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Hoima residents urge minister to address land conflict with tycoon
HOIMA, October 14, 2024 – Residents in Rwobunyinyi, Buraru Sub-county, have appealed to the State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja for intervention in a land conflict with tycoon Fred Mugamba, while…
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Leadership crisis as coop leaders decline to step down
HOIMA, September 23, 2024 — The Kakindo Growers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kyabigambile Subcounty is facing a leadership crisis, as its interim leaders, elected in 2017, refuse to resign despite demands from…
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Securing Land: Mbarara locals receive land titles from government
MBARARA CITY, September 19, 2024 – The government has distributed 1,325 freehold land titles to residents of Mbarara City. A land title is a crucial document that proves land ownership in Uganda.…
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Emyooga SACCO leaders in Rwampara decry challenges in business operations
RWAMPALA, September 18, 2024 – Leaders of Emyooga SACCOs in Rwampara district have expressed concerns about the difficulties they face in loan disbursement, particularly with some members reluctant to repay borrowed funds.…
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African Water Facility Secures 12 Million Euros to Invest in Urban Sanitation in Africa
ABIDJAN, September 9, 2024 — The African Water Facility has secured 12 million euros from the Nordic Development Fund for a new funding initiative to support African governments, utilities, the private sector,…
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MP Akol urges Acholi locals to embrace livestock farming instead of selling land
AMURU, August 19, 2024 – Anthony Akol, the Member of Parliament for Kilak North in Amuru district has urged locals in Acholi Subregion to embrace livestock farming when the fourth phase of…
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East Africa
Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future
ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…
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Masindi veterans risk losing 199ha of land to former allies
MASINDI, July 18, 2024 – Over 80 National Resistance Army [NRA] veterans in Masindi district are involved in a land dispute with former colleagues who they accuse of registering a piece of…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
BKCU demands govt Shs 22.7bln for losses incurred decades ago
MBARARA, June 24, 2024 – The Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [ BKCU ] Limited is yet to be fully compensated for the losses arising from the liberation wars of 1978–79, and 1980–86,…
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