CAPE TOWN, July 19, 2026 — As Africa moves to unlock an estimated US$ 29.5 trillion in mine-site mineral value, development finance institutions, commercial banks and private investment firms are expanding financial support to help transform the continent into a globally competitive mining hub. The growing role of financiers in unlocking Africa’s mining value chain …
ARUSHA, July 19, 2026 — Shopping and doing business online across East Africa could soon become safer, more reliable and more trusted as the East African Community [EAC] strengthens regional efforts to build consumer confidence in digital trade. This is the focus of a Knowledge Exchange Mission to Geneva, Switzerland, and Belgrade, Serbia, which has …
ROME, July 19, 2026 – The Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [FAO], Qu Dongyu, has underscored the importance of strengthening international cooperation to support coffee-producing countries and communities, as FAO and the International Coffee Organization [ICO) renewed their longstanding partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU]. Welcoming ICO Executive Director …
KAMPALA, July 18, 2026 – The Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited [ UCSCU ] is set to host the first SACCO Leadership Summit aimed at strengthening governance, leadership capacity and sustainability of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies [SACCOs] across Uganda. The seven-day summit, scheduled for July 19-25, 2026 at the National Leadership Training …
DODOMA, July 18, 2026 – Government has called on cooperative members across Tanzania to serve as the foremost guardians of the country’s peace, elect leaders of integrity, and actively participate in the affairs of their cooperative societies to ensure the sector continues to play a vital role in the nation’s economic and social development. The …
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 18, 2026 — World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] has released a new white paper examining how stablecoins are reshaping the financial infrastructure that credit unions and other cooperative financial institutions rely on to serve their members. The white paper, How Digital Money Is Impacting Credit Unions, Part 1: Focus on Stablecoins, is the first in …
