The Cooperator News

UEDCL secures Shs 190bln Loan from Absa Bank to upgrade electricity distribution network

KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited [UEDCL]has secured a loan worth US$ 50 million [approximately Shs 190 billion] from Absa Bank Uganda to finance the upgrade and…

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Irish coop apex raises concerns on budget hit for non-VAT registered farmers

DUBLIN, December 15, 2025 — The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society [ICOS], the voice of cooperatives in Ireland, has raised concerns over a decision by the Department of Finance to reduce the Flat-Rate…

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Competitiveness and social responsibility are not opposing goals, says ICA official

BRUSSELS, December 15, 2025 — Cooperatives should be recognised as core building blocks of a resilient and competitive economy, not a peripheral or complementary model, Jerome according to Jerome Douglas the Director-General…

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Building water infrastructure: Banks urged to offer affordable loans to dairy cooperatives

KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — Officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) and Heifer International have called on commercial banks and other financial institutions in Uganda to provide dairy cooperatives…

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MSC collaborates to enhance livelihoods in Teso’s Ateker community

SOROTI, December 15, 2025 — The Microfinance Support Centre [ MSC ] has entered into a collaboration aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of the Ateker community in the Teso sub-region. The partnership…

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Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union leadership summoned in Kampala over alleged misappropriation of funds

MBARARA, December 15, 2025 – The Board of Directors and management of the Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] have been formally summoned to appear before the Registrar of Cooperative Societies in Kampala…

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AfDB report projects US$ 1trn in additional GDP by 2035 with use of AI to enhance productivity

KAMPALA, December 15,2025 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] has released a report establishing a strategic roadmap for unlocking the economic and social potential of artificial intelligence [ AI ] across Africa.…

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Afreximbank breaks ground on its iconic trade centre and new headquarters in Egypt’s New Capital

KAMPALA, December 15, 2025 — African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank, Africa’s leading multilateral financial institution, yesterday marked a historic milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre [AATC] in Egypt’s…

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Refugees in Kiryandongo find stability and nutrition through FAO’s poultry farming initiative

KIRYANDONGO, December 14, 2025 –When the conflict in Sudan reached Khartoum in 2023, Fatima Salih Mohammed, a 30-year-old mother of six, was forced to flee. She arrived in Uganda with her six…

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Global Cooperation Spotlight: 2026 Edition of Co-operative Law Summer School Announced

BRUSSELS, December 14, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance in partnership with the International Centre for Co‑operative Management [ICCM] at Saint Mary’s University [Canada], together with Juraj Dobrilla University of Pula has…

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