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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AFDB) has approved a €39 million loan to Gabon. This funding will be directed to the construction of Gabon’s first independent hydroelectric dam in Kinguele Aval. The package includes €20 million from the African Development Bank. In addition to that, €10 million from the Africa Growing Together Fund and €9 ...

Grape farmers in the Ankole region are seeking government support in their quest to construct a nursery bed. This nursery bed will facilitate their aim of having a variety of seedlings so as to have different types of grape produce. Grape farming is a new agricultural venture with over 600 farmers in the Ankole region taking it up. There are ...

Professor Patrick Ogwang has threatened to sue Mbarara University over the ownership of covidex. Professor Ogwang through his lawyers said the University used three of their products including Jena DS Xtra, Artemune and Covidex to solicit funding from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. “The contract between Mbarara University and the Ministry of Science and Technology is formed on the ...

Jane Kibirige, the clerk to parliament had sent a letter to over 529 legislators telling them to get tested for Covid-19. Hundreds of  them turned up at the Parliamentary Gardens to get tests. A good number of the honorables were surprised by each other’s presence as they had not met physically for some time. Some of them did not even ...

Police in Luwero has arrested a man who has been sharing news about the apparent death of Museveni. The suspect, Peter Ssekyondwa aged 23 was arrested on Friday. ASP Isa Ssemwogerere, the Savannah Region Police Spokesperson confirmed the news. “He sent the messages to the phones of three different people spreading propaganda of how His Excellency the President had died ...