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Uganda: Police Probe Suspected Murder in Illegal Gold Mining Site
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 22, 2025
Terego, Uganda — Police in Terego District are investigating a suspected murder involving two South Sudanese refugee women who were buried at an illegal gold mining site in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 19,...
Breathing Danger: The high cost of Uganda’s polluted air
Independent (Uganda)
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July 25, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At sunrise in Kampala, as charcoal fires light and boda bodas hit the road, the air begins to thicken with a deadly mix of dust, smoke, and exhaust. Few notice, but everyone breathes it in. Air pollution, once...
Ministry of agriculture, World Bank push for stronger value chains to curb food imports
NTV Uganda
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Ministry of agriculture, World Bank push for stronger value chains to curb food imports For the past week, the Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with the World Bank, has been holding discussions aimed at increasing productivity, market...
Uganda pushes for ICT in farming
NTV Uganda
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Uganda pushes for ICT in farming Some of Uganda’s nascent innovators are betting on technology to transform farming. From soil pH and moisture sensors to AI-powered analysis, these tools, according to some players in this space, are proving to...
Engr. Ben Debrah wins top Engineering Excellence Award
Modern Ghana
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Engineer Richard Ben Debrah, the Head of the Works Department at the Tema West Municipal Assembly, has been awarded the prestigious title of African Ambassador for Infrastructure Development and Engineering Excellence in a landmark celebration of...
FAO chief praises Uganda’s collaborative spirit, champions local-first agricultural modernization
Independent (Uganda)
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July 24, 2025
Kampala. Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Dr. Qu Dongyu, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), concluded a highly productive visit to Uganda on Tuesday, engaging in extensive discussions with various government...
Director-General's oficial visit to Uganda
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Entebbe, Uganda – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu visited Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) on Tuesday, praising the institute’s researchers for driving the transformation of the country’s agrifood system with the trust of...
A new dawn for Nigerian industry: How Starsight Energy powers Psaltry International’s unstoppable growth
Nairametrics
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July 16, 2025
In Nigeria’s dynamic yet often challenging industrial landscape, reliable energy serves as the foundation for progress. For many agro-allied giants, the rhythm of production often falters against the relentless challenges of unreliable grid power,...
AfDB’s Sustainable Energy Fund For Africa To Boost Electric Cooking Expansion
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
1 LAGOS – The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), is tackling charcoal dependence in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia with a $4 million reimbursable grant. This grant will fund the Burn Electric...
Controversial TotalEnergies pipeline costs balloon to $5.65 billion
Upstream
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The total cost of the controversial TotalEnergies-led East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) planned to carry Ugandan crude to Tanzania's coast has increased to more than $5.6 billion, according to a top Tanzania government official. The...
East Africa Roadshow: Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla visits Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 24, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Group CEO Kenny Fihla is visiting Uganda this week as part of his first strategic East Africa roadshow since taking up the role of Group CEO last month. The visit underscores Absa’s commitment to regional...
Clean cooking drive across Kenya, Uganda and Zambia
ESI Africa
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July 24, 2025
Tens of thousands of households across Kenya, Uganda and Zambia are set to have access to electric induction cookers under a new clean cooking programme. The African Development Bank (AfDB), via its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has...
Uganda receives first new World Bank financing since anti-homosexuality law spat
Independent (Uganda)
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July 20, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda has received 170 Billion Shillings being part of the World Bank financing for the manufacturing and export value chains through the INVITE Trust. The INVITE (Investment for Industrial...
Actors from US, France, Uganda to participate in 8th Kaduna film festival
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 24, 2025
Preparations for the 8th Kaduna International Film Festival (KADIFF) are in top gear, with organisers confirming the receipt of more than 2,000 film entries from over 50 countries, including the United States, France, India, and Uganda. The 2025...
The case for nuclear energy II
Zimbabwe Independent
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Climate change has impacted the performance of hydro-electricity, resulting in reduced and erratic power generation from water resources. THIS is an appendage to the first instalment on the importance of adding nuclear energy capacity to the grid....
Post-MTN Uganda resolution and Umeme’s record UGX 222 dividend
CNBC Africa
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July 24, 2025
In a bold move set to reshape the dynamics of Uganda’s corporate sector, MTN Uganda has received shareholder approval to spin off its lucrative mobile money division into a standalone fintech entity. This strategic shift aims to unlock new value...
Measuring Systems Change in Agricultural Finance in Africa: Practical Metrics and Guidance for Detecting and Tracking Real Change
Next Billion
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July 24, 2025
For well over a decade, global development actors have deployed a suite of financial instruments and tools in hopes of unlocking commercial capital for agriculture in Africa — and for good reason. Despite employing 65-70% of the population of the...
Tanzania, Uganda make strides as EACOP project completes by 50 percent
Daily News Tanzania
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July 24, 2025
MANYARA: A total of two pressure reduction stations are expected to be built along the route of the crude oil pipeline from Hoima, Uganda to Chongoleani, Tanga in Tanzania. The stations aim to regulate the speed of the crude oil being transported...
FAO chief urges Uganda to include physical planning in PDM
Independent (Uganda)
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July 24, 2025
Dr. Qu Dongyu Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Director-General, Dr. Qu Dongyu, has called on Uganda to integrate physical and spatial planning into the implementation of the Parish Development Model...
Industry Leaders Defend Local Content, Rally Behind NCDMB at NOG Energy Week
The Will
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July 19, 2025
July 20, (THEWILL) — At the NOG Energy Week in Abuja, industry leaders robustly defended Nigeria’s local content policy, rejecting claims that it inflates business costs in the oil and gas sector. They cautioned that such criticisms jeopardize the...