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Uganda’s coffee exports surge in April 2025, setting new records
KAMPALA, June 4, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee industry recorded significant growth in April 2025, with exports totaling 694,318 60-kilogramme bags valued at US$ 214.38 million, according to the latest report from the…
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Museveni flags off first powdered milk consignment to Algeria
ENTEBBE, June 3, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has officially flagged off the first shipment of powdered milk destined for Algeria, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s dairy export sector. The flag-off…
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National Budget Month for FY 2025/26 Launched
KAMPALA, June 2, 2025 — Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has launched the national budget month activities for FY 2025/26 at the Uganda Media Centre. During the launch that took place in Kampala, Finance…
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Women advised to lead as WSACCO champions gender inclusion in Uganda’s cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 31, 2025 — Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ WSACCO ], in collaboration with the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [UCSCU], has urged women to take up leadership…
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Elephants invade villages, destroy crops in Nwoya district
NWOYA, May 30, 2025 –– More than 100 elephants from Murchison Falls National Park have invaded four villages in Lii Sub-county, Nwoya district, destroying large swathes of food crops and prompting residents…
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Uganda earmarks over Shs 360mln to mark 2025 International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – A budget of Shs 362.93 million has been earmarked for Uganda’s national celebrations of the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay], set to take place on…
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ILO reports rise in child labour across Uganda’s coffee supply chains
KAMPALA, May 30, 2025 – – As you enjoy your morning cup of coffee, have you ever paused to consider the hands that picked the beans? In Uganda, coffee is more than…
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Busia County: Gov’t distributes 400,000 free Robusta seedlings to revamp coffee farms
BUSIA, May 30, 2025 — The Government of Kenya has issued 400,000 free coffee robusta seedlings to boost coffee farming and production in Busia County. Cabinet Secretary [CS]Wycliffe Oparanya stated days ago…
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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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UWA official urges courts to give poachers harsher sentences
KIRUHURA, May 29, 2025 –– The Chief Warden of Lake Mburo National Park, Fredrick Elia Kisame, has criticised the judiciary for failing to issue sufficiently tough sentences to wildlife criminals, a situation…
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