Gov’t to Borrow Shs 422.7b for South Sudan Power Project
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Gov’t to Borrow Shs 422.7b for South Sudan Power Project

October 30, 2025
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The government is seeking to borrow Shs 422.7 billion (approximately $121.9 million) from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to finance the South Sudan Power Interconnection Project, Daily Star has learned. According to the Order Paper for today’s parliamentary sitting, Henry Musasizi,

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Aid, Trade, Context and Local Solutions: The Post-USAID World
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Aid, Trade, Context and Local Solutions: The Post-USAID World

March 28, 2025
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by Christopher Burke  Seven weeks after President Donald Trump announced a pause in operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assess programmatic efficiencies and consistency with US foreign policy; Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also acting administrator at USAID, announced 83 percent of the agency’s programmes

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BoU Fraudulent Payment: Court Releases Accountant General, Five Others
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BoU Fraudulent Payment: Court Releases Accountant General, Five Others

March 4, 2025
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High Court has released Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula and five others implicated in the fraudulent payment of Shs 60 billion by the Bank of Uganda. Ssemakula was released alongside Commissioner of Treasury Services Jennifer Muhuruzi, as well as Judith Ashaba, Dorothy Kusiima, Betinah Nayebare, and Nkakubo Lumala. Appearing before Justice

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