Zambia
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Africa
COMESA decries longstanding NTBs across borders
LUSAKA, December 1, 2023 – Longstanding Non-Tariff Barriers [ NTBs ] constitute 63,6 percent of total outstanding NTBs in the COMESA region, with some of these remaining unresolved for an average period…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
LUSAKA, November 17, 2023– The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank [AfDB] in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock farmers to adapt…
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Africa
New report reveals continued growth in Africa’s instant payment systems
KAMPALA, November 8, 2023 – AfricaNenda has today released the second edition of the annual State of Inclusive Instant Payment Systems [SIIPS] in Africa report. Jointly produced with the United Nations Economic Commission for…
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Africa
COMESA sees 15 percent rise in global trade
KAMPALA, November 1, 2023 – COMESA’s trade globally and within the region has recorded a significant increase with the total exports to the world gaining by 15 percent from US$ 179 billion…
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Africa
COMESA central banks get expertise in Big Data Analytics and AI
CAIRO, September 19, 2023 – The COMESA Monetary Institute [CMI] has launched a programme to build the capacity of the central banks in the region on the utilisation of Big Data Analytics…
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Africa
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2nd preliminary round gets underway on Friday
CAIRO, September 15, 2023 – The first legs of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League second preliminary round resume this Friday, as clubs gear themselves up to fight for a place in the…
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East Africa
Port of Bujumbura to be modernised
BUJUMBURA – Renovation work on the Port of Bujumbura – part of a vast project to develop the regional corridor to Lake Tanganyika got underway days ago at a launch ceremony attended…
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Africa
New thrust toward free movement in the COMESA region as officials meet in Lusaka
LUSAKA – Ministers responsible for immigration and labour matters in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA] have renewed their countries commitment to the implementation of the regional protocols on free…
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International
FIFA Women’s rankings: African teams move upwards
KAMPALA– A few days after the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Australia & New Zealand 2023, FIFA has published its latest rankings, which contain a number of positive changes for…
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International
Spain reign as Women’s World Cup goes beyond greatness
WELLIGTON – Slogans can often be empty but, in ‘Beyond Greatness’, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ found both a mission statement and a fitting epitaph. France 2019 had, after all, been…
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