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From vision to capital: African blocs align to close the continent’s financing gap
KAMPALA, February 17, 2026 — African regional blocs have thrown their weight behind a new continent-wide financial reform agenda aimed at closing Africa’s vast development funding gap and mobilising domestic capital at…
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The final event of the International Year: France’s #IYC2025 closing event reaffirms the vital role of coops
PARIS, February 7, 2026 — On February 3, 2026, France’s cooperative movement marked the close of the International Year of Cooperatives with an event hosted at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council…
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MTIC holds cooperative clinic in Jinja to revitalise Busoga sector
JINJA, February 5, 2026 — The continued collapse of cooperatives in the Busoga Sub-region has left many residents trapped in persistent poverty and slowed local development, with some families unable to afford…
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Rwabwogo welcomes AGOA extension, says new opportunities opened in key US cities
KAMPALA, February 4, 2026 — African trade advocates have welcomed the United States Senate’s decision to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act [AGOA] through December 2026, describing it as a critical…
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Teachers’ cooperative union to hold Special General Meeting in June
KAMPALA, February 3, 2026 – The Walimu Cooperative Union Limited [WCUL] is preparing to hold a Special General Meeting [SGM] on June 27, 2026, according to a public notice. According to the…
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“Any customs system not Built on LLM Will disappear,” warns ASYCUDA founder Jean Gurunlian
ABU DHABI, January 29, 2026 — Jean Gurunlian, Chairperson of Webb Fontaine, and founder/architect of the ASYCUDA system, issued a stark warning on the future of Customs technology at the WCO Technology…
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MTIC to conduct Cooperative Clinic in Jinja City
KAMPALA, January 27, 2026 — As part of a nation-wide drive, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC] will conduct a Cooperative Clinic in the Busoga Sub-region from February 2-5, 2026.…
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Equity Bank gets US$60mln trade finance transaction guarantee facility to support SMEs, drive regional trade
NAIROBI, January 1, 2026—The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved a US$ 60 million Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee facility to support the trade finance activities of…
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Politics: Gov’t sets Shs 125,000 minimum cane price to protect Busoga farmers
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — Government has intervened in the sugarcane sector, directing millers to pay a minimum of Shs125,000 per tonne following complaints from out-growers over persistently low prices offered by…
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Commercial lending rates rise to 19.7 percent in October 2025 – report
KAMPALA, December 23, 2025 — Average weighted lending rates in Uganda for both shilling- and foreign currency-denominated credit edged upwards in October 2025, according to the Performance of the Economy Monthly Report…
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