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Kenya’s SASRA implements whistleblowing policy to promote ethical governance and combat fraud
NAIROBI, August 10, 2024 – Kenya’s SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [ SASRA ] has introduced a Whistleblowing Policy aimed at addressing misconduct at all levels of SACCO operations. This policy underscores SASRA’s…
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Cow power: Animal waste to fuel aircraft
BRASILIA, August 8, 2024: Brazil’s meat giant JBS Foods has started using animal waste from its operations to fuel aircraft. This material is sourced from the company’s facilities in the United States,…
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EAC, UNESCO renew commitment to enhance collaboration between them
ARUSHA, August 7, 2024 – The East African Community [EAC and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [ UNESCO ] have reaffirmed their commitment to partner in areas of mutual…
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WOCCU to boost credit union business lending in Ukraine through USAID GROW Project
MADISON, Wis., August 6, 2024 — The World Council of Credit Unions [ WOCCU ] will continue its work to strengthen credit unions in Ukraine by helping them provide more business lending…
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Zambia agribusiness SME Accelerator launches second cohort to boost climate action
LUSAKA, August 5, 2024 – The second cohort of an Accelerator program for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the agribusiness sector launched recently in Lusaka, Zambia. This Accelerator will deliver climate-smart…
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COCOBOD boss calls for private sector investment in Ghana’s cocoa industry
ACCRA, August 4, 2024 – The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board [ COCOBOD ], Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has urged private investors to venture into Ghana’s cocoa processing industry. Aidoo said…
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World: Fund to support cooperative development to be launched this December
LONDON, August 4, 2024 – A new International Cooperative Development Fund [ICDF] to support cooperation worldwide is scheduled to be launched in the United Kingdom [UK]in December. Announced at the UK’s Coop…
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IFAD, Senegal partner to increase smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks
DAKAR, August 3, 2024 – A new rural development programme in Senegal will improve national food and nutrition security and smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks such as global price volatility, trade…
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AfDB invests US$ 20mln in infrastructure fund to catalyse continental development
ABIDJAN, August 2, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfD] has signed a US$ 20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 [AIIF4]. The deal, signed on 31 July…
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Money Laundering: Afreximbank to host International Compliance Forum for Africa
CAIRO, August 1, 2024 – To improve global trade in Africa and align with international regulatory and compliance standards, African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money…
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