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Coffee-driven deforestation making it harder to grow coffee in Brazil, watchdog group warns
BRASÍLIA, October 28, 2025 — As the world’s appetite for coffee continues unabated, common farming practices designed to boost production are becoming self-defeating, according to a non-profit watchdog group. In Brazil —…
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Cooperatives & Communities
One thousand and one ways to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives
BRUSSELS, October 27, 2025 — Around the world, cooperative organisations have released commemorative items, art and awards to mark the 2025 United Nations International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025]. At the ICA Global…
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: new video spotlights cooperative impact
BRUSSELS, October 26, 2025 — Have you ever wondered how cooperatives shape people’s daily lives? A new global video, “A Day in the Life with Coops”, takes you on a visual journey…
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New ICA members from Ethiopia, India and the Philippines named
BRUSSELS, October 24, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has received four new members this October, thus boosting its global membership. The new ICA members are; Fana Youth Savings and Credit…
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Colombian farmers find stability in shifting from coca to coffee
BOGOTÁ, October 22, 2025 — In Naranjal, a small farming community in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca region, over a hundred families are demonstrating that replacing the drug economy is not about sermons…
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AFC secures US$ 100mln facility to finance renewable energy and low-carbon transport projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
LAGOS, October 22, 2025 — Africa Finance Corporation [ AFC ], the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, has secured a US$ 100 million, 10-year term loan facility from FinDev Canada, Canada’s…
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World Bank boss calls for job-centred development in major speech at 2025 Annual Meetings
MARRAKESH, October 20, 2025 — In a sweeping address at the World Bank Group’s Annual Meetings, President Ajay Banga delivered a rallying call for development focused on job creation, private sector mobilisation,…
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Palestinian Farmers Under Siege: Settlers, Soldiers, and the Battle for the Olive Harvest
GAZA, October 19, 2025 — In the olive-grove hills and fertile valleys across the occupied West Bank, this year’s harvest season has begun under the looming shadow of violence and land grabs.…
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Sanlam Investments Renews Sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit 2026
CAPE TOWN, October 18, 2025 — Sanlam Investments has confirmed its third sponsorship of Africa’s Green Economy Summit [AGES], taking place in February 2026, reaffirming its commitment to financing Africa’s sustainable future…
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Africa advances despite global headwinds – AFMI 2025
KAMPALA, October 16, 2025 — The past 12 months have seen highs and lows around the world. Difficult macroeconomic conditions, compounded by a turbulent trade environment and geopolitical tensions, have created challenges…
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