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Cooperatives & Communities
Nigeria Moves to Digitalise Cooperative Sector as Government Launches National Identity System
ABUJA, September 6, 2026 — The Federal Government of Nigeria has stepped up efforts to transform the country’s cooperative sector through digitalisation, charging cooperative authorities in the 36 states and the Federal…
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News
EAC calls for public participation in shaping better regional statistics
KAMPALA, September 5, 2026 — The East African Community [ EAC ] Secretariat has called on users across the Partner States to participate in an ongoing User Satisfaction Survey aimed at improving…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Nigeria: Kogi State moves to digitalise coops, declares end to manual records
KOGI, September 4, 2026 — The Kogi State Government has begun the digital transformation of the state’s cooperative sector, with all registered societies set to undergo mandatory data revalidation before receiving automated…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA Brings Global Cooperative Law Experts Together to Examine Cooperative Identity
PULA, September 4, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has brought together cooperative lawyers, researchers, practitioners and movement leaders for a two-day workshop examining how cooperative identity is reflected in law,…
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Trade
How Africa can accelerate intra-African trade momentum
CAIRO, September 4, 2026 — Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing intra-African trade in order to unlock investment, catalyse…
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International
UN report highlights growing recognition of cooperative model
KAMPALA, September 3, 2026 — The United Nations [UN] has highlighted growing global recognition of the social and solidarity economy [SSE], including co-operatives, and their contribution to sustainable development, decent work and…
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Energy & Mining
AFC joins African Energy Week 2026 as Gold Partner amid record capital deployment across Africa
JOHANNESBURG, September 2, 2026 — The Africa Finance Corporation [ AFC ] has joined African Energy Week [AEW] 2026 as a Gold Partner, reinforcing the event’s role as a key meeting point…
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News
KUSCCO Shareholders Approve Liquidation as New National SACCO Federation Emerges
NAIROBI, September 1, 2026 — The Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited [ KUSCCO ] is set to be wound up after shareholders approved a structured liquidation of the more…
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Uganda among targets as IDH launches regenerative coffee investment platform
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — The Netherlands-based Sustainable Trade Initiative, IDH, recently launched a four-year programme aimed at promoting what it describes as a regenerative and verifiable coffee supply chain across four…
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International
WOCCU releases latest statistical report on the global credit union movement
MADISON, Wisconsin, August 30, 2026 — World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] recently released its latest Statistical Report, providing its clearest picture yet of the global credit union and financial cooperative movement.…
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