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New report outlines innovative finance strategies to help close US$77billion investment gap for Africa's agrifood sector
07 Aug 2025 09:00 GMT
… for growth, food security, and resilience
KIGALI, RWANDA, August 7, … improve food security, and build climate resilience across … .
In Rwanda, the Development Bank of Rwanda and the Capital Market … in food security, nutrition, climate resilience, and trade. …
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Shrinking humanitarian funding risk to food security - report
06 Aug 2025 04:39 GMT
Napase Galora prepares a meal on an open field where pastoral communities were forced to migrate to in search of pasture and water due to drought in Laisamis, Marsabit, on October 26, 2021 /FILE
A new report warns that the shrinking humanitarian …
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SEDL and Republic of Burundi Sign MoU for Strategic Collaboration
06 Aug 2025 13:14 GMT
Spray Engineering Devices Ltd. (SEDL), an Indian clean-tech engineering company specializing in thermal heat recovery and biomass valorisation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Burundi to set up a modern 1,000 TCD (tons …
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Cameroon Takes on CFAF125Bln in Debt for Jobs, Health, Food Security
04 Aug 2025 09:35 GMT
(Business in Cameroon) - On July 31, 2025, President Paul Biya signed three decrees authorizing the Minister in charge of Economy, Planning, and Land Management to secure loans totaling 125 billion CFA francs. The funds will come from the African …
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Building DR Congo’s sustainable foundation from mining
06 Aug 2025 07:20 GMT
Mining, as a foundation sector in the economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is now reliant for its future growth and positive broader impacts on an enabling ecosystem, which includes infrastructure that is both fit-for-purpose and resilient.
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The RN1 road project: Building pathways for development in Congo
06 Aug 2025 05:31 GMT
Modeste Mafangala, a road haulier, makes no secret of his satisfaction with a recent major change in his daily life: the repair of the Kinshasa–N'Djili–Batshamba section of the RN1 In Kikwit, in Kwilu province in the south-west of the Democratic …
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‘Africa Creative Expo Aims to Use Tourism to Address Disparity in Global Trade’
05 Aug 2025 00:17 GMT
… 2018 was widely embraced by Africans with lavish excitement. The … From the Namibian Spitzkoppe to Rwanda’s Mountain of Gorrilas, … souvenir dealer or the drinking water hawker or the tour … stronger and mutually beneficial Africa-UAE cultoural cooperation. We …
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Securing Africa’s agricultural future … the science, communication, politics and the urgency of now
04 Aug 2025 14:49 GMT
By Ama Kudom-Agyemang
One of the key outcomes of the Second African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT2025), held in Kigali, Rwanda, in June, was a timely reminder to African governments and people that the continent has a shared vision and …
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Over 100,000 farmers benefit from disease-free potato seed initiative
08 Aug 2025 06:10 GMT
… Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) in
partnership with Kenya …
innovative technologies that contribute to food security and economic growth,”
she said … ,
Farm Input Promotions Africa (FiPS-Africa) and the National Potato Council …
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Carrefour expands in Africa with DRC launch, promotes sustainability in Kenya
02 Aug 2025 18:37 GMT
CONGO – Carrefour has officially opened its first store in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking a significant expansion into the Central African market.
The store, launched in partnership with local retailer Hyper Psaro, is located in Kinshasa …