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Sugar cooperatives in India face grim season, but optimism grows for next year
NEW DELHI, March 19, 2025 — The 2024-25 sugar season in India has been marked by uncertainty, with fluctuating production estimates and significant setbacks in key sugar-producing states. Initial industry projections placed…
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AfDB, African Water Facility, Association of European Development Finance Institutions to hold Investment Event for Water and Sanitation in Africa
ABIDJAN, March 18, 2025 — The African Development Bank Group, African Water Facility, and the Association of European Development Finance Institutions will host a high-level event to generate investment for water and…
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Access Bank’s Africa Trade Conference Ignites New Era of Intra-Africa Commerce
CAPE TOWN, March 14, 2025 — Access Bank PLC successfully hosted the inaugural Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and trade experts to drive solutions…
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Morocco launches the International Year of Cooperatives 2025
RABAT, March 13, 2025 – Morocco officially launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 [IYC2025] on February 27, in Rabat at the Conference Center of Hotel Fairmont Marina, emphasising the strategic role…
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Empowering Women in Healthcare: How Matron Betsy Deen is Transforming Surgery in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, March 9, 2025 — Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and a time to celebrate the women shaping the future of healthcare across Africa. Among them is Matron Betsy Deen, a trailblazer…
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Youth Charter Celebrates International Women’s Day: Empowering Girls and Women Through Sports and Arts
LONDON, March 8, 2025 — On this International Women’s Day, the Youth Charter proudly highlights its commitment to empowering girls and women across the globe through sports, physical activity, cultural, and artistic…
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Celebrating women: Message of the Catholic Church in Africa for the International Women’s Day
ACCRA, March 8, 2025 — Today, we join the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to honouring the invaluable contributions of women and girls to our families, communities,…
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Coops warn EU over proposed sanctions on Russian fertilisers
BRUSSELS, March 8, 2025 – Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations [COPA] and General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives [COGECA], together known as COPA-COGECA, have warned that the European Commission’s [EC] adoption of a…
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ICA Gender Equality Committee’s Statement on the International Women’s Day 2025
BRUSSELS, March 7, 2025 – International Women’s Day during the International Year of Cooperatives is a unique opportunity to reflect on the progress made in the fight for gender equality for women…
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Partners seeking applications for the 2025 Global Cooperative Law Summer School
KAMPALA, March 5, 2025; The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and St. Mary’s University, Canada, are inviting lawyers, economists, policymakers, and, most importantly, cooperators from all sectors to the second edition of the…
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