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How to follow Papal Election in the Vatican
VATICAN, May 7, 2025 –– With the beginning of the Conclave preparing to elect the 267th Pontiff, Vatican Media is mobilising to cover each phase moment by moment, accompanied by in-depth reports.…
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The UN unveils 2025 International Year of Cooperatives logo
BRUSSELS, October 22, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance is pleased to announce that the United Nations [UN] has released the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] logo today. Organisations wishing to use…
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AfDB’s sovereign portfolio retains top spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index
ABIDJAN, July 17, 2024 – Publish What You Fund, the global campaign for aid and development transparency, has once again named the African Development Bank’s [AfDB] sovereign portfolio as the most transparent. The…
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Trident Energy’s Republic of Congo oil field acquisition lauded as key step forward
JOHANNESBURG, April 28, 2024 – Oil and gas company Trident Energy has secured agreements with multinational energy companies Chevron and TotalEnergies to obtain stakes in the Republic of Congo’s oil fields. The…
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Cooperatives & Communities
WCM 2023 Top 300 ranking released with a focus on cooperative member benefits
KAMPALA, January 26, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises [EURICSE] yesterday released the 2023 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor […
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International
COP28: “Climate justice needs language justice!” says OIF
DUBAI, December 27, 2023 – French-speaking countries in Africa face two injustices in climate negotiation bodies. On the one hand, they are on the continent that is most vulnerable to climate change…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Remembering Professor Hans-H. Münkner
LONDON, December 19, 2023 – Prof. Hans-H. Münkner died in November 2023, leaving behind his wife, daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren. His family’s loss is incommensurable with ours, but we wish to…
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Co-ops among the world’s top female-friendly companies
LONDON-Forbes Magazine has published a list of the world’s most female-friendly companies, which features four co-operatives, one employee owned enterprise and four mutual insurers. Developed with the support market research company Statista,…
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Leaders gather for first-ever global summit to focus on accelerating climate adaptation in Africa
ROTTERDAM-The Global Center on Adaptation is hosting the Africa Adaptation Summit in collaboration with the African Union [AU], the African Development Bank [AfDB], the International Monetary Fund [IMF], the Africa Adaptation Initiative,…
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