Ethiopia
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News
Ethiopia: Gender-transformative climate resilience project builds resilient communities
ADDIS ABABA, September 14, 2026 — Across the drought-prone rangelands of Ethiopia’s Afar and Oromia regions, a fundamental transformation is taking place. In pastoralist communities long defined by climate vulnerability, women and…
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Environment
UNICEF urges urgent action as El Niño threatens millions of children in Eastern and Southern Africa
KAMPALA, September 7, 2026 — The United Nations Children Fund [UNICEF] has issued an urgent call for immediate action to protect children across Eastern and Southern Africa from a rapidly escalating climate…
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Trade
Coffee exports earn Shs 756bln for Uganda in July 2026
KAMPALA, September 3, 2026 – Uganda exported a total of 846,376 60-kilogramme bags of coffee earning the much-needed foreign exchange of US$ 204.1 million [Shs 756 billion] in July 2026, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA -Africa Regional Conference to Examine Cooperatives, Care Economy and Decent Work
KAMPALA, August 26, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance-Africa [ICA-Africa] and its cooperative members in Ethiopia will convene a regional conference in Addis Ababa in October to examine how worker cooperatives and…
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Trade
Uganda coffee earnings plunge 37 percent in June as global prices weaken
KAMPALA, August 3, 2026 — Uganda’s coffee export earnings fell by 37.4 percent in June 2026 to US$175.5 million, as lower global prices and a decline in export volumes weighed on the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA: New members join from Paraguay, Chile, Ethiopia, The Philippines and Malaysia
BRUSSELS, August 1, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ] has recently welcomed six new members, joining from Paraguay, Chile, Ethiopia, the Philippines and Malaysia. From Paraguay, two financial cooperatives…
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Agriculture
Coffee education takes centre stage as global leaders call for investment in sector’s future
BRUSSELS, July 16, 2026 — Global coffee industry leaders, educators and international development partners have called for greater investment in education and skills development, describing knowledge as the most sustainable investment for…
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News
Gov’t prepares emergency response to looming famine, water crisis in Greater North
KAMPALA, July 13, 2026 – Government is preparing emergency interventions to address a looming famine in parts of the Greater North and water shortages affecting cattle corridors across the country, Prime Minister…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Architects of New Global Economy: CM50 Leaders Commit to Expanding Cooperative Sector to US$5 Trillion
BRUSSELS, July 10, 2026 — Chief executives and senior leaders from some of the world’s largest cooperative and mutual enterprises have pledged to work towards expanding the global cooperative economy to US$…
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Opinions & Commentary
Debt office overhaul overdue in low-income countries
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — Restructuring gets the summits; debt management gets the training workshops. Yet in a low-income country, the debt office is crisis-prevention and early-warning infrastructure, not a narrow technical…
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