Bill Gates Foundation grants Sh777 billion to Tanzania
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday, announced plans to disburse about Sh777 billion ($ about 350 million) to finance agriculture, health and Information […]
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Ghana looks forward to Fostering Agricultural Cooperation with Morocco
Morocco is the best placed “sister country” in Africa that can assist Ghana in its agricultural development efforts, said Ghanaian foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, […]
AfDB’s boss, Dr Akinwumi Adesina named 2017 World Food Prize Laureate
Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has been named the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate. Dr. Adesina, whose name […]
Angola eyes investment boost from Israel
Angolan authorities are eyeing foreign investments from Israel to revamp fertilizers industry in order to boost the oil-rich nation agriculture sector, National Director of Forests […]
Senegal’s Kaffrine region harvests 194,000 tons of groundnut in 2016
The Kaffrine region in central-western Senegal has harvested about 194,000 tons of groundnut during the winter, Samba Ndao Tall, the director of rural development, told […]
Gabon: Government to create 30,000 jobs by 2019
Gabonese authorities on Monday unveiled plan to create about 30,000 jobs in various fields over the period 2017-2019 under the Economic Recovery Plan (ERP), local […]
SA bans meat imports from Brazil
South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has suspended some meat imports from Brazil amid a scandal over adulterated meat in the Latin American […]
World Bank to release $57 billion for projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank this week pledged to commit a record $57 billion to finance projects in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the head of the Washington-based […]
China releases $30bn aid to Africa
The government of China has announced the disbursement of $30 billion to assist African countries improve agriculture through large-scale farming. Since the Forum on China-Africa […]
Bright Future Ahead for Moroccan-Malagasy Relations
Relations between Morocco and Madagascar are poised to have a bright future as the two countries’ public institutions and private economic operators seem determined to […]