The Cooperator News

Private sector ends 2025 with high hopes for further expansion in 2026

KAMPALA, January 8, 2026 — Ugandan companies experienced broadly unchanged employment levels and rising input costs in December 2025, following a ten-month period of job creation. Despite these pressures, business conditions continued…

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2026 coffee industry predictions: Quality, pricing & automation

WASHINGTON DC., January 8, 2026 — Mirror Coffee Roasters in Bellingham, Washington, share their predictions shaped by shifting trends, technological advancements, and changes in consumer behavior, global instability and suggesting that the…

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Legal dilemma : MTIC ignores BoU’s request to de-register non-compliant large SACCOs

KAMPALA, January 7, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda’s [BoU] bid to license and regulate large Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the country has suffered a setback after the Ministry…

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Ugandans to post bonds of up to Shs 54mln for US visitor visas

KAMPALA, January 7, 2026 — Ugandans applying for United States B-1/B-2 visitor visas [tourism and business] will now be required to post a visa bond of between Shs 18 million and Shs…

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Frontier Exploration Renaissance: How New Seismic Technology Is Unlocking Africa’s Undeveloped Basins

CAPE TOWN, January 7, 2026 — Recent months have witnessed a surge in seismic data deals and renewed exploration activity across Africa. In November 2025, TGS, a leader in energy data and…

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District boss calls for refugee repatriation as UNHCR funding cuts strain health services

ADJUMANI, January 7, 2026 — The Adjumani district LCV Chairperson, Ben Anyama, has warned that refugees may have to be relocated from the district if humanitarian agencies are no longer able to…

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Lango Clan Leaders’ SACCO members urged to buy more shares to boost capital base

LIRA CITY, January 7, 2026 – The leadership of the Lango Clan Leaders’ Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [SACCO] has urged its members to increase their shareholding in order to strengthen…

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Africa’s Upstream Future: Momentum builds, but investment discipline remains a hurdle

By NJ Ayuk CAPE TOWN, January 6, 2026 — Two breakthrough offshore discoveries in Namibia in 2022 — one by Shell and one by TotalEnergies — marked an important milestone for the…

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Kiryandongo district accelerates towards universal safe water coverage

KIRYANDONGO, January 6, 2026 — Kiryandongo district has taken a major step towards achieving 100 percent access to safe water following the launch of a Shs 477 million initiative to drill deep…

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WOCCU publishes new white paper on ethical AI for credit union

KAMPALA, January 6, 2026 —World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] International Advocacy today released a whitepaper entitled Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Credit Unions that is designed to equip credit…

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