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Skills Week Africa: Powering industrial transformation through skills development
11 Sep 2025 10:51 GMT
… in cleanrooms, on farms, and in control … An Africa Skills Intelligence Partnership will improve labour-market data … Zambia leading by example
Zambia’s hosting of the inaugural Skills Week Africa … Africans secured in decent, productive, future-ready employment. …
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Nigeria Requires 21.9% Annual GDP Growth to Achieve $1 Trillion Economy by 2031: Afrinvest Report Highlights Urgent Reforms
11 Sep 2025 08:33 GMT
… in Nigeria, where youth unemployment exceeds 40%, and the … Commercial Powerhouse
Agriculture employs 70% of Nigerians but contributes only 22% to GDP due to low productivity, outdated farming techniques, … Farms are recommended, alongside subsidies for …
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Embracing renewal and justice: A call for responsible leadership in South Africa
11 Sep 2025 11:16 GMT
… inequality, failing institutions, youth unemployment, land injustice, and … not words.
Land, Agriculture, and Economic Justice
Land … innovation. South Africa must treat farming as both an … These projects should generate employment, stimulate local economies, …
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Agriculture's recovery phase shows promise for South Africa's GDP growth
11 Sep 2025 09:02 GMT
… sentiment within the agriculture sector remains optimistic, … period for South Africa';s agriculture," Sihlobo … encouraging, particularly because agriculture, forestry, and fishing … Africa, where food security and rural employment are directly tied to farming …
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Niger govt deepens partnership with AfricaRice to boost rice production
11 Sep 2025 08:28 GMT
… country by about 70%, create employment opportunities, increase revenue generation, and … of AfricaRice, Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, praised the state government’s agricultural investments … security.
By increasing rice production, Niger State can reduce its reliance …
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West Africa Livestock Marketing Support Program Phase 2 Launched
11 Sep 2025 08:35 GMT
… agricultural economy. The sector significantly contributes to food security, income, and employment … the West Africa Livestock Marketing … emphasised, “Livestock farming contributes significantly to … programmes addressing livestock farming. The PACBAO programme …
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AYA Industrial Project Marks New Step for Morocco's Food Sovereignty
11 Sep 2025 10:32 GMT
… that “this project perfectly illustrates Morocco's industrialization drive and … of complementary activities between upstream agriculture and downstream industry,” he explained … creation of added value and employment, as well as strengthening national …
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Population alone will not make Nigeria grow
11 Sep 2025 09:42 GMT
… routes, skilled crafts, strong agricultural systems, and states that, … extracting wealth from colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Americas … from the British, Nigeria was created with a … youth population faces high unemployment. Our schools and universities …
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Liberia: EPA Boss Urges Climate Justice at Africa Climate Summit Side Event
11 Sep 2025 10:49 GMT
… water, infrastructure, and decent employment, warning against development models that … erosion, biodiversity loss, declining agricultural productivity, and population displacement.
In … the continued marginalization of African voices in global climate …
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Mondi South Africa transfers ownership of timber farm to black-owned business
11 Sep 2025 11:29 GMT
… becomes one of South Africa’s first black commercial … hand,” says Mondi South Africa Forests MD Themba Vilane.
… contract employment opportunities, strengthening the local economy.
Timber farming, also … to a better South Africa, where enterprises like Imsebe …