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Kazini Caravan: Using art and culture to drive trade awareness across Africa
LUSAKA, November 2, 2025 — The COMESA Secretariat recently hosted the Kazini Caravan, a youth-led continental initiative, which promotes inclusive regional integration by using art, culture and innovation as tools for trade…
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Presidential campaigns: Museveni emphasises new cattle restocking plan for Teso
KAPELEBYONG, November 1, 2025 —President Yoweri Museveni, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] presidential flag bearer has assured the people in Teso Subregion that each household in the region will be given five…
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Stakeholders push for agroecology and food sovereignty in Africa
NAIROBI, October 31, 2025 — The Slow Food Africa Leaders’ Meeting concluded this week in Nakuru, Kenya, bringing together leaders and representatives from across the continent to share experiences, reflect on progress,…
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Farmers urged to preserve indigenous seeds as seed bank launched in Serere
SERERE, October 30, 2025 — The Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers Forum Uganda [ESAFF Uganda] has established a community seed bank at Alilimo village in Kyere Town Council, Serere district.…
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Coops mark UN Anniversary with International Law Symposium in The Hague
THE HAGUE, October 29, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] marked United Nations Day — the anniversary of the UN Charter coming into effect in 1945 — with an International Symposium…
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Joining higher education: 229 students receive BCU scholarships
MBALE CITY, October 27, 2025 — A total of 229 students from the Bugisu Subregion have received scholarships from the Bugisu Cooperative Union [ BCU ], enabling them to join various institutions…
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: new video spotlights cooperative impact
BRUSSELS, October 26, 2025 — Have you ever wondered how cooperatives shape people’s daily lives? A new global video, “A Day in the Life with Coops”, takes you on a visual journey…
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New ICA members from Ethiopia, India and the Philippines named
BRUSSELS, October 24, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has received four new members this October, thus boosting its global membership. The new ICA members are; Fana Youth Savings and Credit…
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Palestinian Farmers Under Siege: Settlers, Soldiers, and the Battle for the Olive Harvest
GAZA, October 19, 2025 — In the olive-grove hills and fertile valleys across the occupied West Bank, this year’s harvest season has begun under the looming shadow of violence and land grabs.…
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UCA to Hold Special AGM in November
KAMPALA, October 17, 2025 — The Uganda Cooperative Alliance Limited (UCA) is set to hold a special Annual General Meeting [AGM] on November 4, 2025. According to a public notice issued on…
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