The Cooperator News

EBRD to open its first office in Nigeria during Vice President’s visit

LONDON, July 1, 2026 — Matteo Patrone, Vice President for Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD], is visiting Nigeria from July 1-3, to open the Bank’s first office…

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Uganda’s GDP per capita rises to US$ 1,420 as trade deficit widens, air quality worsens

KAMPALA, July 1, 2026 — Uganda’s economy registered a mixed performance in May 2026, with new government data showing improvements in income per person, investment, exports and business registrations, while the country…

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Speaker Oboth champions coffee and cocoa as tools to fight poverty in Bukedi

TORORO, July 1, 2026 — The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, has urged communities in the Bukedi Sub-region to harness the economic potential of coffee and cocoa production as a means…

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Indonesia scales back military training for coop programme after multiple deaths prompt rights concerns

JAKARTA, July 1, 2026 – Indonesia has scaled back basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship village cooperative programme following the deaths of five participants in the opening…

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Kitgum coffee cooperative targets 140,000 seedlings annually

KITGUM, July 1, 2026 — Mucwini Coffee Growers’ Co-operative Society Limited in Kitgum district, Northern Uganda, is transforming coffee seedling scarcity into surplus, with an ambitious target of producing 140,000 seedlings annually…

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Farm incomes set to rise over next decade, but volatility threatens gains – report

KAMPALA, July 1, 2026 – Global average gross agricultural income per worker is projected to rise by 9 per cent by 2035, driven by productivity improvements and broadly stable agricultural prices, according…

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Farmers in Tooro inspired to form cooperative for improved production and market access

FORT PORTAL CITY, July 1, 2026 — Coffee farmers in Tooro Kingdom have resolved to form a cooperative union aimed at increasing production, strengthening bargaining power and improving collective access to markets.…

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Farmers count losses as heatwave destroys crops in Zombo

ZOMBO, July 1, 2026 — Small-scale commercial farmers in Zombo district in the West Nile Subregion of Uganda are counting heavy losses after a prolonged dry spell and intense heat severely damaged…

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Uganda secures Shs 481bln financing deal for strategic Kitgum–Kidepo Road

KAMPALA, June 30, 2026 — Uganda has secured €110.5 million [approximately Shs481 billion] in financing for the construction of the Kitgum–Kidepo Road, in a move aimed at improving regional connectivity and unlocking…

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ATAF launches 2026 ATRN Fireside Chat Series with UN tax negotiations lecture

PRETORIA, June 30, 2026 — The African Tax Administration Forum [ ATAF ] has launched the 2026 African Tax Research Network [ATRN] Fireside Chat Series with a high-level public lecture delivered by…

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