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Uganda’s export receipts double year-on-year to Shs 5.3trn – report
KAMPALA, December 19, 2025 — A year-on-year assessment shows that Uganda’s exports almost doubled by 94.4 percent, increasing from US$ 769.62 million in October 2024 to approximately US$ 1.5 billion [approximately Shs…
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Onion and garlic farmers urged to embrace value addition to boost profitability
KAMPALA, December 19, 2025 — Smallholder farmers in Uganda have been urged to adopt value addition across their agricultural value chains by transforming raw produce such as onions and garlic into processed…
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Minister Barugahara attracts mixed reactions on X after decrying low cane prices in Busoga
KAMPALA, December 18, 2025 — The State Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has attracted mixed reactions on social media platform X [formally Twitter], after expressing concern over the…
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Uganda launches pilot phase of Okusevinga Money Market Trust Scheme to widen investment access
KAMPALA, December 18, 2025 — The Finance ministry, in partnership with the Bank of Uganda [BoU], has launched the pilot phase of the Okusevinga Money Market Unit Trust Scheme, a new government-backed…
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Uganda, Ethiopia drove Africa’s coffee exports in October – ICO report
KAMPALA, December 18, 2025 — Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa rose by 21.9 percent in October 2025 to 1.73 million bags, up from 1.42mln bags in October 2024, according…
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Registrar rejects BKCU leaders’ bid to relocate crucial meeting to Mbarara
MBARARA CITY, December 18, 2025 – The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has rejected a request by the leadership of the Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union Limited [BKCU] to change the…
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Nebbi traders demand compensation over stalled bus and taxi park project
NEBBI, December 18, 2025 — More than 100 local traders involved in a public–private partnership [PPP] agreement with Nebbi Municipal Council are demanding compensation over the stalled construction of the Nebbi taxi…
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Greater Northern Uganda: Gov’t injects Shs1bln into creative economy
GULU CITY, December 17, 2025 — Government, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development [MGLSD], has injected Shs 1billion into Greater Northern Uganda’s creative industry, covering the Acholi, West Nile,…
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Hoima leaders demand cocoa value-addition facility
HOIMA, December 16, 2025 — Leaders in Hoima district have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to establish a cocoa processing factory in the area to enable farmers earn more through value addition.…
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Masindi politicians fall prey to cyber harassment, call for urgent digital literacy
MASINDI, December 16, 2025 — Politicians in Masindi District are increasingly becoming targets of cyber harassment, facing hacking attempts, intimidation and elaborate online romance scams. The worrying trend has sparked calls for…
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