Africa
-
News
Global annual coffee exports up 3. 8 percent
KAMPALA, August 6, 2024 – Global green bean exports in June 2024 totalled 9.78 million bags, as compared with 9.43mln bags exported in the same month of the previous year, up 3.8…
Read More » -
News
AfDB invests US$ 20mln in infrastructure fund to catalyse continental development
ABIDJAN, August 2, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfD] has signed a US$ 20 million equity investment in the African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 [AIIF4]. The deal, signed on 31 July…
Read More » -
News
As Sudan’s war rages, its farmers help fill the hunger gap
KHARTOUM, July 31, 2024: Standing in a field of golden wheat, Imad is a long way from his life as a mechanic in Sudan’s once-bustling capital of Khartoum. Today, the city lies…
Read More » -
Opinions & Commentary
Content piracy: A complex web of causes
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 31, 2024 – Content piracy is acknowledged as having enormously negative social impacts. It is a type of global organised crime that undermines the creative sector. However, what…
Read More » -
News
African Development Bank launches 54 Country Focus Reports
ABIDJAN, July 31, 2024 – The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has launched Country Focus Reports designed to deepen policy dialogue on the macroeconomic performance and outlook of individual countries and to act…
Read More » -
News
Uganda Airlines announces more routes in Africa
KAMPALA, July 17, 2024 – In a bid to optimally deploy its fleet of aircraft and earn more revenue, the national carrier Uganda Airlines has added to its current routes African cities…
Read More » -
News
Masindi, Kiryandongo maize farmers trained on proper use of fertilisers
KIRYANDONGO, July 9, 2024 – Over 200 farmers in Masindi and Kiryandongo districts have been trained on the proper use of fertilisers to boost maize production. Asili Agriculture Company, based in Kiryandongo…
Read More » -
News
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,…
Read More » -
News
G-7 leaders reaffirm support for billion-dollar infrastructure programme for Africa
ABIDJAN, June 18, 2024 – G-7 leaders meeting at their summit in Puglia, Italy have reaffirmed support for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across Africa to realise the continent’s economic potential and transformation. US…
Read More » -
News
Regional bodies sign MoU to implement COMESA Biotechnology Implementation Plan
LUSAKA, June 16, 2024 – The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa [ACTESA] has signed a memorandum of understanding [MoU] with the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications [ISAAA AfriCenter] to…
Read More »