The 2019 Sochi summit drew almost all of Africa's heads of state Russia has been expanding its influence in Africa in recent years and after the invasion of Ukraine, it will be expecting its new-found allies to provide support, or at least remain neutral, in international bodies such as the
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Chadwick Namate, one of the oldest primary schools in Entebbe needs more than 290 million Shillings to replace its structures that were recently devastated by a storm. The school's staff quarters and classrooms were badly hit by strong winds and a storm, that was preceded by a 5-hour downpour on
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Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA made overpayments and other unjustified expenditures worth one billion Shillings in the year ending June 2021. According to the Auditor General's report, KCCA spent more than 1.3 billion Shillings in overpayments and other irregular payments on different construction projects mostly roads funded under the Kampala Institutional
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The Parish Development Model, a program meant to eradicate poverty through the execution of development activities at the parishes has been officially launched by President Yoweri Museveni. The 490 billion Shillings Parish Development Model, replaces Emyooga, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation, which was rolled out in October
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Local leaders, UNRA and contractors inspecting ongoing works at Lwajali wetland A man who claims ownership of land in a trans-border wetland between Luwero and Mukono districts is threatening the completion of a 15.8 billion shillings drainage improvement project. Continuum Engineering Limited was contacted by Uganda National Roads Authority to
Read MoreUGAFODE Microfinance, has partnered with Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia to help SMEs to access a wider market base across the country. The partnership will also support the Buy-Ugand-Build-Uganda Government initiative. “At UGAFODE, we focus on smallholder farmers who represent over 50% of our portfolio. As an Institution, we want
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The cast of Kyaddala The Ugandan creative scene continues to thrive as Kyaddala – a locally-made Edutainment TV show - becomes the second creative enterprise to make it to the streaming platform - Netflix. ‘Kyaddala: Its Real’ is a brainchild of Reach a Hand Uganda to leverage the power of film
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A vast chunk of land in Got Apwoyo Sub county in Nwoya District. Nwoya District leaders have asked the government to construct an agricultural institute to improve the agricultural sector in the region. The call comes as the district has identified and allocated 200 acres piece of land located in
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Bad land tenure systems, a bad economic situation and corruption are abetting human rights violations in the areas where mining and oil and gas sector activities are happening, according to recent studies. These include environmental rights, child rights, access to property and information, and the right to peaceful living among
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Olympia Hostel Exterior/ Photo by Fahad Muganga A section of students at Makerere University spends twice as much as their tuition on accommodation in "high-end" hostels around the University. While the average tuition for programs at Makerere is one million Shillings, some hostels within the precincts of Makerere, charge up
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