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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…

Record profit for the Co-operative Bank of Kenya

The bank, which holds its AGM next month, says this is the best financial performance in…

Co-operation beyond bars: How incarcerated people are finding purpose

Argentinian prison co-op Liberté began in 2014 as a small group of prisoners making and selling…

International Year of Cooperatives celebrations kick off in Morocco

Morocco's 60,000 co-ops - which have 760,000 members - are contributing to the country’s economic resilience,…

African Union joins UN social and solidarity economy task force 

The move will 'enhance collaboration on policy development, knowledge sharing, and implementation of SSE solutions', says…

ILO conducts health insurance awareness campaign to reduce Nigerian child labour

An expected result of this activity includes improved capacity of the country’s co-operative societies

US apexes partner to promote worker co-ops abroad

The project, funded by USAID, will see NCBA Clusa and USFWC work with co-ops in Madagascar,…

Can co-ops speed the pace towards sustainable development?

The world is trailing far behind its target for the UN SDGs

2024 End of Year Q&A: Chiyoge Sifa

Regional director, ICA Africa