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East Acholi Cooperative Union charts revival course with leadership elections
KITGUM, June 25, 2026 — After nearly a decade of dormancy, East Acholi Cooperative Union Limited is set to mark a major milestone in its revival this Saturday with elections for a…
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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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Kitgum taxi cooperative begins process for permanent registration
KITGUM, May 7, 2026 — The Kitgum Taxi Owners and Drivers Cooperative Society Limited has begun the process of adopting new bylaws after reporting the loss of its original documents to police,…
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Kitgum: Subcounty turns to coffee as farmers seek nearly 15,000 seedlings
KITGUM, February 23, 2026 — Labongo Amida Subcounty in Kitgum district is pinning its hopes on coffee farming as a potential economic lifeline, with 48 more farmers applying for 14,900 seedlings to…
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Acholi war debt claimants want cattle restocking done alongside compensation
GULU CITY, January 14, 2026 — Members of the Acholi War Debt Claimants Association have called on government to implement cattle restocking alongside their compensation, saying the compensation process is long overdue.…
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NARO empowers communities to turn shea fruits into wine and cosmetics in conservation drive
LIRA, September 23, 2025 – In a bid to protect the endangered shea tree and promote economic sustainability, the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] has partnered with local communities in northern Uganda…
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Police issue security and safety guidelines ahead of Martyrs’ Day celebrations
KAMPALA, May 13, 2025 –– The Uganda Police Force has issued a comprehensive security advisory ahead of this year’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations, scheduled for June 3, urging the public to remain vigilant…
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Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrade boosted with Shs 450bln loan approval
KAMPALA, May 1, 2024 – Parliament has approved a government request to borrow about 110.5 million Euros [about Shs 450 billion] from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the tarmacking of Kitgum-Kidepo Road.…
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AfDB okays construction of Shs 32bln Nebbi Modern Market
NEBBI – Officials from the African Development Bank [AfDB] were in Nebbi Municipality days ago on an appraisal mission following the completion of the feasibility study for the construction of the Shs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Northern Uganda: CBO empowers needy girls of cooperators
PADER – The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown for two years affected girl children of the cooperators in Pader, Kitgum, Agago, and Lamwo districts as they got pregnant and could not continue with classes…
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