AfricaThree Questions with Rwandan Coffee Expert Laetitia Mukandahiro
In a sunny yellow room with a large coffee taster’s flavor wheel on one wall and a branded jute bag on the opposite wall, Laetitia Mukandahiro and Uzziel Habimana of...
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AfricaThree Questions with Aimerance Merveille of Semilla Coffee
Aimerance Merveille can recall childhood days in the Democratic Republic of Congo — wearing her favorite red floral dress, watching her brothers play soccer, daydreaming. Yet while other children were...
AfricaKyle Engelman Named Executive Director of Nonprofit Grounds for Health
The nonprofit Grounds for Health (GFH), which works to prevent cervical cancer in coffee-growing communities, has named Kyle Engelman as executive director, effective Dec. 1. Engelman will replace outgoing executive...
AfricaRoyal Coffee Releases the ‘World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars’
Bay Area-based coffee trading company Royal Coffee has released an engrossing historical interpretation of the coffee family tree, called the World History and Geography of Arabica Cultivars. The project includes two...
AfricaSeattle’s Cafe Avole Opens Inside the Ethiopian Community Center
The second retail location of Ethiopia-focused and Seattle-based roasting company Cafe Avole (IG) recently opened on the ground floor of Ethiopian Village, an apartment building and expanded wing of the...
AfricaThree Questions with Muna Mohammed of Canada’s Eight50 Coffee
Born in Ethiopia as the granddaughter of a coffee farmer but raised mainly in Canada, Eight50 Coffee Founder Muna Mohammed had a profound experience when seeing coffee’s origins for the...
AfricaCQI and African Fine Coffees Association Plan Long-Term Collaboration
The United States-based Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) and the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) have signed an agreement designed to support green coffee producers and promote market access. A memorandum...
AfricaWCR Made a Free Arabica and Robusta Coffee Varieties Poster
Humans are imperfect and we all tend to get a bit scatter-brained every now and then. For example, you may be a professional coffee roaster, going casually throughout your day...
AfricaGCP Snapshot: 70% of Coffee From Eight Global Buyers Meets Sustainability Baseline
More than 70% of the green coffee purchased by eight of the world’s largest green coffee buyers in 2022 met a recognized baseline sustainability standard, according to the latest annual...