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Housing: Auditor General decries undercapitalisation of NHCCL in new report
KAMPALA, February 7, 2025 — The Auditor General Edward Akol, has urged the government to allocate more funds to the National Housing and Construction Company Limited [ NHCCL ] to enable the…
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Billionaire and spiritual leader the Aga Khan dies aged 88
PARIS, February 5, 2025 — Billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader Aga Khan has died at the age of 88, his charity the Aga Khan Development Network has announced. Prince Karim Aga Khan…
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Music coop ‘dream still alive’ despite funding gap
LONDON, January 28, 2025 –– A music co-operative said recently it is “absolutely determined” to reopen its studio and rehearsal rooms despite having a £450,000 funding shortfall for repairs. Lancaster Music Coop…
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Standard Chartered hosts 200 clients, diplomats and Indian Community as it celebrates Diwali
KAMPALA, November 24, 2024 – Standard Chartered Bank Uganda last week celebrated the 2024 Diwali, with more than 200 clients, a host of VIPs, the Board and senior members of the Standard…
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Six low-carbon projects to benefit from CFA Uganda Programme
KAMPALA, October 5, 2024 – For the second phase, Climate Finance Accelerator [ CFA ] Uganda Programme, a UK government-funded programme has selected at least six low-carbon projects that will pitch for…
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World: Fund to support cooperative development to be launched this December
LONDON, August 4, 2024 – A new International Cooperative Development Fund [ICDF] to support cooperation worldwide is scheduled to be launched in the United Kingdom [UK]in December. Announced at the UK’s Coop…
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Mars Wrigley collaborates with COCOBOD on early detection of CSSVD
LONDON, July 6, 2024 – Mars Wrigley, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer, has announced the development of a detection kit for Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease [CSSVD]. This kit aims to facilitate…
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Fidelity Bank Nigeria completes acquisition of Union Bank UK
CAIRO, June 11, 2024 – African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has announced the disbursement of a US$40-million Intra-African Investment Facility to Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition and recapitalisation of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cocoa traceability soars but poverty and child labour continue to plague industry, says new report
LONDON, June 10, 2024 – A report by the Retailer Cocoa Collaboration [RCC] has found that the traceability of cocoa supplies has significantly improved in the last year as companies brace for…
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International
‘One Resilient Common Future’ revealed as the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024
LONDON, February 16, 2024 – In a press release, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, has announced the theme for Commonwealth Day 2024 as ‘One Resilient Common Future’. Commonwealth Day will be observed on Monday, 11…
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