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Africa
AfDB to launch inaugural Africa’s Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook report
The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group will launch the inaugural edition of Africa’s Macro-economic Performance and Outlook [MEO] report on January 19, 2023, at its Abidjan Headquarters, according to Emeka Anuforo, the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA joins international community to mark International Day of Argania tree
KAMPALA– The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] will join the international community in marking the Second International Day of Argania, celebrated globally on May 10. The Argan tree (Argania Spinosa), found in the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Preparations to mark International Day of Cooperatives in high gear
KAMPALA– Cooperatives around the world will on July 2, 2022, celebrate the 100th International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay). A decade on from the UN International Year of Cooperatives, which showcased the unique…
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Development
More than 31m people likely to face food insecurity and hunger in East Africa
KAMPALA – An estimated 31.4 million people in the Eastern Africa are likely to face acute food insecurity and hunger unless states take appropriate response mechanisms. A regional research report by the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Leveraging Ugandan food systems to attain SDGs by 2030
The Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Food Systems Summit in September, 2021 in a bid to accelerate the implementation of the Decade of Action to Achieve the Sustainable Development…
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