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Recife, Brazil, 1st October 2025 – The Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) took part in the XVIII General Assembly and XV International Seminar of the International Cooperation Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB), held from 30 September to 3 October in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. The Secre…

Coffee, one of the most universal products on the planet, carries a paradox that is difficult to ignore: while its roots grow only in the soils of the Greater South —in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab world and Asia— the greatest economic value is captured in the North. In 2021, Eu…

Secretary-General Manssour Bin Mussallam received a courtesy call from H.E. Yeison Arcadio Meneses Copete, Ambassador of Colombia to Ethiopia, at the OSC Headquarters in Addis Ababa. The fruitful exchange explored avenues of cooperation between the OSC and Colombia…

24 September 2025, Guatemala - In Guatemala City, the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Manssour Bin Mussallam, took part in the “VII Meeting on Cooperation and Internationalisation”, organised by the Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUALC…

23 September 2025, Addis Ababa – Ending a months-long hiatus, Secretary-General H.E. Manssour Bin Mussallam has launched the second season of The Third Way – Live with the SG podcast, which airs Sundays at 4:30 PM East Africa Time. He spoke candidly about the turbulent global economy, citing widespr…

12 September 2025, Addis Ababa – The Secretary-General, H.E. Manssour Bin Mussallam, held a fruitful meeting with H.E. Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, on the sidelines of the Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2) in Addis Ababa.The exchanges explored pathways for …

12 September 2025, Addis Ababa – Amid escalating climate shocks and entrenched global inequalities, the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC) championed a unified front for ecological sovereignty at the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS-2). Through high-level dialogues and a major side event, t…

8 September 2025, Addis Ababa — The Secretary-General, H.E. Manssour Bin Mussallam, held a fruitful meeting with H.E. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in Addis Ababa.The discussions focused on advancing solidary South–South instruments, establishing endogenous inn…

8th September 2025, Addis Ababa — The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), H.E. Manssour Bin Mussallam, met with H.E. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, on the margins of the Second Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa.During the meeting, the Secretary-…

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Southern Cooperation (OSC), Manssour Bin Mussallam, undertook an official visit to Abuja, Nigeria, where, among other activities, he presented the keynote speech during the 5th Continental African Curriculum Association (ACA) Conference. ACA is an OSC Ass…