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WFP warns of rising malnutrition among refugees amid funding cuts
KAMPALA, May 29, 2025 – The United Nations World Food Programme [WFP] has raised the alarm over severe food shortages among refugees in Uganda, warning of critical levels of malnutrition following significant…
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Weatherman warns of excessive rain, floods between June – September
KAMPALA, May 22, 2025 — Countries in the Eastern African region have been warned of much more rain and wetter conditions between June and September, including incidents of flooding and other extreme…
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NaSARRI launches Uganda’s first-ever Foxtail millet varieties
WAKISO, April 29, 2025 – In a groundbreaking development in the first against widespread food and nutritional insecurity, the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute [NaSARRI] has officially released the country’s first-ever Foxtail…
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Quarter-Finals Draw Dates Announced for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
CAIRO, February 8, 2025 –– The Confederation African of Football [ CAF ] has announced the date and venue for the Quarter-Finals draw of the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF…
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Questions and answers on the confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court
KAMPALA, January 19, 2025 —The International Criminal Court [ICC] is in the process of confirmation of charges hearing against war Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] who is…
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Uganda poised to benefit from COMESA electricity trade initiative
KAMPALA, November 27, 2024 – Uganda is set to gain from a lucrative electricity trade deal involving at least 15 countries through the Eastern Africa Power Pool [EAPP], an intergovernmental initiative aimed…
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WFP requires US$ 16.9bln in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs
KAMPALA, November 26, 2024 — The World Food Programme [WFP] has called for some US$ 16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis, or roughly what the world spends on coffee…
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UCDA tasked to address delays in coffee farmer registration in Southwestern Uganda
MBARARA CITY, November 11, 2024 – Officials and farmers in Southwestern Uganda have expressed concerns over the delayed registration of coffee farmers by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ], which…
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Uganda’s annual coffee exports hit Shs 5 trillion
KAMPALA, September 23, 2024 — Coffee exports for twelve months [September 2023- August 2024] were 6.39 million bags worth US$ 1.35 billion [ about Shs 5 trillion] compared to 6.08mln bags worth…
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As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
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