The apex had been struggling for several years with mounting debts and accusations of mismanagement
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Show filtersNigerian government signs MoU to strengthen co-operative identity
New co-op legislation is promised alongside a six-month national revalidation and re-certification exercise
Credit union apexes deliver $2.5m in sacco finance to Kenyan SMEs
The year-long initiative, led by Woccu and WCFU, supports businesses which struggle to attract finance from…
Tanzanian government calls for tighter oversight of co-operatives
Tanzania is stepping up efforts to improve governance in its co-operative sector, with the country’s vice…
Senegal launches National Cooperative Gender Platform
The move marks a step forward for the country's efforts to strengthen gender equality across the…
FAO shares stories from agri food co-ops in the Near East and North Africa
A look at Voices of Cooperators, which features more than 70 co-operators in the agri-food sytems…
How co-ops are transforming agrifood systems in the Near East and North Africa
Over 100 co-operators gathered online to explore how co-ops can strengthen resilience and improve farmers' lives
Mozambique announces plan to formalise 10,000 co-ops
It is hoped the plan will integrate 1.5 million informal economy operators, and create 500,000 jobs…
Taxi drivers form co-operative in Senegal
Motorbike taxi drivers in Mbour have founded a co-operative with a focus on worker advocacy, economic…
41 co-ops attend South Sudan forum on food security and growth
The event was organised the Co-op Bank of South Sudan in partnership with the regional co-op…
Malawi co-ops mark International Year of the Woman Farmer
Dr Sarah Alldred reports from the country's second National Cooperative Trade Fair
African policy makers urged to support co-op model to tackle housing crisis
More than 500 delegates from over 10 countries attended the Cooperative Housing Summit Africa
