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BRICS invites African Heads of State to August Summit in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – The BRICS economic bloc has invited 69 leaders to its upcoming summit, including all African Heads of State and the political heads of major Global South bodies, various media reports…
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Cooperatives & Communities
We owe coffee farmers Shs 6bln, says BCU
KAMPALA – Bugisu Cooperative Union [BCU] owes Arabica coffee farmers Shs 6 billion, according to the latest press release circulated by management to media houses. This follows yesterday’s reports in one of…
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International
CICOPA celebrates International Workers’ Day
BRUSSELS – On May 1, 2023, CICOPA, the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives [CICOPA] is celebrating International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day. As an organisation that believes in…
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International
Co-op members to have their say and help towards raising £5mln for Barnardo’s
LONDON – Members of the UK’s largest co-operative business are being encouraged to participate in voting as part of Co-op’s 2023 AGM and help towards raising £5 million for Barnardo’s – the…
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International
Major global financiers have helped bankroll the “world’s worst deforestation crisis” in Paraguay, says Global Witness
KAMPALA – Some of the world’s biggest financiers have been bankrolling meatpacking giants linked to deforestation in Paraguay’s richly forested Gran Chaco region – with some increasing their shareholding tenfold in the…
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International
Regulators take over as big Silicon Valley Bank collapses
NEW YORK-US regulators have shut down Silicon Valley Bank [SVB] and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure of a US bank 2008 financial crisis. The moves came as…
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News
Ugandan coffee ranked high as Museveni seeks to bolster European and American markets
KAMPALA – Ugandan coffee will soon find its way to the European Balkan States market following a concerted effort by President Yoweri Museveni to bolster Uganda’s trade links beyond Africa, a continent…
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News
Gulu Logistics Hub to start operations in March 2023
GULU-The operation of Gulu Logistics Hub [GLH] will commence in March 2023 after the completion of phase one of the project, according to a top official. The Shs 29.5 billion hub is…
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International
Co-op councils head to Mondragon for lessons in economic revival
LONDON-The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network [CCIN] took a two-day study visit to the world-leading worker co-op federation to see if any of its successes can be replicated in the United Kingdom. With…
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International
Crucial legislation for UK co-operatives taken forward by government
LONDON-Co-operatives UK is celebrating after government days ago announced it was taking forward crucial legislation giving co-operative societies the option of legally guaranteeing that their assets are held in common. Sir Mark…
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