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Uganda’s annual export earnings jump 45.6 percent in March 2026 – report
KAMPALA, May 24, 2026 — Uganda’s export earnings rose by 45.6 percent year-on-year to about US$ 1.45 billion in March 2026, up from US$ 992.98 million in March 2025, according to the…
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Tanzania: Joint registration of tobacco farmers kicks off in Tabora Region
DODOMA, December 6, 2025 —The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and stakeholders…
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Cooperative, insurance and financial institutions to begin registration of tobacco farmers in TZ
DODOMA, September 23, 2025 –The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and other…
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Uganda’s export earnings increase 50.4 percent in January 2025
KAMPALA, March 20, 2025 – Uganda’s export earnings in January 2025 grew by 50.4 percent compared to the same month last year, reaching USD 859.22 million, up from USD 571.16mln in January…
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Former footballers’ cooperative raises over Shs 50mln in fundraiser
KAMPALA, March 5, 2025 –– The Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] owned by the Former Footballers Initiative [FFI], an association of retired footballers in Uganda, raised over Shs 50 million in…
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Former official of Labongo Tobacco Growers Cooperative Society arrested
KITGUM, June 6, 2024 – The former treasurer of Labongo Tobacco Growers Cooperative Society Limited in Kitgum district is in police detention for refusing to hand over office to his successor. Solomon…
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International
Seven out of 10 people protected by at least one tobacco control measure-WHO report
KAMPALA – A new World Health Organisation [ WHO ] report highlights that 5.6 billion people – 71 percent of the world’s population – are now protected with at least one best…
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Cooperatives & Communities
How West Nile Cooperative Union spent Shs 2bln govt donation
ARUA –West Nile Cooperative Union has spent close to 80 percent of the Shs 2 billion government donation on capital accumulation meant to increase and diversify production. In the financial year 2021/2022,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Cooperative Union members to benefit from housing project
ARUA – West Nile Cooperative Union in partnership with a private firm, East Eden, plans to provide low-cost housing units to its members. Through the project dubbed, ‘Holistic Empowerment and Revival Approaches…
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PDM: MPs rally vulnerable persons to form businesses
GULU-Members of Parliament from Acholi Sub-region have urged the vulnerable persons to establish and register their enterprises before running to borrow from the Parish Development Model [PDM] funds aimed at fighting poverty…
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