Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers and local leaders in Luweero district have asked Uganda Coffee Development Authority to distributing coffee seedlings and prioritise other farm inputs so as to boost production. This follows a value for money audit report on production and productivity of the coffee sub sector for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Bank Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile is expected to appear before the Budget Committee of parliament today to explain their persistent requests for recapitalisation. The central bank has been pushing for recapitalisation for the past three financial years. According to the 202/2021 financial year …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At Nyamasonga village, Bugahya County in Hoima district, waste management firm EnviroServ seems to run by the script. The G4S security guard at the gate reminds visitors to disinfect their hands and drive at 10 kilometres per hour once they enter. Inside, men in …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 farmers in Acholi sub region are stuck with at least 200 metric tons of tobacco worth Shillings 1.4 billion. The farmers from Omoro, Lamwo, Gulu, Amuru, Nwoya and Pader districts were contracted by Alliance One Tobacco (Uganda) Limited to grow the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has opposed plans by some of his officials to reiterate against Kenya for confiscating Lato Milk, a Ugandan brand, produced by Mbarara-based Pearl Dairies Limited. His position comes at the height of a trade war between the two countries, following the confiscation …
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Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy Farmers in Kabale and Rubanda districts are stranded following a drop of milk prices. The price of milk has dropped to 600 Shillings from between 1,300 and 14,00 Shillings per liter at major dairies across the Kigezi region. The farm gate price of milk …
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Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 bags of impounded charcoal have been auctioned in Nwoya district. The auctioned charcoal was impounded from various places within the district about two weeks ago. Nwoya District Chairperson Patrick Okello Oryema told URN that each charcoal bag was sold between 10,000 and …
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Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was controversy at the offices of the Lwengo Resident District Commissioner, as members of different enterprise groups converged to elect their leaders. The Lwengo Resident District Commissioner Jjuuko Kasiita on Thursday called for a mobilization meeting for groups of people dealing in different income …
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Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | A Nigerian court on Thursday remanded a former justice minister accused of corruption in custody pending a bail hearing. Mohammed Adoke who appeared in the high court in the nation’s capital Abuja has been charged over a $1.3 billion dollar oil scandal involving international majors …
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Luanda, Angola | AFP | The head of one of Angola’s largest banks has resigned after being named in a corruption probe centred around ex-first daughter Isabel dos Santos, according to a letter seen by AFP on Thursday. Mario Leite da Silva, who was chairman of Banco de Fomento Angola …
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