Technology
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G20 African Energy Investment Forum Set to Shape Africa’s Investment Agenda
JOHANNESBURG, November 21, 2025 — The G20 African Energy Investment Forum – hosted by the African Energy Chamber [AEC] – is set to play a defining role in shaping Africa’s energy investment…
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Multilateral development of raw materials and commodities can spur industrialisation and African regional integration
KAMPALA, November 21, 2025— Africa’s raw materials are valuable commodities globally and, in many ways, what has been true since colonial times is still true today, Africa’s commodities are powering industrialisation everywhere across…
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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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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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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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BoU boss calls for bold national shift towards data-driven growth
KAMPALA, November 15, 2025 — Bank of Uganda [BoU] Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has urged Uganda to take decisive steps to position itself at the centre of the global data and Artificial Intelligence…
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First world map of cooperative cultural heritage sites unveiled 13 Nov 2025
BRASILIA, November 14, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has officially launched the Cooperative Cultural Heritage Platform and the first World Map of sites illustrating how cooperation has shaped culture, education,…
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EAC begins building regional instant payment network with Rwanda-Tanzania pilot
KAMPALA, November 13, 2025 — In an innovative move set to revolutionise how people send and spend money across East Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania have commenced bi-lateral discussions on technical modalities to…
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Kiryandongo refugees receive safe water systems
KIRYANDONGO, 12 November 2025 – Two new solar-hybrid piped water supply systems are transforming daily life for thousands of refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, ending years of long treks to fetch water…
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