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Pride Bank launches new SACCO and investment club product to boost financial inclusion
MBARARA CITY, 24 August 2025 — Pride Bank Limited has unveiled a new financial product tailored for Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] and investment clubs, aimed at enhancing access to credit…
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Busy Kenya–Uganda Malaba border unites for peaceful trade
TORORO, August 23, 2025 – At one of East Africa’s most active border crossings, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA], in partnership with the Horn of Africa Youth Network…
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MATCH FACTS: Co-hosts Uganda take on defending champions Senegal
KAMPALA, August 23, 2025 — Co-hosts Uganda will face defending champions Senegal in a heavyweight quarterfinal at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship [CHAN] 2024 on Saturday. This is the second CHAN meeting…
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Gov’t, Afreximbank sign €270mln loan for infrastructure development
KAMPALA, August 22, 2025 – In a bid to improve road infrastructure and other key sectors across the country, the Government of Uganda has secured a €270 million loan [approximately Shs 1.1…
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Regional integration: Ugandan business leaders urge EAC Partner States to end NTBs
KAMPALA, 21 August 2025 – The East African Business Council [EABC], in partnership with the Private Sector Foundation Uganda [PSFU] and the Uganda Manufacturers Association [UMA], recently convened the EABC CEOs –…
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Ugandan exporters react as Saudi Arabia launches ambitious coffee farming project
KAMPALA, August 21, 2025 – Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalise its coffee sector by producing high-quality coffee seedlings using advanced scientific methods, including tissue culture. The initiative,…
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Acholi cultural leader urges Museveni to fulfil Shs 1 billion pledge for SACCO
GULU CITY, August 20, 2025 – The Acholi Paramount Chief, Rwot David Onen Acana II, has appealed for Shs 2 billion to capitalise the cultural institution’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO],…
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FAO Director General commends NARO for enhancing food security in Uganda
WAKISO, August 20, 2025 — The Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation [ FAO ], Dr. Qu Dongyu, has lauded the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] for its…
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History in East Africa as all TotalEnergies CHAN co-hosts reach quarter-finals
KAMPALA, August 19, 2025 –For the first time in a CAF competition, three co-hosts — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — have all advanced to the quarter-finals, sending a powerful message of unity…
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UPDF accused of aiding illegal logging and charcoal trade in Zoka Forest
ADJUMANI, August 19, 2025 — The situation in the Zoka Central Forest Reserve in Adjumani has escalated into a complex issue of illegal lumbering and charcoal burning, raising significant concerns among local…
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