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Enhancing cross-border trade: Competition regulatory authorities sign bilateral agreement
ARUSHA-The Competition Authority of Kenya [CAK] and the East African Community Competition Authority [EACCA] have entered into a memorandum of understanding [MoU] to ensure execution of their respective mandates enhances regional integration…
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Zambia: NAZ SACCO to safeguard interests of members
NAIROBI– Leaders of the National Assembly of Zambia Savings and Credit Cooperative [ NAZ SACCO ] were urged to prioritise and safeguard members’ interests as it seeks to enhance its services, as…
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Ethiopia: Women’s cooperative fund transforms member’s family
ADDIS ABABA – Fantu Alemayehu, a member of a Saving and Credit Cooperative [SACCO] borrowed 3000 birr [US$ 86] three years ago while training in basic business and life skills. Today, she…
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AfDB welcomes Banga’s confirmation as World Bank boss
ABIDJAN– African Development Bank [ AfDB ] President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has congratulated former MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga for his election as head of the World Bank Group, saying he looks forward…
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Militant group Kills 8 farmers in DRC
BUNIA — Eight farmers were killed early this week in an attack blamed on a militant group targeting three villages in northeast DR Congo, a local official said, local and foreign media sources…
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Nairobi ready to host 10th TCAMCCO this month
KAMPALA-The 10th Technical Committee of the Africa Ministerial Cooperative Conference [ TCAMCCO ] will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 22-24, 2023, according to International Cooperative Alliance Africa [ICA-Africa], a Region…
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Ruto to officiate launch of State of Migration in East and Horn of Africa Report
KAMPALA-The President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto is expected to grace the launch of the flagship report titled ‘The State of Migration in the East and Horn of Africa’’ on May 2,…
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South Africa signs agreement to benefit local cooperatives
JOHANNESBURG-South Africa [SA] has signed an international development cooperation agreement with the German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation [GCRC] to benefit local cooperatives, according to the South African Government News Agency. The agreement will…
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Boda boda riders urged to form SACCOs
NAIROBI – According to Kenya’s Co-op News, boda boda operators in Nandi County have been asked to form SACCOs to benefit from national and county government empowerment programmes. Nandi Governor, Stephen Sang…
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Tabasamu SACCO storms billionaires’ club
NAIROBI-Tabasamu SACCO has crossed the one billion mark to join the league of billionaire SACCOs in Kenya, according to local news agencies that have reported on the financials of the microfinance institution.…
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