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Rwanda launches Climate Smart Agriculture Plan to drive Rwf 449.7bln in private investment
KIGALI, June 19, 2025 –– The newly released Rwanda Climate Smart Agriculture [CSA] Investment Plan [IP], supported by the International Finance Corporation [IFC], identifies RWF 449.7 billion [ US$ 335.4 million equivalent] in…
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Kole coop expands market across the EAC
KOLE, June 15, 2025 –– Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, based in Kole district, is gaining regional recognition, extending its quality seed market beyond the Lango, Acholi, and Karamoja sub-regions to…
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Invasive pests devastate crops in Kisoro, threatening food security
KISORO, June 12, 2025 — Farmers in the hilly Kisoro district in southwestern Uganda are facing growing alarm following an invasion of strange whitefly-like pests that have ravaged crops in at least…
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Africa’s short-term outlook resilient despite global economic and political headwinds, says AfDB
KAMPALA, May 29, 2025 — Africa’s economy is projected to increase from 3.3 percent growth in 2024 to 3.9 percent in 2025, reaching 4 percent in 2026, despite mounting geopolitical uncertainties and…
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Church of Uganda flags off relief items to Nakivale Refugee Settlement
KAMPALA, May 26, 2025 – – Church of Uganda [COU], through its Directorate of Household and Community Transformation [HCT], has today flagged off a consignment of relief items to Nakivale Refugee Settlement…
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Uganda’s economy strengthens in April amid rising inflation and export growth
KAMPALA, May 23, 2025 –– Uganda’s economy showed continued signs of recovery in April 2025, supported by stronger business activity, robust export growth, and stable financial conditions, according to the Ministry of…
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Partners launch gorilla and chimpanzee census in Uganda’s Bwindi Forest
ENTEBBE, May 17, 2025 –– The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] has launched a scientific census to determine the population of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the densely forested Bwindi Impenetrable National Park,…
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Uganda’s economy shows resilience amid global challenges – New report
KAMPALA, April 23, 2025 – Uganda’s economy continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of global headwinds, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Monthly Report released by the Ministry of…
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Ecobank named Africa’s Best Bank for Trade Finance in Global Finance Awards
LOMÉ, March 21, 2025 — Ecobank Group, which also operates an affiliate in Uganda, has been named as the Best Trade Finance Provider Bank in Africa, at the Global Finance Trade Finance…
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Regional parliamentary forum in Uganda to push for peace in DRC
KAMPALA, March 11, 2025 –– A delegation from the Forum of Parliamentarians in the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region [PF-ICGLR] is in Uganda as part of a fact-finding mission on…
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