Environment
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Africa’s financial sovereignty: Mobilising institutional capital for development and resilience
ABIDJAN, July 19, 2025 — As global capital flows evolve and development assistance dwindles, Africa finds itself at a critical point. On May 28, during the African Development Bank Group’s 2025 Annual…
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ICA-AP announces new partnership with Heifer International
SEOUL, July 19, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific [ ICA-AP ] has launched a new partnership with nonprofit Heifer International to combat food poverty in Asia through…
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ICA partners with Regenegri to benefit agriculture cooperatives
BRUSSELS, July 18, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has become a shareholder in Regenagri C.i.C, joining its board of directors. Regenagri is a global regenerative agriculture framework created by Solidaridad…
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Boda Boda Union promotes electric motorcycles across Uganda
KAMPALA, July 17, 2025 –– The United Boda Boda Riders Cooperative Union has launched a nationwide initiative to promote the adoption of electric motorcycles, aiming to limit the use petrol and curb…
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Experts in Teso advise farmers on fighting Fall Armyworms
SOROTI, July 17, 2025 –– Agricultural experts in the Teso sub-region are urging farmers to adopt best practices for managing the Fall Armyworms [FAW], a destructive pest that commonly affects crops such…
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Hope for Africa’s donkeys as ministers rally against skin trade
ABIDJAN, July 8, 2025 — African leaders have taken a strong stand against the donkey skin trade, offering renewed hope for communities and animals alike, following the Abidjan Declaration made at the…
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Kapchorwa cooperatives mark CoopsDay with seed distribution and farmer training
KAPCHORWA, July 7, 2025 — Wagagai Coffee Farmers SACCO and Kaserem Area Cooperative Marketing Enterprise jointly marked the belated celebration of International Day of Cooperatives [CoopsDay] on Sunday, with a vibrant event…
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Kotido PDM farmers struggle as drought persists despite recent showers
KOTIDO, July 7, 2025 — At first light in Losilang Subcounty in Kotido district, the parched earth cracks beneath Koryang Mary’s feet as she walks past rows of shrivelled sorghum. Although rain…
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Environmental conservation: Over 30,000 trees planted across Lango in June
LIRA CITY July 4, 2025 –– In a major push for environmental conservation, Caritas Lira, a not–for–profit oragnisation, has planted a total of 31,000 trees across the Lango Subregion districts of Oyam,…
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Over 20 arrested for allegedly destroying 40 hectares of restored bamboo in Bugoma Centre Forest Reserve
KIKUUBE, July 1, 2025 –– Police in Kikuube District have arrested 21 individuals suspected of engaging in illegal activities within the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, resulting in the destruction of 40 hectares…
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