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African Mining Week 2025 to Feature Women in Leadership Forum
CAPE TOWN, May 1, 2025 — As women take on increasingly influential roles in shaping the future of Africa’s mining sector, African Mining Week [AMW] 2025 – taking place from October 1–3…
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Turkish Government Intervenes in Lemon Exports to Mitigate Supply Shortage
ANKARA, April 30, 2025 — The Turkish Ministry of Trade [MoT], in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry [MinAF], imposed a temporary ban on lemon exports on April 8, 2025…
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Brazilian coop launches new e-commerce platform to boost transparency
HOUSTON, April 2, 2025 – – Brazil’s Cerrado Coffee Growers Cooperative [Expocacer], known for its specialty coffee, recently launched a new e-commerce platform at the Specialty Coffee Expo 2025 in Houston, United…
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IYC2025: Building a better world through health
LONDON, April 29, 2025 –– World Health Day was celebrated on Monday, 7 April, a date that marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation [WHO] in 1948. This…
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Ahead of COP30, Africa champions new approach to measuring green wealth of countries and incentivizing climate action
WASHINGTON D.C., April 29, 2025 — African leaders are advocating for a new approach to measuring the continent’s green wealth, emphasising that current gross domestic product measures in most African countries are…
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St. Pauli fans raise US$ 29mln through coop to buy majority stake in stadium
HAMBURG, April 27, 2025 — St. Pauli supporters have raised over 27 million euros [US$ 29.1 million] for a majority stake in the club’s stadium after taking part in German soccer’s first…
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Poor and marginalized groups attend Pope Francis’ funeral
VATICAN, April 26, 2025 –– Pope Francis’ “insistence” on working for the poor was woven into today’s funeral events, with groups of underprivileged people invited to watch the service in St. Peter’s…
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Gastronomy Tourism takes center stage in the Agenda for Africa
ARUSHA, April 26, 2025 –– Co-organised with the Basque Culinary Center, the event celebrated the continent’s culinary richness and represented a strong step towards stronger cooperation among tourism and gastronomy stakeholders such…
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ICA-AP: Preparations ongoing for 17th Regional Assembly in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, April 25, 2025 — The ICA-AP 17th Regional Assembly and the elections for the new Regional Board will be held in Sri Lanka from November 24 to 28, 2025. The event…
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Unlocking cross-border remittances: A new chapter for SACCOs in Kenya
NAIROBI, April 24, 2025: Kenya’s remittance market is growing rapidly, with inflows reaching nearly USD 5 billion in 2024, according to the Central Bank of Kenya [CBK]. However, while Savings and Credit Cooperative…
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