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Over 100 youth in Mbale join UPDF
MBALE CITY, July 9, 2024 – A total of 107 youth from Mbale district and Mbale City will join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [ UPDF ] after undergoing a recruitment exercise…
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Regional bodies sign MoU to implement COMESA Biotechnology Implementation Plan
LUSAKA, June 16, 2024 – The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ACTESA] has signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] with the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications [ISAAA AfriCenter] to…
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Digital Earth Africa announces major advancement in the observation and monitoring of Africa’s waterbodies
JOHANNESBURG, June 16, 2024 – Digital Earth Africa has the launch of its innovative Waterbodies Monitoring Service. This service is a world-first developed in – and for – the African continent. The…
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Allocation of Shs 87mln to cooperatives sector draws mixed reactions in Kwania
KWANIA June 8, 2024 – A move by Kwania district council to allocate a sum of Shs 87 million to the district’s Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives sector has sparked mixed reactions from…
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Africa
New partnership aims to connect 300mln to electricity by 2030
KAMPALA, April 18, 2024 – The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by…
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Private sector credit dropped 0.7 percent in January 2024
KAMPALA, March 19, 2024 – The stock of outstanding private sector credit in Uganda reduced by 0.7 percent to Shs 21.54 trillion in January 2024, from Shs 21.70trn in December,2023, mainly explained…
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National
Civil society urges govt to clear domestic arrears
KAMPALA January 23, 2024 – The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group [ CSBAG ] wants government to enforce mechanisms aimed at controlling the increasing domestic arrears. The CSBAG officials expressed concern that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Partners pledge to transform global coffee sector in joint declaration
BERLIN, 19 January 22, 2024 – Set against the vibrant backdrop of Berlin’s Grüne Woche, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO], Global Coffee Platform [GCP], and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and…
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Africa
North Africa 2023: Over US$ 2bln released from AfDB for inclusive sustainable growth
CAIRO, January 11, 2024 – In 2023, the African Development Bank [AfDB] provided more than US$ 2 billion to countries in North Africa to finance a series of key operations in a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
G20 recognises role of cooperatives in accelerating sustainable development
LONDON, October 3, 2023 – Held on September 9-10, the G20 Summit in India marked the culmination of a year’s work by the ministers and other senior government officials, private sector and…
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