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Oikocredit announces US$ 10mln loan to APC to support SMEs in Africa
NAIROBI June 17, 2024 – Social impact investing cooperative Oikocredit has made a first-time loan of US$ 10 million [€9.3mln] to AfricInvest Private Credit [APC] to augment support for small and medium…
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Digital Earth Africa announces major advancement in the observation and monitoring of Africa’s waterbodies
JOHANNESBURG, June 16, 2024 – Digital Earth Africa has the launch of its innovative Waterbodies Monitoring Service. This service is a world-first developed in – and for – the African continent. The…
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AfDB launches continental network to spur home-grown solutions to debt challenges
ADDIS ABABA, June 15, 2024 – The African Development Bank’s African Development Institute on Thursday launched the African Debt Managers Initiative Network [ADMIN], a new programme to provide home-grown solutions to Africa’s…
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Rice and oilseed outputs forecast to peak as wheat and maize face decline – new report
KAMPALA, June 14, 2024 – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation [FAO] projects that the world’s major food commodities will be in “adequate supply” in 2024 and 2025. But the organisation warns…
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Senegal achieves first oil from Sangomar Project
JOHANNEBURG, June 12, 2024 – Exploration and production company Woodside Energy has achieved first oil production at Senegal’s inaugural offshore oil project – the Sangomar field development. This milestone underscores the effective…
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Fidelity Bank Nigeria completes acquisition of Union Bank UK
CAIRO, June 11, 2024 – African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has announced the disbursement of a US$40-million Intra-African Investment Facility to Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc to support Fidelity Bank’s acquisition and recapitalisation of…
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15th General Assembly of AUB set to be hosted in Botswana
DAKAR, June 10, 2024 – The African Union of Broadcasting [ AUB ] will hold its 15th General Assembly from September 3 to 5, 2024 in Gaborone, capital of the Republic of…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Cocoa traceability soars but poverty and child labour continue to plague industry, says new report
LONDON, June 10, 2024 – A report by the Retailer Cocoa Collaboration [RCC] has found that the traceability of cocoa supplies has significantly improved in the last year as companies brace for…
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The Race To Map The World And Protect US$ 110 Billion Of Trade
LONDON, June 9, 2024 – The European Union Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] is a new law aimed at tackling climate change and halting biodiversity loss, threatening far-reaching consequences for over US$ 110 billion…
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2024 arrivals: ICA welcomes new members from the Philippines, Eswatini and Rwanda
BRUSSELS, May 9, 2024 – May 2024 saw the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] gain three new full members: the MSU – IIT National Multi-Purpose Cooperative [MSU-IIT NMPC] from the Philippines;…
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