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Gender ministry engages stakeholders in western Uganda on GROW project
MBARARA CITY, September 2, 2025 – The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development [MoGLSD] has engaged stakeholders from Western Uganda to address challenges affecting the ongoing implementation of the Generating Recovery…
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Empowering Karamoja’s agro-pastoralists: Launch of major project brings hope amid climate challenges
KOTIDO, September 1, 2025 — In a significant move to boost food security and economic resilience among agro-pastoral communities in Uganda’s Karamoja region, the Warrior Squad Foundation, in partnership with Oxfam Uganda…
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AFSA launches two landmark policy briefs ahead of Africa Food Systems Forum 2025
KAMPALA, August 28, 2025— The Kampala-based Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa [AFSA] has released a new policy brief calling on African leaders to urgently recognise and support Farmer Managed Seed Systems [FMSS] as…
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UN Secretary General calls for stronger support for sustainable growth and the development of cooperatives
NEW YORK, August 27, 2025 — The 2025 United Nations [UN] Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development [A/80/168] sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen…
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Lango Cultural Institution renews call for gov’t support to Agong Foundation SACCO
LIRA CITY, August 26, 2025 – The newly established Agong Foundation, an initiative of the Lango Cultural Institution [LCI], is seeking over Shs 450 million in government support to enhance its mission…
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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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First Lady officiates groundbreaking of Buikwe MMP Women’s Industrial Park
BUIKWE, August 18, 2025 — Uganda has kicked off construction of Buikwe MMP Women’s Industrial Park in Buikwe district under the African Women in Processing Uganda Chapter [AWIP-U] initiative. The park being…
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Politics: Businessman Tanna roots for formation of cooperative in manifesto
LIRA CITY, August 14, 2025 – The ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] Entrepreneurs League has been urged to form a cooperative to enable party’s entrepreneurs access affordable financing more easily. Businessman Sanja…
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Africa: Message of the 20th Plenary Assembly of SECAM
ACCRA, August 7, 2025 — Following addresses by speakers from Africa and beyond, and fruitful deliberations, we, Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar…
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Kapchorwa NRM leaders launch VSLA for financial access and political mobilisation
KAPCHORWA, August 7, 2025 – In a move aimed at fostering financial independence and enhancing grassroots political mobilisation, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] party leaders in Sirimityo Parish, Kapchorwa District, have officially…
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