Africa
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Pan-African Parliament adopts the Model Law on Cooperatives
MIDRAND, July 19, 2024 – The Pan-African Parliament recently adopted the Model Law on Cooperatives for the continent. This adoption occurred during the 3rd Ordinary Session of the sixth Parliament of the…
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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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Nigeria’s food importation policy could destroy country’s agriculture, warns AfDB boss
ABUJA, July 16, 2024 – The President of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow massive food importation risks destroying the…
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Fighting food insecurity: The Angolan cooperative building a brighter future
LUANDA, July 14, 2024 – Climate change is making it harder than ever for rural people in Angola to feed themselves and their families. Floods and drought are becoming more frequent and long-lasting,…
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Ethiopia’s coffee exports fetch US$ 1.43bln in revenue
ADDIS ABABA, July 11, 2024– Ethiopia’s coffee market experienced significant growth in the 2023/24 fiscal year, generating US$ 1.43 billion in revenue. The Ethiopian government reported that coffee exports generated US$1.43bln in…
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Mauritania: US$ 17mln to strengthen resilience of female market gardeners
ABIDJAN July 8, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] has approved a grant of US$ 17 million to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to implement the Project for Promotion of Gender-Sensitive Agricultural…
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Mars Wrigley collaborates with COCOBOD on early detection of CSSVD
LONDON, July 6, 2024 – Mars Wrigley, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer, has announced the development of a detection kit for Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease [CSSVD]. This kit aims to facilitate…
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Regional businesswomen gather in Madagascar for COMFWB Trade Fair
ANTANANARIVO, July 6, 2024 – A splendour of pink marked the COMESA Federation of Women in Business [COMFWB] Trade Fair and Conference as local and international female entrepreneurs from 20 COMESA Member…
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Exciting Fixtures Highlight Draw for TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 Qualifiers Published
CAIRO, July 6, 2024: Tough draw for TotalEnergies AFCON record Holders Egypt while Cote d’Ivoire and hosts Morocco also discover TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 Qualifiers opponents Egypt, the…
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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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