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News
ICA Gender Equality Committee elects leadership for 2026–2030 term
BRUSSELS, July 29, 2026 — The International Cooperative Alliance’s [ICA] Gender Equality Committee [GEC] has renewed its leadership for the 2026–2030 term, re-electing Xiomara Núñez de Céspedes of the Dominican Republic as…
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Finance & Banking
Stanbic Unveils Shs 1 Trillion Initiative to Empower Women Entrepreneurs and Farmers in Northern Uganda
GULU, July 27, 2026 — Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited [SUHL], through Stanbic Bank Uganda and its non-profit arm, Stanbic Business Incubator Limited [SBIL], has launched two programmes aimed at empowering more than…
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Opinions & Commentary
“Reimagining SACCOs as engines of inclusive and sustainable development”
KAMPALA, July 26, 2026 — As Uganda continues its journey toward inclusive economic growth, Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] are increasingly emerging as powerful instruments for advancing financial inclusion,…
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Africa
New playbook showcases access to finance success for Africa’s women entrepreneurs
KAMPALA, July 24, 2026 — The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa [AFAWA], in partnership with social impact innovation company Lionesses of Africa, has unveiled a new…
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Agriculture
Rukiga farmers partner with researchers to boost climate resilience through science-based farming
RUKIGA, July 16, 2026 — Smallholder farmers in Rukiga district, southwestern Uganda, have partnered with researchers, environmental experts and development organisations under a new initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to climate change…
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Agriculture
Improved goat breeds transform livestock farming in Yumbe
YUMBE, July 13, 2026 — For years, Fatuma Ijodri, 55, depended almost entirely on crop farming to support her family in Kulacha village, Komgbe Parish, Kululu Subcounty in Yumbe district, West Nile…
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Politics
Karamoja: Women councillors pledge to fight corruption as training concludes
KARENGA, July 9, 2026 — Women councillors from Karenga district in the Karamoja Sub-region have pledged to fight corruption, strengthen accountability and promote effective service delivery following the conclusion of a three-day…
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News
Cooperatives, coffee cited as Buganda Kingdom unveils Shs 409.3bln budget
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — Cooperatives and coffee have emerged as key pillars of Buganda Kingdom’s development agenda after the Kingdom unveiled a Shs 409.315 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year,…
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East Africa
Consultations on drafting the EAC Political Confederation Constitution conclude in Rwanda
KIGALI, July 3, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] has successfully concluded national consultations on the drafting of the Constitution of the East African Political Confederation in Rwanda, following extensive stakeholder…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Stanbic cuts lending rate for agricultural cooperatives to 10 percent
KAMPALA, July 2, 2026 — Stanbic Bank Uganda Ltd has reduced its lending rate for all agricultural cooperatives to 10 percent in a bid to expand financial inclusion, particularly among women, young…
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