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ICP reaches 12,819 households as women’s empowerment drives resilience in coffee sector
KAMPALA, June 20, 2026 — International Coffee Partners [ICP] supported 12,819 smallholder coffee farming households across five countries in 2025, helping farmers strengthen incomes, climate resilience and livelihood diversification despite continued pressure…
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ICA General Assembly: Delegates approve rule changes and prepare for Panama
BRUSSELS, June 19, 2026 — The 2026 ICA General Assembly took place yesterday, held online and attended by 156 members from 40 countries. Welcoming delegates, Ariel Guarco, the President of International Cooperative…
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Uganda’s exports rise 24.3 percent despite decline in coffee earnings
KAMPALA, June 19, 2026 — Uganda’s merchandise exports registered strong growth over the past year, increasing by 24.3 per cent to reach US$ 1.40 billion in April 2026, up from US$ 1.13bln…
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Western region SACCO leaders set to meet in Kabale for annual convention
KAMPALA, June18, 2026 — The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [UCSCU] will convene the 5th Annual Western Region SACCO Convention later this month where leaders will seek strategies to strengthen…
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Members’ Chat looks at ways to support this year’s International Day of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, June 18, 2026 — With this year’s International Day of Cooperatives – CoopsDay 2026 – taking place on Saturday, 4 July, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] held an online Members’ Chat…
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Kikuube: Election of PDM SACCO leaders suspended over mistrust
KIKUUBE, June 18, 2026 — The election of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCO] leaders in Bugambe Parish, Bugambe Sub-county, Kikuube district, has been suspended following protests by…
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Italy Forum to Mobilise Capital and Accelerate Industrial Development Across Africa
ROME June 18, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, have signed a series of strategic cooperation agreements with leading Italian partners at the AFC–Italy Business Forum…
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IsDBI and ADBI Unveil Innovative Sukuk Mechanism to Expand SMEs’ Access to Islamic Capital Markets
BAKU, June 18, 2026 — The Islamic Development Bank Institute [ IsDBI ] and the Asian Development Bank Institute [ADBI] have jointly unveiled a pioneering study proposing the Ṣukūk Enhancement Fund [SEF]…
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Kitchen gardens boost nutrition and livelihoods in Kigezi Highlands
KABALE, June 17, 2026 — On a misty morning in Nyamiyanga Village, Kabale district, Kigezi Subregion, Mary Tukamushaba steps outside her home with a small basket in hand. Within a few strides…
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Affinity Africa report lays bare the cost of Africa’s cash dependency — and the actions needed to break it
ACCRA and LONDON, June 17, 2026 — Affinity Africa, Ghana’s leading digital banking platform, has released a new report in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Yale’s International Leadership Centre examining the drivers…
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