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Co-operative College presents its Malawi work at Holyrood

The event was organised by the Scottish Parliament's Malawi Cross Party Group

Carbon offsetting co-op offers climate action to help the world’s poorest communities

'Co-operative Climate Action has been launched for people who want to offset their carbon emissions by…

Annual Q&A: Chiyoge Sifa, regional director, ICA Africa

Seizing opportunities to promote and develop the co-operative business model in Africa

Impact Conference looks at co-ops as engines of local development

The event, organised by US apex NCBA CLUSA, looked at projects in Africa and heard updates…

Ugandan agri co-ops to set up bank to access affordable loans

The initiative, which enjoys the government's support, is a response to high borrowing costs

Fairtrade premium earnings went up in 2021 as sales recover from pandemic

The annual report from Fairtrade International highlights the way farmers and co-ops have improved incomes through…

Ugandan credit co-ops set up national federation to boost community finance

The Uganda Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives will provide technical assistance, training and financial resources

Co-op Bank of Kenya reports 45% growth in half-year profit

The bank says its performance is in line with its “focus on sustainable growth, resilience and…

Mutual insurer can play a ‘vital role’ in protecting Africa from climate disasters

ARC Ltd, an African Union initiative, met stakeholders in Malawi last week to discuss its responses…

Korean credit co-operative project continues to thrive in Uganda

The 15 credit unions set up in Uganda under a partnership between the two countries are…

Liberian fishery co-ops receive outboard engines and maintenance training

The training was delivered by Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese based group, and CICA Motors from Liberia

Fairtrade partnership deploys satellite monitoring tool to combat deforestation

The project will strengthen co-operatives’ access to risk management data, enabling them to maintain access to…