Africa
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Uganda cited as Africa’s coffee exports rise 44 percent in May 2024
KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 44.8 percent to 1.74 million bags in May 2024 from 1.21mln bags in May 2023, according to…
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Global coalition launches new strategy to boost agroecology
ROME, July 5, 2024 – In the context of growing hunger and accelerating climate and biodiversity crises, the 300-member Agroecology Coalition recently launched an ambitious strategy to rapidly accelerate the transition to…
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Cameroon: First US$ 20mln project approved to support transition to deforestation-free agroecological practices
YAONDE, July 4, 2024 – A first US$20 million project funded by the Central Africa Forest Initiative [CAFI] will support Cameroon’s small-scale cocoa and coffee producers adapt to the new European Union…
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PDM beneficiary in Gulu loses chicken to thieves, poisoning
GULU, July 4, 2024 – A Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiary in Gulu district is counting losses after her chicken bought using the funds provided under the government programme were stolen while…
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Centenary Bank says when women are given opportunity for financial inclusion, they can do miracles
KAMPALA, June 28, 2024 – The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Bank of the Year 2024, Centenary Rural Development Bank exemplifies the spirit of this year’s…
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AfDB secures US$ 18mln GEF funding for Zambezi Basin and E-waste projects
ABIDJAN, June 27, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has secured more than US$ 18 million in funding from the Global Environment Facility [ GEF ] for two major projects aimed…
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Cultivating hope: Ivorian cocoa farmers’ path to empowerment
ABIDJAN, June 25, 2024 – On a misty morning in rural Cote d’Ivoire, Delphine Papo deviates from her usual routine. Instead of trekking 4 kilometres through the fog to her cocoa plantation,…
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Inaugural COMESA Week to publicise regional programmes launched in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, June, 25 June 2024 – The inaugural COMESA Week aimed at raising public awareness on various regional integration programmes being implemented by the 21-member bloc kicked off Monday in Madagascar. This…
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Transforming Africa’s mineral wealth: From extraction to end use
CAPE TOWN, June 24, 2024 – Global demand for critical minerals essential for clean energy technologies is expected to grow more than three-fold by 2030. For Africa – a continent rich in…
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EUDR: US demands delay to protect food businesses
BRUSSELS, June 24, 2024 – The US government has reportedly urged the European Union [EU] to delay its Deforestation Regulation [EUDR], which is set to come into force in December, because the…
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