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Museveni meets Ghetto SACCO leaders, fulfills Shs 1.2bln pledge
ENTEBBE, August 3, 2024 – President Museveni has tasked the ghetto youths to advocate for the interests of the masses like free education for all and prosperity for all as well as…
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EAC calls for heightened public awareness to combat spread of Monkeypox
ARUSHA, July 30, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] Secretariat has called on the bloc’s Partner States to sensitise their citizens on how to protect themselves and prevent the spread of…
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EAC embarks on upgrading Lwakhakha to One-Stop Border Post
BUSIA, July 23, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC] together with Kenya and Uganda is in the process of upgrading the Lwakhakha border post into a One-Stop Border Post [OSBP] as…
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SAGE: Over Shs 560bln disbursed to older persons
KAMPALA, July 23, 2024 – The Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment [ SAGE ], a social protection programme for older persons in Uganda has seen government disburse over Shs 565.7 billion to…
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East Africa
Conflicts: Women Coffee farmers in DR Congo’s Ituri Province wrestle with an uncertain future
ITURI, July 23, 2024 – Kavira Matsetse, a widow and mother of eight, inherited her coffee plantation in Biakato, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ituri province, nearly a decade ago. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Vendors in Bukoto market welcome new sanitation facility
KAMPALA, July 20, 2024 – Vendors in Bukoto Market in Nakawa division have celebrated the inauguration of a new sanitation facility, marking a significant milestone in their daily lives. The facility, built…
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Uganda’s coffee exports reach Shs 4.23trn, highest in value and volume in 30 years
KAMPALA, July 17, 2024 – Uganda’s coffee exports in 2023/24 were 6.13 million bags valued at US$ 1.144 billion [about Shs 4.23 trillion], Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] says in June 2024…
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Parliament committed to working with the Church, says Among
SOROTI, July 16 2024 – The Parliament of Uganda is committed to working with the Church to promote and protect biblical values, according to Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among. “As Parliament, we pledge…
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UCA urges Ugandans to embrace cooperatives
KAMPALA, July 16, 2024 – Uganda Cooperative Alliance [ UCA ] has called upon Ugandans to embrace cooperatives if the country is to have socioeconomic transformation. Speaking during the prayers held for…
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