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Heifer International Announces Winners at AYuTe NextGen 2025: Youth-Led Innovation Set to Transform Africa's Agriculture
EIN Presswire
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June 23, 2025
Four young AgriTech innovators have emerged as the winners of the AYuTe NextGen 2025 competition KAMPALA, UGANDA, June 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Four young agricultural technology (AgriTech) innovators have emerged as the winners of the...
Minister John Steenhuisen: Biosecurity Summit 2025 Keynote Address
South African Government
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June 11, 2025
Good morning, everyone. It is a distinct honour to join you here at the University of Pretoria for the 2025 Biosecurity Summit, among farmers, scientists, policymakers, and partners from across our country, all united by a shared mission: To...
AYuTe NextGen 2025 Comes to Kampala: Africa’s Boldest Youth-Led Agri-Tech Innovators Set to Take the Stage
EIN Presswire
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June 11, 2025
Africa’s brightest young agri-tech innovators are heading to Kampala, Uganda, for the AYuTe NextGen 2025 Conference, set to take place from June 17 to 19. KAMPALA, UGANDA, June 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Africa’s brightest young agri-tech...
Minister Maropene Ramokgopa: Parliamentary Capacity Building Workshop
South African Government
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June 3, 2025
Venue: Cape Town, South Africa Honourable Members of Parliament, Distinguished participants from across the Twende Mbele partner countries - Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Uganda, and our host country, South Africa, Esteemed facilitators, experts and...
Minister Ronald Lamola arrives Uganda to participate in a High-Level Meeting focusing on peace in the DRC, Sudan and South Sudan
South African Government
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May 27, 2025
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, is in Kampala, Uganda, to participate in the 12th High-Level Meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism (ROM) of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for...
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi: High Level Retreat on Review of the Kampala Amendments
South African Government
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May 21, 2025
Honourable Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine – Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Ghana His Excellency Judge Miatta Maria Samba – International Criminal Court Madam Evelyn A. Ankumah – Executive Director of Africa Legal Aid and...
Minister Dean Macpherson hosts Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) 2025, 25 to 27 May 2025
South African Government
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May 21, 2025
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Mr Dean Macpherson, will host the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa 2025 between 25 and 27 May in Century City, Cape Town. The SIDSSA is a pioneering event aimed at...
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi attends high-level retreat on Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice in Ghana, 19 to 21 May
South African Government
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May 19, 2025
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will travel to the Republic of Ghana to participate in a high-level retreat on the Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice, scheduled to take place from 19 to 21...
Restoring Sight: Amigos Internacionales & Doctors on Mission Bring Hope to Uganda’s Blind
EIN Presswire
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May 27, 2025
Over 750 patients treated and 90 cataract surgeries completed in Buhweju, Uganda. Amigos and Doctors on Mission are restoring sight—and hope. COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the remote district of Buhweju in...
Minister John Steenhuisen: Official launch of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Strategy and Action Plan 2026 – 2035 and Kampala Declaration
South African Government
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May 6, 2025
His Excellency, Honourable Moses Vilakati, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission, Honourable Chair of the AU Commission: Hon. Frank K. Tumwebaze, Minister of...
Love Without Boundaries, Uganda’s Largest Provider of Family-Based Care, Expands Foster Care to Lira and Jinja
EIN Presswire
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May 21, 2025
LWB expands family-based foster care to Lira and Jinja, providing loving homes as alternatives to orphanages across Uganda. JINJA, UGANDA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Love Without Boundaries (LWB) is proud to announce the launch of two...
Sombha Solutions Store, Veea & BG Titan Launch Uganda’s First Shared-Infrastructure 'Internet-for-All' Pilot
EIN Presswire
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May 19, 2025
Pilot by Sombha, Veea & BG Titan brings high-speed broadband to rural Uganda via collaborative, shared edge infrastructure open to every licensed operator Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) KAMPALA, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
BuuPass Recognised as ‘Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa’ by International Explorer
EIN Presswire
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May 21, 2025
NAIROBI, KENYA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BuuPass, East Africa's leading digital mobility platform, has been awarded the prestigious "Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa" recognition by International Explorer, a...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Africa's Travel Indaba
South African Government
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May 13, 2025
Programme Director; Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Province, Honourable Thamsanqa Ntuli and Councillor Cyril Xaba, Mayor of eThekwini our gracious hosts; Minister of Tourism in South Africa, Honourable Patricia de Lille and Deputy Minister of Tourism,...
Uganda: Facts & Figures 2024
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 17, 2025
We have also interacted with the law faculties of several universities through national and regional moot court competitions and an IHL essay competition, besides delivering guest lectures to promote IHL teaching. We have also engaged closely with...
Over 1,000 Ugandans Affected by Disputed Land Demarcation; Petition Delivered to Government Officials
EIN Presswire
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May 8, 2025
Agri Planet Africa submits petition to local officials after community-identified boundary markers impact landowners, schools, and farms in Masindi District. MASINDI, WESTERN REGION, UGANDA, May 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Over 1,000 rural...
Report Highlights Profitable Pathways Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers
EIN Presswire
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May 1, 2025
Blended Finance Model: Report Highlights Profitable Pathways Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers NAIROBI, KENYA, May 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new report from Aceli Africa and Dalberg confirms...
'I Once Was Blind, But Now I See': Doctors on Mission and Amigos International Bring the Gift of Sight to Uganda
EIN Presswire
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April 26, 2025
Eye clinic changes sight for hundreds in Western Uganda. COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, April 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the shadow of Uganda’s rural villages, thousands live trapped in darkness — not by nightfall, but by a lack of vision....
Agriculture on launch of 2nd phase of Africa Phytosanitary Programme
South African Government
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June 24, 2025
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture, launched the second...
Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Solidarity Center, Global March Against Child Labour, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S....