South Africa
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Africa
South Africa signs agreement to benefit local cooperatives
JOHANNESBURG-South Africa [SA] has signed an international development cooperation agreement with the German Cooperative Raiffeisen Confederation [GCRC] to benefit local cooperatives, according to the South African Government News Agency. The agreement will…
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Finance & Banking
Egypt acquires equity in BRICS New Development Bank
CAIRO-One of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Egypt recently took an equity in the BRICS New Development Bank [NDB], weeks after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited India as a chief guest for the Republic Day…
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Development
COMESA launches Digital Yellow Card Mobile App
LUSAKA-The COMESA Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance [ Yellow Card ] Scheme has launched a Digital Yellow Card Mobile Application designed to provide access to real-time information to Yellow Card motorists, Law…
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Agriculture
Adjumani sunflower growers suffer losses as prices drop
ADJUMANI: More than 500 sunflower farmers in Adjumani district under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda [DINU] piloting the growing of oil seed crops want government to intervene in the sunflower market,…
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Africa
Tripartite Framework wins accolades at AU Mid-Year Summit
LUSAKA-The Tripartite Free Trade Area [FTA] Agreement that brings together COMESA, East African Community [EAC] and the Southern African Development Community [SADC] Tripartite Free Trade Area [TFTA] has been hailed as a…
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Faith Leaders Call On The Gates Foundation To Drop AGRA
SOUTH AFRICA – In August 2021, an alliance of African faith leaders delivered a powerful message to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: “Stop promoting failing and harmful high-input Green Revolution programs,…
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