Organisations
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African countries urged to lead own industrialisation path
KAMPALA, November 20, 2025 — The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation [UNIDO] Representative to the East African Community [EAC] and Mauritius, Stephen Kargbo, has urged African leaders to take charge of industrialisation…
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AfDB rallies stock exchanges to reinvent Africa’s financial future
KAMPALA, November 20, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] on Tuesday commenced a round of high-level meetings with African development finance institutions and private sector financial partners to forge a…
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Milestone as Ankole Farmers and Traders SACCO marks silver jubilee
MBARARA CITY, November 20, 2025 – Ankole Farmers and Traders Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [SACCO] Ltd celebrated its Silver Jubilee on Tuesday at University Inn, Mbarara City, bringing together more than…
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Govt injects Shs 28bln into creative industry
LIRA CITY, November 19, 2025 — The government has allocated Shs 28 billion to support the creative industry through the Creative Arts Fund, a programme aimed at strengthening enterprises within the sector.…
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Gov’t to expand Soroti Fruit Factory to enhance productivity
SOROTI, November 19, 2025 — The Government of Uganda is set to expand the Soroti Fruit Factory, with plans to establish a state-of-the-art facility that will surpass the current one in both…
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Town council embraces green future as IGAD launches climate-smart initiative
KOTIDO, November 19, 2025 — In a significant step towards environmental resilience and sustainable development, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development [ IGAD ] has officially launched its ambitious Greening Initiative in Kacheri…
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Digital infrastructure, energy access and financing
KAMPALA, November 19, 2025 –Ebrima N Ceesay, Vice President of Platform Automation and Data Science at MasterCard, told theCooperator News that Africa’s industrial development hinges on continental investment in digital infrastructure and…
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Sugarcane farmers revive umbrella organisation to strengthen bargaining power
MASINDI, November 18, 2025 — Sugarcane farmers in Uganda have revived their national umbrella organisation, the Uganda National Sugarcane Growers Association [UNASGO], which has been dormant for more than a decade. According…
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Coops as catalysts for formalising informal economies in Africa
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — As a gathering of industrialists, entrepreneurs, policy makers from across the continent, the Africa Industrialisation Week 2025 [AIW2025] in Kampala, provides an opportunity for building consensus on…
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AIW 2025 opens with call for affordable investment capital
KAMPALA, November 18, 2025 — The State Minister for Industry, David Bahati, has said that for African countries to fully industrialise their economies, they must reduce the cost of capital if the…
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