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Cooperatives & Communities
NCBA-CLUSA boss addresses the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development
NEW YORK, February 21, 2024 – The 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development [CSocD62] explored how social policies can accelerate progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agricultural development: USADF, Govt of Malawi renew US$ 7.5mln partnership
LILONGWE, February 14, 2024 – The U.S. African Development Foundation [USADF] and the Government of Malawi recently renewed a US$ 7.5 million strategic partnership to support the development of Malawian smallholder agricultural producers, cooperatives,…
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International
FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices
KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 – The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases in the prices of cereals and meat, which more than offset…
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Africa
Museveni writes to Biden over AGOA
KAMPALA, December 5, 2023 – President Yoweri Museveni yesterday held discussions with the Ambassador of the United States of America to Uganda, William W. Popp at State House Entebbe. During the meeting,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uganda’s coffee exports drop 18.5 percent in October 2023
KAMPALA, November 22, 2023 – Uganda’s coffee exports in October 2023 were 470,080 60-kilo bags, which earned the country US$ 78.92 million, according to Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA]. However, the country’s…
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Agriculture
Uganda coffee exports in May slightly lower
KAMPALA – Uganda’s coffee exports in May were 0.4 percent lower from shipments in the same period last year, undermined by a drought and war in Sudan which cut demand for the…
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Health
THF raises US$50mln to scale proven innovative healthcare models in Africa
NAIROBI – FSD Africa Investments, AfricInvest, Malaria No More, and Health Finance Coalition [HFC] have announced the establishment of the Transform Health Fund [ THF ], a blended-finance fund for scaling proven and…
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Finance & Banking
Ajay Banga becomes 14th President of the World Bank
WASHINGTON – The Executive Directors of the World Bank have selected Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Banga most recently served…
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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
Global coffee market demanding higher quality over higher volumes
LONDON– The global coffee market is undergoing a transformation that will result in higher quality and more expensive coffees, but not a rise in overall trade volume, as consumers increasingly use single…
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