Uganda
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Uganda confirms cases of goat plague, urges farmers to be calm as vaccination starts
UGANDA – Ugandan veterinary experts have confirmed an outbreak of goat plague (peste des petits ruminants) in the three districts of West Nile, the western…
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Uganda continues to import industrial sugar as millers experienced lower than expected demand
UGANDA – Uganda, the only country in the East Africa region producing industrial sugar, is having a liking for imported industrial sugar despite many sugarcane…
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PepsiCo’s Crown Beverages inaugurates first phase of US$90m expansion project
UGANDA – Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), the franchise bottler for PepsiCo, has inaugurated a US$76m (Shs283.7b) new plant, which is the first phase of a…
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Copia exits Ugandan market, suspends expansion drive for Africa
UGANDA – Kenyan e-commerce startup Copia Global has suspended its African expansion plan and shut down its Ugandan operation barely two years after entry into…
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Pearl Dairy seeks IFC support to fund acquisition of Kenyan dairy plant, boost powder capabilities
UGANDA- Pearl Dairy, Uganda’s leading dairy processing company, is seeking support from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to enable it acquire a dairy plant in…