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Bugisu Cooperative Union AGM set for Wednesday 28th November 2018
Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) ready for Wednesday 28th November 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This follows the resolution reached upon between the Bugisu Cooperative Union Limited led by Nathan Nandala Mafabi and…
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Cooperator named Busia LC 5 chairman
Busia district has elected an independent candidate Geoffrey Wandera as new district chairperson. Wandera a veteran cooperator, belongs to Busia district union of disabled persons (PWDS) which also runs a cooperative for…
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SACCO’S warned on swindling member savings
The chairperson production committee Busia district has cautioned the management of savings and credit cooperatives ( SACCO’S) against swindling their member savings. Stanley Peter Mouganga said the district will work with the…
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Kenyan Gov’t sets maize price at Ksh 2,300, targets 2.5 million bags
The Kenyan government has announced that it will buy maize being harvested now at Ksh 2,300 per 90kg bag, potentially setting the stage for conflict with farmers already suffering losses from the…
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Cooperatives are the Solution to Africa’s Biting Poverty – Says Okello
By Patrick Jaramogi The CEO of The Uhuru Institute for Social Development, Mr. Leonard Okello has emphasized that cooperatives are a pragmatic solution to Africa’s poverty challenges. The philosophies of inclusiveness and…
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The Kenyan SACCO whose factory supports 5,000 farmers
Tea farmers in Meru, Kenya are grateful to the YETU for providing an instant market for the tons of tea that they grow. Yetu Sacco was formed by tea farmers who came together…
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Ugandan SACCO learns from the success of Mwalimu National Sacco -Africa’s leading cooperative
They are the top Cooperative SACCO in the continent, but this mark made by the Mwalimu Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Limited, also known as the Mwalimu National Sacco Limited, came with…
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Getting on the fast track: the digital transformation of Africa’s rail system
Few modes of transport evoke such a sense of history and romanticism as rail. The first recorded use of rail transport was around 500BC, when ancient Greeks used a rail-like system –…
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CRU and AFAP create the opportunity for African fertilizer and agribusiness projects seeking finance
CRU Events (www.CRUgroup.com) and The African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) are working with partners across Africa to offer brownfield projects seeking capital investment, the chance to make a showcase presentation to…
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Safe Spaces for Youth: Here are some of the youth co-operative initiatives in Africa
The world has never been this young and even getting younger each and every day. Therefore, for us to have a sustained and developed tomorrow, it will depend on how well we…
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