*KAMPALA— *Over 52 seed companies, wholly African-led and owned have convened in Kampala, Uganda to recognize and learn from their peers who have attained the remarkable goal of producing and selling 10,000 metric tons of seed per year. The meeting started yesterday, and will end today(July 8, 2012). African seed companies are key to food security because they have…
Tanzania has liberalized its Capital Account for all East African Community (EAC) residents which allows them to participate in Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) securities and to a limited extent in government securities. The move will also allow Tanzanians to invest in the EAC region without requiring prior permission from the country’s Central Bank, Bank of Tanzania (BOT)….
*NAIROBI, KENYA* (June 27, 2014)—Today is a critical moment for Africa’s farmers as the heads of state at the African Union (AU) summit in Equatorial Guinea reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen Africa’s agricultural economy. Their consensus is a recognition that investments in agriculture are uniquely effective in driving economic progress, particularly among Africa’s poor, most of whom depend on…
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 30, 2014/ — Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, asked African countries to invest heavily in their agricultural sector to decrease their dependence on the developed world, ensure food security, and significantly reduce hunger in their countries. He made his remarks at the closing session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African…