Tanzania
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Cooperatives & Communities
Tanzania: Warehouse receipts to support market competition for farmers’ crops
DODOMA – Tanzania’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Exaud Kigahe, has called on every stakeholder involved in the use and management of the Warehouse Receipts System to fulfill their responsibilities…
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East Africa
Ugandan traders petition gov’t as Tanzania bans rice and maize exports
MASAKA – Traders under Kampala Rice Traders Association have urged government through the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives [MTIC] to intervene in a matter where authorities in Tanzania have impounded Ugandan…
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Environment
Extreme weather: DARAJA East Africa Scale Up Programme to provide early warnings
KAMPALA: Resurgence, an organisation that helps cities and their communities protect themselves from the impacts of climate change, recently announced the launch of the DARAJA East Africa Scale Up Programme, spanning cities…
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Market Information
Uganda’s January 2023 exports jump 8.8 percent
KAMPALA – The value of Uganda’s exports in January 2023 rose by about 8.8 percent to US$ 404.46 million from US$ 371.81mln registered the previous month, mostly due to higher receipts for…
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Agriculture
Nabbanja urges women to embrace high-density farming
KYOTERA– Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has advised women in both rural and urban communities to engage in high-density farming, saying it will help them boost their household incomes. According to agricultural experts,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister urges Mbarara traders to form cooperatives
MBARARA-The Minister of State for Trade, Harriet Ntabazi has advised traders in Mbarara to form cooperatives in order to dictate the market for their products. The minister made the call on Friday…
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Development
COMESA launches Digital Yellow Card Mobile App
LUSAKA-The COMESA Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance [ Yellow Card ] Scheme has launched a Digital Yellow Card Mobile Application designed to provide access to real-time information to Yellow Card motorists, Law…
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Africa
Africa’s coffee exports drop 9 percent in December 2022
KAMPALA -Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 9 percent to 0.97 million bags in December 2022 from 1.13mln bags in December 2021, according to International Coffee Organisation [ICO].…
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East Africa
Intra-EAC trade hits US$ 10 billion mark
KAMPALA-Intra-regional trade within the East African Community [EAC] is on an upward trajectory, standing at US$ 10.17 billion in September 2022. The intra-EAC trade, accounting for imports and exports in the seven…
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News
Holy Cross religious order gains provincial status
FORT PORTAL -The Congregation of Holy Cross in East Africa, a religious order in the Roman Catholic Church has been granted a provincial status. The Holy Cross of East Africa Province will…
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