The Government of Guinea-Bissau has recently renewed its partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme, launching a new five-year Country Strategic Plan to achieve food security and improved nutrition. The new strategic plan focuses on helping rural communities to build resilience to climate change and strengthen livelihoods while supporting the government’s effort to establish […]
The second Africa food summit in Senegal ended on Friday, 27th of January with the development partners agreeing to commit $30 billion to back the continent’s resolve to boost agricultural productivity and become a bread basket for the world. The African Development Bank plans to contribute $10 billion over a period of 5 years and […]
Today, February 1st, the President of Equatorial Guinea Obiang Nguema Mbasogo appointed the vice-minister for education, Manuela Roka Botey as the country’s Prime Minister, making her the first female prime minister in the country. Her new appointment as Prime Minister was announced on the state’s television as she took over from Francisco Pascual Obama Asue […]
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The Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme of 5,700 hectares, located in the Auyo council area of Jigawa state, Nigeria was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as a significant contribution to Nigeria’s expedition for food security, job creation, and economic diversification. Following the commissioning of several projects carried out by the Federal Government and the […]
Masdar, a United Arab Emirates-owned renewables company has recently signed an agreement with Angola’s energy and water ministry to develop renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 2GW. Masdar announced its plan to further develop renewable energy projects in Angola and Uganda at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023. These projects can improve production capacity, […]
Following a number of interventions, Zimbabwe is now on a sustainable economic growth path and it is set to become one of the top carbon steel producers in Sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years on the back of game-changing investments by wealthy global investors, according to Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor, Mthuli Ncube. […]
According to an official document released by the Daily Maverick news site, the South African government is taking into consideration a sponsorship deal worth $52 million with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspurs. The statement reports that the contract is geared toward the promotion of South Africa as a travel destination although the country is considering […]
On Tuesday, Google disclosed applications for the inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator called Women Founders Africa Program, aimed at empowering and supporting women founders on the continent by providing resources and opportunities to scale their startups and provide solutions to problems in Africa. The program is an expansion of the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa […]