Africa
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Cooperatives & Communities
WSACCO to hit Shs 1trn in assets by 2025, top official says
JINJA, March 27, 2024 – The Chief Executive Officer of UPDF’s Wazalendo Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [WSACCO], Col. Freddy Joseph Onata is confident they will hit a target of Shs 1…
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Africa’s wind power holds potential to light up the continent, says IFC report
KAMPALA, March 26, 2024 – Africa has enough wind resources to power its entire electricity demand 250 times over, according to a commissioned study by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Maison Malake – Morocco’s social cooperative revolutionising cashew nuts
MARRAKECH, March 21, 2024 – As night falls over Marrakech’s medina, wrought-iron lanterns illuminate the narrow streets of the souk. The air is filled with scents of saffron and mint, and the metallic…
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Africa faces a decisive moment to shape a new future – The Africa CEO Forum 2024
KAMPALA, March 14, 2024 – As global crises cast long shadows, Africa stands at a critical crossroads: Will the continent remain on the sidelines of history or will its leaders band together…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AFFM investing in women cocoa producers contributes to accelerating progress for Côte d’Ivoire coop
ABIDJAN, March 10, 2024 – San Pedro is located in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire, and producing cocoa alone here can be an uphill battle. For Sandrine Assi, one of San Pedro’s women cocoa…
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3rd EAC Science, Technology and Innovation Conference opens in Nairobi
NAIROBI, March 7, 2024 – The 3rd East African Community [EAC] Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Conference opened in Nairobi, Kenya on Wednesday with an appeal to all stakeholders to work together…
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Global coffee exports up 38 percent in January 2024
KAMPALA, March 6, 2024 – Global green bean exports in January 2024 totalled 11.55 million bags, as compared with 8.51mln bags in the same month of the previous year, up 35.8 percent,…
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COMESA, WBG to launch US$ 50mln project to promote energy access
LUSAKA, February 29, 2024 – The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA] and the World Bank are set to implement a US$ 50 million regional platform to support COMESA Member…
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AfDB approves US$ 150mln for Trade & Development Bank
ABIDJAN, February 29, 2024 – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a US$ 150 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement [RPA] facility between the AfDB,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AU names coffee a strategic commodity
ADDIS ABABA, February 23, 2024 – The 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union [AU] recently approved the naming of coffee as a strategic commodity during its second 10-year …
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