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Uganda Earns Shs614.8bn From February Coffee Exports As Dry Conditions In Brazil & Vietnam Continue To Affect Supplies

Coffee is Uganda's key foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in February 2025, amounted to 555,756 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 167.68 million (Shs614.85bn), the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has said. In its monthly report for February 2025, MAAIF says this comprised of 466,691 bags of Robusta valued

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Network, flydubai Ink Deal To Introduce New Mobile Money Payment Option In Kenya And Uganda

From Left to Right: Judy Waruiru, Regional Managing Director for East Africa Acquiring at Network, and Bobby Koshy Regional Manager, East and South Africa at flydubai during the partnership announcement. Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has extended its partnership with

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Four Years Later, Uganda & Other Countries Yet To Benefit From Africa Free Trade Area As New Barriers Surface

Uganda is finding it hard to access African markets under the AfCFTA arrangement It might last a while longer than anticipated before Uganda and other African countries start benefitting from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as new barriers surface. The agreement took effect in 2019, and trading under

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Turkish Airlines Aircraft Survives Crash, Makes Emergency Landing At Entebbe Airport

A Turkish Airlines Aircraft/ Courtesy photo A Turkish Airlines aircraft on Sunday morning survived a crash after it successfully returned and landed at Entebbe International Airport. According to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Spokesperson, Vianney M. Luggya, a Turkish Airlines flight number TK612, which departed Entebbe International Airport for Istanbul

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Uganda Airlines Acquires A320-200 On Lease To Enhance Operational Efficiency Ahead Of The Festive Season

The leased A320 - 200 mid-range aircraft at Entebbe Airport Uganda Airlines has signed a short-term lease agreement with DAT, a Lithuanian Airline based in Karmelava, Lithuania, to enhance its operational efficiency for its winter schedule. The A320 - 200 mid-range aircraft, 9.3 years old and acquired on a wet

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