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UN Secretary General calls for stronger support for sustainable growth and the development of cooperatives
NEW YORK, August 27, 2025 — The 2025 United Nations [UN] Secretary General’s report on Cooperatives in Social Development [A/80/168] sets out a series of policy recommendations for Member States to strengthen…
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Busy Kenya–Uganda Malaba border unites for peaceful trade
TORORO, August 23, 2025 – At one of East Africa’s most active border crossings, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA], in partnership with the Horn of Africa Youth Network…
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Politics: Businessman Tanna roots for formation of cooperative in manifesto
LIRA CITY, August 14, 2025 – The ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] Entrepreneurs League has been urged to form a cooperative to enable party’s entrepreneurs access affordable financing more easily. Businessman Sanja…
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NRM youth leaders in Lango form SACCO to improve livelihoods
LIRA CITY, 11 August 2025 –- Youth leaders affiliated with the ruling National Resistance Movement [NRM] party in the Lango Sub-region have come together to form a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Kapchorwa NRM leaders launch VSLA for financial access and political mobilisation
KAPCHORWA, August 7, 2025 – In a move aimed at fostering financial independence and enhancing grassroots political mobilisation, the National Resistance Movement [NRM] party leaders in Sirimityo Parish, Kapchorwa District, have officially…
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AfDB approves €100mln to empower Morocco’s women and youth entrepreneurs in building inclusive and sustainable agriculture
RABAT, July 22, 2025 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a €100 million loan to support Morocco’s inclusive solidarity-based agriculture programme, focused on empowering women…
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ICA Youth Committee elects new President during Festival of Cooperatives
MANCHESTER, July 12, 2025 Harsh Mukeshbhai Sanghani was elected the new President of the International Cooperative Alliance Youth Committee [ICA YC] at the committee’s Annual Plenary Meeting, held in conjunction with the…
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ICA General Assembly adopts new strategy in Manchester
MANCHESTER, July 10, 2025 —Over 400 ICA delegates attended the ICA General Assembly [ICA GA] in Manchester on July 2, 2025, where they adopted a new long-term strategy for the global movement…
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Youth cooperative in Lira City seeks coffee hulling machine
LIRA CITY, July 9, 2025 –– Members of the Lira Youth Coffee Entrepreneurs Cooperative Society Limited have expressed concern that the lack of a coffee hulling machine is hindering their operations. The…
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EABC and AfDB sign US$ 1mln grant agreement to drive sustainable industrialisation in East Africa
ARUSHA, July 7, 2025 –– The East African Business Council [ EABC ] and the African Development Bank [AfDB] have officially signed a landmark US$ 1 million grant agreement to drive sustainable…
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