has grown its Emyooga seed capital from Shs 60 million to Shs 116mln in savings and…
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AFC backs US$ 7bln Dangote fertiliser expansion to strengthen Africa’s food security
LAGOS, June 16, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$ 7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity…
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Magazine
Spiro secures US$ 215mln to expand electric mobility infrastructure across Africa
KAMPALA, May 2, 2026 — Africa’s largest electric vehicle [EV] company Spiro has raised US$ 215 million [about Shs 817,000,000 billion] in fresh equity financing to accelerate the expansion of its electric…
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Soroti City: First Emyooga cash recipients default on loan repayments, raising sustainability concerns
SOROTI CITY, May 19, 2026 — The first batch of beneficiaries who received soft loans under various Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Soroti City West Division has failed to…
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EAC finance ministers harmonise budget reading date, adopt common regional economic agenda
KAMPALA, May 17, 2026 — Finance ministers from the East African Community (EAC) Partner States have agreed to present their national budgets on the same day and adopt a unified regional economic…
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Gulu City withdraws controversial cattle restocking form
GULU CITY, April 24, 2026 — Gulu City officials have withdrawn controversial cattle restocking form that was being used to identify and register beneficiaries, following a public outcry. The form, which included…
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Uganda: Sovereignty Bill 2026 sparks economic fears as new analysis warns of job losses, reduced investment
KAMPALA, April 22, 2026 — A new economic impact assessment by the Citizens Coalition Against the Sovereignty Bill has sparked fresh debate in the country over the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill…
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Uganda secures Shs 2.1trn World Bank funding for urban transformation programme
KAMPALA, April 9, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has secured US$ 540 million [approximately Shs 2.1 trillion] in financing from the World Bank to support a nationwide urban transformation programme aimed…
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