Cooperatives & Communities
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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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Global coffee prices decline 2.7 percent in April 2026, says ICO report
KAMPALA, May 19, 2026 — Global coffee prices fell in April as improving supply prospects outweighed fears over rising shipping and energy costs linked to tensions in the Middle East, according to…
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Soroti City: First Emyooga cash recipients default on loan repayments, raising sustainability concerns
SOROTI CITY, May 19, 2026 — The first batch of beneficiaries who received soft loans under various Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Soroti City West Division has failed to…
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ACCOSCA advances financial wellness through coaching certification programme
JOHANNESBURG, May 19, 2026 — Nearly 40 graduates from eight African countries have completed the seventh Financial Coaching Certification Programme organised by the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations […
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Co-operative College members vote to dissolve century-old institution
LONDON, May 18, 2026 — The Co-operative College will close its doors on October 31, 2026 after members voted to dissolve the charity, bringing to an end more than a century of…
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