Cooperatives & Communities
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Museveni commends cooperatives, talks of re-establishing Cooperative Bank
SHEEMA – President Yoweri Museveni has appreciated the role of cooperatives in the development of Uganda especially in working to move farmers from subsistence to the money economy through commercialisation of agriculture…
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Cooperative official urges govt of Nigeria on collaboration
ABUJA– As the world marks 2022 International Cooperative Day today [Saturday], the President of Cooperative Federation of Nigeria [CFN] and International Cooperative Alliance-Africa, Chief Oriyomi Ayeola has called on Federal and state…
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With a billion members worldwide, cooperatives are a force to reckon with
KAMPALA-The cooperative movement is made up of over three million cooperatives with approximately one billion members worldwide from all sectors and regions, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. As cooperatives are…
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Kikuube district councilor who attacked minister Byamukama jailed
KIKUUBE– Nestole Tumwesigye, the Kikuube district councilor for Kyangwali Sub-county, who attacked the state Minister for Works, Fred Byamukama, has been charged with two counts of; threatening violence and inciting violence. He…
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Over 300 Emyooga SACCOs in Masaka to get extra Shs 20mln each
MASAKA- At least 300 best-performing Emyooga Saccos in the Greater Masaka region have been selected to benefit from the additional seed capital of Shs 20 million each from the government. This was…
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Co-operators challenged on mind-set change, saving culture
MBARARA– As Uganda joins the rest of the countries to celebrate the International Day of Cooperative, State Minister for Cooperatives- Fredrick Ngobi Gume has encouraged co-operators in the country to save if…
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Masindi residents decry poor extension services
MASINDI– Residents of Masindi district are dissatisfied with the inadequate extension services rendered by different officers of the district local government. The residents expressed their concerns on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting…
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US$550,000 project to create 200,000 jobs annually in Rwanda
KIGALI- The Government of Rwanda, in partnership with the African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance, has launched a two-year project to boost industrial capacity in the country and create…
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ICA President wishes world happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA– The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Ariel Guarco in his 2022 #CoopsDay video message has wished the world a happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives. “We are making the…
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URA introduces new mechanisms to collect more taxes
FORT PORTAL– In a bid to beat the target of collecting Shs 25 trillion in the next financial year 2022/23, Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] has introduced new mechanisms meant to get more…
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