NEW VISION
PARLIAMENT APPROVES UGX 327B FOR TWO BORDER ROADS
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Parliament has approved a loan of $88.372m (UGX 327b) from the African Development Bank (ADB) and the African Development Fund to finance the construction of two major border roads and compensation of project-affected persons.
LEADERS ENDORSE STRATEGY TO TRANSFORM AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
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The African Union (AU) Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Summit, held at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo in Kampala from January 9 to 11, 2025, concluded with a historic endorsement of the CAADP 2026-35 Strategy and Action Plan.
The summit also marked the adoption of the CAADP Kampala Declaration, which lays out a roadmap to address Africa’s long-standing agricultural challenges.
INSIDE AFRICAN LEADERS’ KAMPALA DECLARATION ON AGRICULTURE
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The African Union (AU) Heads of State have adopted the Kampala Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Declaration on Building Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Africa, with a call to implement the seven commitments,
This declaration agreed upon on Saturday during an extraordinary summit in Kampala, contains key commitments for transforming Africa’s agrifood systems. The CAADP summit took place at Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo on January 9-11, 2025,
NAMBOOLE IS HYBRID
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The playing surface at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole is being upgraded to a hybrid version. Hybrid grass, also known as reinforced natural grass, is a combination of natural grass and artificial fibers. It’s created by either stitching artificial fibers into the natural grass or laying an artificial grass carpet on top of the natural grass.
