Malnutrition, Malaria and Mass Displacement on the Rise as South Sudan Suffers the Worst Floods in Decades MSF are also calling for an immediate scale up from other NGOs, the United Nations, the Ministry of Health and the government of South Sudan, with increased food and nutrition assistance, water and sanitation services, shelter and health services GENEVA, Switzerland, —780,000…

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Under the Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, ITFC, Afreximbank, BADEA and ARSO organized a High-level Roundtable on the Harmonisation of Standards for Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices in Africa during IATF 2021 in Durban The week-long event brought together government officials, policy-makers, industry leaders and institutional heads from African countries and other regions to discuss the future of…

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2021 Africa’s Business Heroes Winners Announced The Top 10 represent seven African countries, with 80% operating businesses in rural areas and half of the finalists are female ACCRA, Ghana, — Entrepreneurs from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria make the Top Three; top 10 Finalists pitched live in a virtual grand finale connecting 14 locations across the world. The 2021 Africa’s Business…

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Kushindwa kutambua na kushawishi uwapo wa viwanda vidogo vya kisasa vya chini vya majumbani (home based industries), kumekuwa chanzo cha changamoto ya mwendo goigoi wa ukuaji wa uchumi – Maida Waziri

Presentation CBE, Dodoma Nawasalimu kwa Jina la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Nimefurahi sana kualikwa katika hadhara hii kuzungumza kuhusu ujasiriamali. Wakati nazungumza huo ujasiriamali nitaunganisha na Waraka Maalumu wa ushauri wa kisera kuhusu Viwanda vidogo vya chini vya majumbani ambao niliuwasilisha Serikalini. Waraka huu niliuandika kutokana na uzoefu wangu wa miaka 30 ya ujasiriamali na kwa kuangalia kasi…

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Kushindwa kutambua na kushawishi uwapo wa viwanda vidogo vya kisasa vya chini vya majumbani (home based industries), kumekuwa chanzo cha changamoto ya mwendo goigoi wa ukuaji wa uchumi – Maida Waziri

Presentation CBE, Dodoma Nawasalimu kwa Jina la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania. Nimefurahi sana kualikwa katika hadhara hii kuzungumza kuhusu ujasiriamali. Wakati nazungumza huo ujasiriamali nitaunganisha na Waraka Maalumu wa ushauri wa kisera kuhusu Viwanda vidogo vya chini vya majumbani ambao niliuwasilisha Serikalini. Waraka huu niliuandika kutokana na uzoefu wangu wa miaka 30 ya ujasiriamali na kwa kuangalia kasi…

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Lerato Chiyangwa Celebrates her Proud Moment as a Finalist in the Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2021

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa/ — APO Group’s (www.APO-opa.com) Senior Account Manager Lerato Chiyangwa is all smiles with her recent accolades received in the annual Standard Bank Top Women Awards 2021 – Africa’s acclaimed business award for women. The Standard Bank Top Women Awards (www.TopBusinessWomen.co.za) recently took place where top tier South African women in business were celebrated and honoured. Thirty-one-year-old Chiyangwa…

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USAID DESIGNATES 21 HIGH-PRIORITY COUNTRIES UNDER THE WATER FOR THE WORLD ACT, INCLUDING FOUR NEW COUNTRIES

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its annual list of high-priority countries for safe and resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance. Aligned with the requirements in the Water for the World Act of 2014, these partner countries will be the primary focus of the U.S. government’s investments to build a more water-secure world amid ongoing challenges of the…

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What it will take to have a food-secure Africa

BY  BY HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN Building more resilient food systems will require a mix of approaches from agroecology to the latest crop and soil science, writes the chair of AGRA. At the 2018 Alliance for a Green Revolution Forum. Credit: Paul Kagame. When Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded in 2006, it was out of a…

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What it will take to have a food-secure Africa

BY  BY HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN Building more resilient food systems will require a mix of approaches from agroecology to the latest crop and soil science, writes the chair of AGRA. At the 2018 Alliance for a Green Revolution Forum. Credit: Paul Kagame. When Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded in 2006, it was out of a…

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AGRA President: Village based hands on experts crucial for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation

AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) is analysing the expanding profile of Village-based Advisors (VBAs), to inform the development of AGRA’s 2030 strategy as it seeks to reach even more smallholder farmers. ‘’As we design our next strategy we want to make sure it will be informed by what we are learning from important partners such as…

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