A combined US$1.5 million in grants to help fund rapid expansion plans, providing much-needed services for smallholder farmers: ColdHubs for its solar-powered pop-up cooling stations; Hello Tractor for its creative solution to Africa’s farm machinery challenges NAIROBI, Kenya, September 8, 2021/ — Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO of ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder…

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Awarded 2021 Africa Food Prize Recognized for helping 25 million farmers in 13 countries to improve income and food production Nairobi, Kenya, September 8, 2021 – The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the 2021 Africa Food Prize, for work that has improved food security across 13 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. ICRISAT, a CGIAR…

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Public Relations Society of Kenya Council appoints Ms Sylvia Mudasia Mwichuli, as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer Ms Sylvia Mudasia Mwichuli, the s first ever Chief Executive Officer of Public Relations Society of Kenya Council , effective September 2021, has expressed her joy at the new appointment. She thanked the Council giving her a wonderful opportunity to lead an…

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Public Relations Society of Kenya Council appoints Ms Sylvia Mudasia Mwichuli, as its first-ever Chief Executive Officer Ms Sylvia Mudasia Mwichuli, the s first ever Chief Executive Officer of Public Relations Society of Kenya Council , effective September 2021, has expressed her joy at the new appointment. She thanked the Council giving her a wonderful opportunity to lead an…

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Stakeholders call for investment, collaboration and inclusivity in agriculture; a post pandemic priority to tackle hunger and grow value of Africa’s agricultural sector Nairobi September 7, 2021 – The AGRF 2021 Summit kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya convening close to 7,000 participants virtually, including African presidents, agriculture Ministers, agricultural stakeholders and experts to discuss ways the continent can transform food systems…

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Stakeholders call for investment, collaboration and inclusivity in agriculture; a post pandemic priority to tackle hunger and grow value of Africa’s agricultural sector Nairobi September 7, 2021 – The AGRF 2021 Summit kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya convening close to 7,000 participants virtually, including African presidents, agriculture Ministers, agricultural stakeholders and experts to discuss ways the continent can transform food systems…

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10 Interconnected, cloud- and carrier neutral data centres will be built across the length and breadth of the continent in an unrivalled $500m investment in Africa’s digital future JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 3, 2021/ — Africa’s leading carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries…

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10 Interconnected, cloud- and carrier neutral data centres will be built across the length and breadth of the continent in an unrivalled $500m investment in Africa’s digital future JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 3, 2021/ — Africa’s leading carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, Africa Data has announced plans to build large hyperscale data centres throughout Africa, including the North African countries…

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Micro Finance Institutions(MFIs) asked to adopt renewable energy financing models There is a  high demand for renewable energy production and consumption across Tanzania, which microfinance institutions(MFIs) can unlock, as a way of addressing energy poverty, and creating a new revenue niche. That was the general assertion by workshop participants organised by the Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) senior-level…

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