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News
How the Shs 15 trillion plan will transform drought-hit Karamoja
KAMPALA, August 27, 2026 — The Government of Uganda has proposed a five-year development plan worth Shs 15.1 trillion to transform the semi-arid Karamoja Sub-region, where communities largely depend on livestock herding…
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Environment
Parliamentary committee raises alarm over destruction of Zoka Central Forest Reserve
ADJUMANI, August 24, 2026 – Parliament’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has raised concern over the alarming level of degradation in Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani district, following a fact-finding…
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Opinions & Commentary
Restoring Land, Rebuilding Hope
ABIDJAN, August 19, 2026 — Africa’s future is being shaped in its drylands. Desertification, land degradation and drought are undermining food systems, rural economies, water security and social cohesion. Yet restoring degraded…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO opens seventh branch in Nakaseke district
NAKASEKE, July 27, 2026 — Residents of Ngoma Sub-county in Nakaseke district have been urged to embrace Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] to improve their savings culture and access affordable credit,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kapchorwa’s Sirimityo PDM SACCO elects new board amid dispute
KAPCHORWA, July 14, 2026 — Sirimityo Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [Sirimityo PDM SACCO] in Kaserem Sub-county, Kapchorwa district, has elected a new Board of Directors despite a dispute…
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News
Finance ministry releases Shs 23.03trn for first quarter of FY 2026/27
KAMPALA, July 11, 2026 — The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MOFPED] has released Shs 23.03 trillion for the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year [FY], representing 27 percent…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers in Tooro inspired to form cooperative for improved production and market access
FORT PORTAL CITY, July 1, 2026 — Coffee farmers in Tooro Kingdom have resolved to form a cooperative union aimed at increasing production, strengthening bargaining power and improving collective access to markets.…
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Coffee, cocoa farmers in Luuka form cooperative to enhance bargaining power
LUUKA, June 10, 2026 — Coffee and cocoa farmers in Luuka district have formed a cooperative society aimed at pooling resources, strengthening their bargaining power, and improving access to markets, credit facilities…
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News
Lira City journalists urged to embrace poverty eradication programmes
LIRA CITY, June 9, 2026 — Journalists working in Lira City have been urged to embrace government poverty eradication programmes in order to improve the livelihoods of their households. The call was…
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News
Africa CDC and WHO Launch Joint Continental Ebola Response Plan
KAMPALA, June 8, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [Africa CDC] and the World Health Organization [WHO] today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the…
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