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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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Nigeria’s food importation policy could destroy country’s agriculture, warns AfDB boss
ABUJA, July 16, 2024 – The President of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow massive food importation risks destroying the…
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Kenyan Esther Kimani Awarded 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
ABIDJAN, July 11, 2024 – Esther Kimani, a 2022 YouthADAPT winner, received the prestigious 2024 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering recently in Nairobi, Kenya. YouthADAPT is…
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UN holds soft-launch event for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives
NEW YORK, July 11, 2024 – The International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] celebrations kicked on Tuesday with a soft-launch event at the UN headquarters in New York. The event was organised by…
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Global coalition launches new strategy to boost agroecology
ROME, July 5, 2024 – In the context of growing hunger and accelerating climate and biodiversity crises, the 300-member Agroecology Coalition recently launched an ambitious strategy to rapidly accelerate the transition to…
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Akii Bua Stadium construction starts in Lira City
LIRA, June 27, 2024 – Preparation for constructing Akii Bua Stadium in Lira City in memory of Uganda’s first Olympic gold medalist, John Charles Akii Bua, has kicked off after the government…
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Heavy rain destroys houses in Sironko district
SIRONKO, May 20, 2024 – Several families in three sub-counties in Sironko district are out in the cold following heavy rains that continue to pound Bugisu Subregion. The heavy rain, characterised by…
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Meet Alfred Bolo, a pawpaw farmer in Kenya who has deployed wasps to fight pests
NAIROBI, June 19, 2024 – Alfred Bolo is a father of two children, an agricultural officer by profession, and a practising farmer in Kwale County, Kenya. He grows over 400 pawpaw [papaya]…
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G-7 leaders reaffirm support for billion-dollar infrastructure programme for Africa
ABIDJAN, June 18, 2024 – G-7 leaders meeting at their summit in Puglia, Italy have reaffirmed support for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across Africa to realise the continent’s economic potential and transformation. US…
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Draw for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Qualifiers set for July
KAMPALA, June 16, 2024 – The journey to the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will resume with the draw for the Qualifiers on July 4, 2024, in Johannesburg, South…
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