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Gulu City: All set to host MPs for regional sitting
Gulu City, August 27, 2024 – Gulu City is bustling with activity as Members of Parliament [MPs] and other stakeholders decent upon it for the inaugural regional parliament sitting to be held…
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African faith leaders demand reparations from Gates Foundation for green revolution’s harm
KAMPALA, August 26, 2024 – African faith leaders, supported by hundreds of civil society and farmer groups, are calling on the Gates Foundation to provide reparations for the significant damage caused by…
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New website for International Cooperative Business Education Consortium
HALIFAX, August 26, 2024 – The International Cooperative Business Education Consortium [ICBEC] has launched a new website to maximise its impact. “Originally launched in 2013, ICBEC was re-launched in 2021, with the…
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Interview: Cooperatives Europe President talks of his involvement in cooperative movement
BRUSSELS, August 24, 2024 – Jean-Louis Bancel, President of France’s apex body Coop FR and cooperative bank Crédit Cooperatif, was recently elected president of Cooperatives Europe. Members of the organisation, which is…
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DRC cooperative affected by conflict in need of support
KINSHASA, August 21, 2024 – Coffee organisations are banding together to help coffee farmers who have been internally displaced by a recent uptick in civil conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of…
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ICA internship programme aims to shape the next generation of cooperative leaders
BRUSEELS, August 21, 2024 – In an increasingly globalised world, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] serves as a lighthouse of cooperative ideas and practices, supporting sustainable development and social justice. At the…
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Mass poultry deaths in Masaka not avian related, says minister
KAMPALA, August 18, 2024 – The Agriculture ministry of Agriculture has ruled out the outbreak of a strange poultry disease in Masaka City, quelling fears sparked by the discovery of over 3,500…
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Coop Exchange launches EU base in Malta
VALLETA, August 17, 2024 – Fintech platform Coop Exchange recently launched an EU subsidiary in Malta during an event. The initiative forms part of Coop Exchange’s efforts to build a global network…
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WHO declares Mpox outbreak public health emergency of international concern
GENEVA, August 15, 2024 – WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] and a growing number of countries…
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Fairtrade International wants small-scale farmers supported over EU deforestation regulation
KAMPALA, August 14, 2024 – Fairtrade International is calling for more financial support and clarification of the technical terms of the EU Deforestation Regulation [EUDR]. The regulation mandates that companies demonstrate that…
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