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'Co-operatives are, in many ways, Africa’s quiet engines of transformation'
French retail group Coopérative U to open stores in Rwanda
The co-op, owned by independent French supermarkets, has partnered with real estate developer Group Duval
Kenya’s Co-op Bank wins award for SME products and backs young property firm
The bank was honoured at the Global SME Finance Awards in Johannesburg
Revolver Co-op – improving lives one cup at a time
Director Paul Birch discusses new developments at the coffee co-op, including public health advocacy in Malawi
Lagos state government turns to co-ops to drive inclusive economy
'Co-operatives remain a powerful vehicle for economic inclusion and social transformation'
$5bn trust fund launched to ‘unlock potential’ of Nigeria’s co-ops
Agri-tech business Mais has launched the fund in partnership with a number of co-operative organisations
Kenya’s Co-op Bank joins ranks of Africa’s 25 biggest banks
The bank has also announced a major new investment to help producers in the country's tea…
Co-ops to play key role in Ghana’s national food programme
"Co-operatives are proven instruments of empowerment," said Ghana's food and agriculture minister
Tanzania launches national co-op bank to ‘transform financial landscape’
The country also held a national forum looking at ways to strengthen its co-operative sector
Woccu’s Rally the Movement campaign expands to Guatemala and Kenya
$650,000 will be distributed to credit union development projects in Guatemala, Kenya and Ukraine this year
Co-operatives help to correct the imbalance in trade
An article by Fairtrade International looking at the impact of coffee-growing co-ops in Ethiopia, as we…
