Agencies
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Health
EBRD and EU mark success of water conservation awareness campaign in Egypt
CAIRO, July 5, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] and the European Union [EU] have marked the successful completion of a water conservation awareness campaign delivered as part…
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Financial
AFC Returns to Global Capital Markets with US$ 500mln Eurobond, Achieving Record-Tight Pricing and Central Bank Participation
LONDON, July 4, 2026 – Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, has successfully raised US$ 500 million through a five-year Reg S-only senior unsecured Eurobond, achieving the tightest…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Registrar Orders SGM for Moyo SACCO Amid Governance Dispute
MOYO, July 3, 2026 — The Registrar of Cooperative Societies in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], Robert Bariyo Barigye, has directed that a Special General Meeting [SGM] of Moyo…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank boss calls for African economic sovereignty through industrialisation, trade and domestic resource mobilisation
LAGOS, July 3, 2026 — The President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] George Elombi, has said that Africa’s economic sovereignty will only be…
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Finance & Banking
EBRD to open its first office in Nigeria during Vice President’s visit
LONDON, July 1, 2026 — Matteo Patrone, Vice President for Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD], is visiting Nigeria from July 1-3, to open the Bank’s first office…
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International
Indonesia scales back military training for coop programme after multiple deaths prompt rights concerns
JAKARTA, July 1, 2026 – Indonesia has scaled back basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship village cooperative programme following the deaths of five participants in the opening…
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Agriculture
Farm incomes set to rise over next decade, but volatility threatens gains – report
KAMPALA, July 1, 2026 – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to rise by 9 per cent by 2035, driven by productivity improvements and broadly stable agricultural prices, according…
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Environment
Fairtrade’s Plot Insights gives cooperatives an edge in preparing for EU deforestation rules
BONN, June 30, 2026 — Fairtrade International has launched Plot Insights, a new digital system designed to help coffee and cocoa cooperatives manage, analyse and securely share geolocation data as they prepare…
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Technology
Ford rehires 350 engineers after AI falls short on vehicle quality
NEW YORK, June 30, 2026 — US carmaker Ford has rehired around 350 experienced engineers after finding that automated quality control systems driven by artificial intelligence [AI] failed to achieve the standards…
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Agriculture
Kenya bets on new coffee law to raise farmer incomes and revive sector
NAIROBI, June 30, 2026 — The Kenyan government has reaffirmed its commitment to reviving the country’s coffee industry following the enactment of the Coffee Bill, a key reform package aimed at increasing…
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