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Critical Minerals Africa 2024 to Explore Translating Mineral Policy into Tangible Projects
CAPE TOWN, June 1, 2024 – Global demand for critical minerals is projected to grow three-fold by 2040, highlighting a strategic opportunity for African producers to increase output and the development of…
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ICA Director General Jeroen Douglas on #ICANewDelhi2024
KAMPALA, May 31, 2024 – The Director General of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], Jerome Douglas explains the significance of the Global Conference of ICA [#ICANewDelhi2024] to be held in New Delhi,…
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Ethiopian coffee is threatened by European deforestation regulations
PARIS, May 30, 2024 – The export of Ethiopian coffee, a major source of foreign exchange for the country, is facing severe threats from European Union [EU] regulations aimed at combating deforestation…
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Agrofield Business: Promoting “Made in Congo” products
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2024 – Agrofield Business is an agribusiness cooperative whose mission is to make chips from local fruit. As its president, Edith Nanette Diba, a 34-year-old Congolese entrepreneur with a…
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Youth-led worker cooperative transforming Kenya’s automotive industry
NAIROBI, May 29, 2024 – Rooted in the energy of youth, the Transparency Auto Worker Cooperative was created in 2022 through a collective vision of former automotive engineering students from Eastlands College…
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Free school meals for learners crucial to Africa’s future, gathering in Nairobi told
NAIROBI, May 28, 2024 – African countries could scale up the provision of free school meals despite other economic challenges to combat the incalculable and harmful consequences of millions of children going…
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New data reveal company progress on deforestation
KAMPALA, MAY 27, 2024 – New data from the Accountability Framework initiative [AFi] and Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] show that achievement of deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains is possible, but still uncommon…
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Three online learning modules launched for coop leaders in Canada
OTTAWA, May 26, 2024 – The National Education Committee has launched three brand new eLearning modules to support staff and Boards of Directors in governing and managing their cooperatives effectively. The National…
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ICA Asia-Pacific set to hold Women CEOs’ Summit in Hanoi
HANOI, May 25, 2024 – In an effort to amplify the voices of women leaders in the cooperative sector, the International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific [ICA-AP], ICA-AP Committee on Women, and the Vietnam…
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Coffee importers speed up shipments before EU deforestation law, says ICO
LONDON, May 24, 2024 – Coffee importers have increased the pace of shipments recently, seeking to escape problems after December when the European Union’s Regulation on Deforestation Free Products [EUDR] enters into…
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