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Campaign to grow 80mln coffee trees in Bukedi launched
BUDAKA, May 6, 2026 — The Government has distributed more than two million coffee and cocoa seedlings to farmers in the Bukedi Sub-region, in a bid to promote the cultivation of the…
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URA boss urges Africa to adopt technology in combating tax evasion
KAMPALA, April 30, 2026 – The Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ], John R. Musinguzi, has called on tax authorities across Africa to embrace science and technology in…
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House passes Shs 84.3 trillion 2026/27 national budget
KAMPALA, April 27, 2026 — Parliament has passed a Shs 84.3 trillion national budget for the 2026/2027 financial year following the adoption of the Appropriation Bill and the report of the Budget…
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MPs irked as Shs 46bln lies idle on Science ministry’s bank account
KAMPALA, 20 April 2026 — The Budget Committee has summoned officials from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation [STI] to explain why Shs 46 billion allocated for innovation has remained unutilised…
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Uganda seeks investment partnerships and IMF support at 2026 Spring Meetings in Washington D.C
KAMPALA, April 14, 2026 — The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has dispatched a high-level delegation to the 2026 International Monetary Fund [ IMF ]-World Bank Group [WBG] Spring Meeting…
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Bunyoro University gets Shs 50mln boost for ICT hub ahead of construction
KIKUUBE, April 3, 2026 — Efforts to establish Bunyoro University have received a boost after the taskforce steering the project secured Shs 50 million to support the development of an ICT innovation…
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Commonwealth law ministers meeting opens with calls to make rule of law work for all
KAMPALA, February 10, 2026 — The Commonwealth law ministers meeting opened in Fiji on Monday with calls for sustained action to ensure the rule of law delivers progress and shared prosperity for…
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Uganda on track to achieve middle-income status – top gov’t official
KAMPALA, January 9, 2026 — The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury [PSST], Ramathan Ggoobi, has said that Uganda’s economy has all the key ingredients required to generate wealth and prosperity…
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Historical recognition for Akinwumi Adesina: University of Gambia re-names Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in his honour
BANJUL, January 3, 2026 — The President of the Republic of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has unveiled a plaque renaming the University of Gambia’s School of Agriculture and Environmental Services as…
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COONECTA selects BPC’s next-generation platform to power cooperative-led digital finance across Ecuador
QUITO, December 20, 2025 — COONECTA, Ecuador’s leading transactional network serving financial institutions regulated by the Superintendencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria [SEPS], has partnered with BPC, a global leader in payment…
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