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Counting cooperatives: Why data matters
KAMPALA, February 3, 2026 — Data drives knowledge, awareness and decision making, and is a vital part of the global cooperative story. The annual World Cooperative Monitor [WCM] is one such project…
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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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Cooperatives & Communities
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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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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Brazil’s innovative ‘Pix’ payment system irritates Trump and Zuckerberg
RIO de JANEIRO, November 24, 2025 — Brazil’s innovative payment system Pix launched in 2020 and used by 93 percent of Brazilian adults has been angering United States President Donald Trump and…
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BoU boss calls for bold national shift towards data-driven growth
KAMPALA, November 15, 2025 — Bank of Uganda [BoU] Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has urged Uganda to take decisive steps to position itself at the centre of the global data and Artificial Intelligence…
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Kotido PDM SACCO leaders get tablets to speed up disbursement of funds
KOTIDO, October 14, 2025 — Leaders of Parish Development Model Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [PDM SACCOs] in Kotido district can now approve loan requests more swiftly, thanks to a new initiative…
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Cooperative, insurance and financial institutions to begin registration of tobacco farmers in TZ
DODOMA, September 23, 2025 –The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and other…
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Success as US credit unions hang on to tax exemption
NEW YORK – – Donald Trump signed his ‘One Big Beautiful Act’ into law recently, setting out his tax and spend plans – and while controversial, the package contains no change to…
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PDM beneficiaries in Sebei districts call for more sensitisation amid notable progress
KAPCHORWA, July 14, 2025 — The Parish Development Model [PDM], a Ugandan government initiative aimed at transitioning households from subsistence to the money economy, continues to draw mixed fortunes across the Sebei…
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