Africa
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Cooperatives & Communities
17 countries commit to concrete plans to expand electricity access as Mission 300 gathers pace
KAMPALA, September 25, 2025 — Seventeen African governments have committed to bold reforms and actionable plans to expand electricity access as part of Mission 300—an ambitious partnership led by the World Bank…
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Museveni pledges new funds for various groups after nomination
KAMPALA, September 24, 2025—President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday pledged fresh funding initiatives for different social and economic groups across Uganda, moments after being officially nominated as the National Resistance Movement [NRM] party…
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Opinions & Commentary
OPED: Profits Bleed When Initiatives To Empower Uganda Women Are Left Behind
KAMPALA, September 24, 2025 — Amid predictions of Africa’s growth and the potential of its youth, one inconvenient statistic tells a different story. Africa has the highest rate of femicide worldwide [2.9…
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AfDB approves equity investment in Currency Exchange Fund to support access to local currency financing across Africa
ABIDJAN, September 20, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [ AfDB ] has approved an equity investment of US$ 25 million in The Currency Exchange Fund…
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Africa: Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s Trade Future
KAMPALA, September 20, 2025– Africa stands at a turning point. Home to nearly a fifth of the world’s population but responsible for less than 3 percent of global trade, the continent continues…
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Over 40mln people threatened by acute hunger in Eastern Africa
KAMPALA, September 19, 2025 – At least 42 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity this year across six IGAD member states [Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and…
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Cooperatives as Cultural Catalysts: Side Event at UNESCO Mondiacult 2025
BARCELONA, September 19, 2025 — As part of the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development [Mondiacult 2025], the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], along with the International Organisation of Industrial…
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African leaders, AfDB push for governance reforms, regional integration for Africa’s transformation
ABUJA, September 15, 2025 — African leaders, experts, the African Development Bank [AfDB] and development partners have called for urgent reforms to strengthen governance, deepen regional integration, and drive inclusive growth across…
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Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom urges subjects to embrace soybean farming
HOIMA, September 12, 2025 – The Prime Minister of Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Andrew Byakutaga Ateenyi, has urged farmers within the Kingdom to adopt commercial soybean farming as a viable strategy for boosting household…
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Africa: Afreximbank launches new entity to promote large scale trade in value-added goods
ALGIERS, September 10, 2025 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] has launched the African Trade and Distribution Company [ATDC] to catalyse large scale trade in raw materials, minerals and value-added products…
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