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Shs 1.2bln earmarked for tree planting in districts hosting EACOP
HOIMA, July 2, 2024 – As the Ugandan government gears up to drill first oil in the Albertine Graben next year, the implementers of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline [ EACOP…
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Akii Bua Stadium construction starts in Lira City
LIRA, June 27, 2024 – Preparation for constructing Akii Bua Stadium in Lira City in memory of Uganda’s first Olympic gold medalist, John Charles Akii Bua, has kicked off after the government…
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AfDB secures US$ 18mln GEF funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects
ABIDJAN, June 27, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has secured more than US$ 18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility [ GEF ] for two major projects aimed…
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UMA’s Eastern Region Trade Fair ongoing in Mbale City
MBALE, June 15, 2024 – The Uganda Manufacturers Association [ UMA ] 13th Eastern Region Trade Fair will run for 10 days starting June 14, 2024, at Mbale Secondary School in Mbale…
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New EAC SG sworn in, pledges to deepen regional integration
KAMPALA, June 9, 2024 – The new East African Community [ EAC ] Secretary General [SG], Veronica Mueni Nduva, took the oath of office Friday evening at State House in Juba, South…
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Uganda, Korea sign financing agreement
SEOUL, June 6, 2024 – Uganda and South Korea have signed a framework agreement that will make the former acquire a US$ 500 million loan from the Korea EXIM Bank for the…
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Akii Bua Stadium will be ready to host AFCON 2027 – Nabbanja
GULU, May 4, 2024 – The government will commission the construction of the new Akii Bua National Stadium in Lira City in the next two weeks as the country prepares to host…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Makerere researcher to Kikuube farmers: Form cooperatives to benefit from farming
KIKUUBE, June 4, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have been challenged to form cooperatives or join existing ones to be able to benefit from farming as a business. The call was…
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Critical Minerals Africa 2024 to Explore Translating Mineral Policy into Tangible Projects
CAPE TOWN, June 1, 2024 – Global demand for critical minerals is projected to grow three-fold by 2040, highlighting a strategic opportunity for African producers to increase output and the development of…
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Govt exempts electric vehicle makers from stamp duty
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – Local companies manufacturing electric vehicles, electric batteries, or electric vehicle charging equipment or fabricator of a frame and body of an electric vehicle; and employ 80 percent…
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