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Excitement As Bunyoro-CNOOC Amasaza Cup Tournament Resumes
HOIMA CITY, December 11, 2024 –– The Bunyoro-CNOOC Amasaza Cup Tournament, which was paused due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, has resumed amidst great excitement from the youth, and…
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Ecobank and the IFC partner to empower Ivorian women’s businesses
CASABLANCA, December 11, 2024 — Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, part of the leading pan-African financial services group, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding [MOU] with the International Finance Corporation [IFC] to roll…
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Rotary commissions Shs 140.6mln water project in Mbale
MBALE, December 11, 2024 — The Rotary Club of Mbale Metropolitan has officially launched and handed over a construction site for a US$ 38,000 [about Shs 140.6 million] water project in Lumbuku…
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2025.coop: International Year of Cooperatives website now live
BRUSSELS, December 10, 2024: Following the global launch of the International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] in New Delhi, India, on November 25, a dedicated IYC website has been set up and is…
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ASETT, a New Think Tank on social economy, launched in New Delhi
NEW DELHI, December 10, 2024 –– A new social economy think-tank aiming to create more cooperatives and social economy actors was launched at the just concluded ICA Global Conference in New Delhi.…
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Masindi district to prioritise GBV in budgeting
MASINDI, December 9, 2024 — In a bid to combat gender-based violence [ GBV ] and other forms of violence against women and girls [VAWG], the Masindi District Local Government has committed…
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Ruto calls for full utilisation of EAC potential
MOMBASA, December 8, 2024 —Kenyan President William Ruto has called on leaders in the East African Community [EAC] to align efforts towards realising the full potential of the community. Ruto said this…
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Banks sign partnership agreement to strengthen trade finance in Africa
RABAT, December 7, 2024 — The African Development Bank [AfDB], and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank [TDB] have signed an agreement for a US$ 150 million Trade Finance…
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NGOs condemn deforestation law delay as EU reaches agreement
BRUSSELS, December 6, 2024 – The European Parliament has reached a provisional agreement to postpone the European Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] by one year to ensure proper implementation amid strong opposition from countries…
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To comply with new EU rules, coffee framers should grow native tree species
KAMPALA, December 5, 2024 — Indigenous trees are native to a particular region or ecosystem and have over time adapted to the local climate and soil conditions. Uganda has more than 800…
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