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AfDB approves €100mln to empower Morocco’s women and youth entrepreneurs in building inclusive and sustainable agriculture
RABAT, July 22, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive solidarity-based agriculture programme, focused on empowering women…
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IFC Issues Rwanda Franc “Umuganda” Bond to Support Rwanda’s Capital Markets
KIGALI, July 22, 2025 — In a move to support the development of Rwanda’s capital markets, the International Finance Corporation [IFC], a member of the World Bank Group, issued a 24 billion…
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New ICETT report highlights the opportunities and benefits of collective ownership
KAMPALA, July 21, 2025 — Over 200 participants from across the globe attended the recent online launch of The Opportunities and Benefits of Collective Ownership, a new report published by the International…
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ICA raises alarm over Ecuador’s new law affecting cooperatives
BRUSSELS, July 21, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] has issued a formal declaration expressing deep concern over a recent legal development in Ecuador that could significantly impact the…
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Kikuube women appeal for tractors to boost commercial farming
KIKUUBE, July 21, 2025 — Women leaders in Kikuube district have appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to support agricultural mechanisation by providing tractors to help them engage in commercial farming. Sarah Kayonza,…
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Museveni pledges Shs 1 billion per ghetto structure in Kampala
KAMPALA, July 21, 2025 — President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to significantly increase government funding for wealth creation in urban poor communities, raising allocations for ghetto-based structures in Kampala from Shs 100…
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Centenary Bank, Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO host friendly football match to raise cancer awareness
KAPCHORWA, July 21, 2025 — Centenary Bank, in partnership with Wagagai Coffee Farmers’ SACCO, held a friendly football match at Kaserem Primary School in Kapchorwa district, aimed at raising awareness about cancer…
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UPDF destroys illegal fishing gear worth Shs 14bln in Apac district
APAC, 21 July 2025 — The Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] of the Uganda People’s Defence Force UPDF recently destroyed illegal fishing gear worth Shs 14 billion at the Kayei Landing Site on…
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MTN and Smart Girls Foundation graduate 298 youth in tech and vocational skills
WAKISO, July 21, 2025 — MTN Uganda, in partnership with Smart Girls Foundation, has successfully graduated 298 young people under its flagship ”Girls in Tech” and ”Girls with Tools” programmes. The initiative…
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ADF supports climate-resilient rice value chains across West Africa
ABIDJAN, July 20, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund [ADF], the concessional funding window of the African Development Bank Group, on July 17, 2025 approved a US$…
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