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    Jane Acilo Frances hands a farmer a pack of maize seeds   Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers across Oyam District in Northern Uganda are set to benefit from a major agricultural support initiative following the launch of a maize seed distribution program that aims at strengthening grassroots incomes and improving food security. The initiative, implemented in partnership …

Kampala — In the face of mounting restrictions on civic freedoms in Uganda, a new Know Your Laws campaign is helping citizens better understand their legal rights and the real-world effects of controversial legislation, organisers and civil society advocates say. The initiative was launched against a backdrop of shrinking civic space in the country, where activists, rights defenders and ordinary …