History
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ICA General Assembly adopts new strategy in Manchester
MANCHESTER, July 10, 2025 —Over 400 ICA delegates attended the ICA General Assembly [ICA GA] in Manchester on July 2, 2025, where they adopted a new long-term strategy for the global movement…
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2025 CoopsDay celebrations : Gov’t pushes cooperatives on quality certification
FORT PORTL CITY, July 6, 2025 — The Minister of State for Trade, Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, has urged the cooperative leaders in Uganda to take the lead in educating members on…
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Message from the ICA President Ariel Guarco for the 103rd International Day of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, July 5, 2025 — Dear cooperative friends, this is not just another day. Today are celebrating our Day in the International Year of Cooperatives. I believe this is one of the most…
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Hundreds Gather for Cooperative Symposium in Fort Portal City Ahead of CoopsDay Celebrations
FORT PORTAL CITY, July 4, 2025 –– Hundreds of cooperators from across Uganda converged today at Nyaika Hotel in Fort Portal City for a landmark 2025 Cooperative Symposium, held in the run-up…
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Recap: Promoting Cooperative Development for the Africa we want
KAMPALA, July 4, 2025 –– Cooperation Africa, a civil society movement to support cooperative formation and development across the continent, was launched online on 18 January, 2023. Over 170 individuals and organisations…
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Uganda to host landmark Development Finance Summit to Reshape Africa’s Economic Future
KAMPALA, July 4, 2025 – – The Uganda Development Bank [UDB] will host the inaugural Uganda Development Finance Summit 2025, a transformative gathering aimed at redefining Africa’s economic trajectory through an innovative…
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Parliaments bolster Africa’s peace and security agenda
KAMPALA, July 4, 2025 –– Following the escalating insecurity, unconstitutional transitions, and protracted conflicts in Africa, parliamentary leaders are increasingly stepping into central roles in peace building and conflict resolution across the…
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Global cooperative celebration underway in Manchester, UK
LONDON, July 3, 2025 –– During the first week of July, cooperators from around the world are converging on Manchester, UK, for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] General Assembly, Festival of Cooperation…
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Construction of another modern market in Mbarara City set to begin next month
MBARARA CITY, June 29, 2025 – Landlords under their umbrella of The Mbarara Makhan Singh Market Landlords’ Association Limited [MMMLA] has given vendors until July 25, 2025 to vacate the premises of…
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Afreximbank Appoints Dr. George Elombi as Next President
ABUJA, June 29, 2025 — The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial…
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