Cooperatives & Communities
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Registrations open for ICA Global Conference and Assemblies in Panama
BRUSSELS, May 26, 2026 — Registration has officially opened for the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] Global Conference and General Assemblies, with organisers launching a dedicated online hub to support delegates…
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When Arsenal coughs, the world catches a cold: Could England’s new champions become a global cooperative?
KAMPALA, May 25, 2026 — I first came to know Arsenal F.C. in 1995 during the European Cup Winners’ Cup final against Real Zaragoza. In the dying moments of the match, Nayim’s…
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Women urged to form coops as Pride Bank launches GROW project in Soroti City
SOROTI, May 25, 2026 — Women in the Teso sub-region have been urged to form cooperatives in order to access financing and training opportunities under the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for…
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Nurses urged to join SACCOs, ditch money lenders and multiple loans
KITGUM, May 23, 2026 — Nurses and midwives in Kitgum district have been advised by district health heads to stop borrowing from private money lenders and instead join Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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Enhancing savings culture: Dokolo district to help apiary farmer groups form SACCO
DOKOLO, May 22, 2026 — The Department of Production and Marketing in Dokolo District has said it intends to help apiary farmer groups in the district form Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Afreximbank extends US$ 15mln loan to Ecobank Zimbabwe to support SME participation in export value chains
HARARE, May 21, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has extended a US$15 million SME finance facility to Ecobank Zimbabwe Limited under its Export SME Development Programme [ESDP]. Officials from both…
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Election of new PDM SACCO officials in Hoima resumes after suspected Ebola case tests negative
HOIMA, May 21, 2026 — The election of new officials of the Parish Development Model SACCOs [PDM SACCOs] in Hoima district has resumed after blood samples from a suspected Ebola patient tested…
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Kenya’s coffee sector set for strong recovery as production climbs
NAIROBI, May 20, 2026 — Kenya’s coffee industry is poised for a significant rebound in the 2026/27 marketing year, with production forecast to rise sharply as farmers expand cultivation and reinvest in…
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US: Worker-owned coffee coop aims to focus on community outreach and affordable costs
CINCINNATI, May 20, 2026 — A new coffee shop, Radical Bean Cooperative, has opened in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, promoting a unique worker-owned business model where all profits are reinvested into the employees and…
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Buliisa farmers’ coop starts bulking cassava to improve members’ incomes
BULIISA, May 20, 2026 — Ngwendo Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Buliisa district has identified cassava bulking and collective marketing as a reliable way of improving members’ incomes. Previously, individual members sold…
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