Ever wonder about women-owned businesses? Consider these facts: 42% of all U.S.-owned companies are owned by women; 4 out of 10 businesses are owned by women; Women-owned businesses generate $1.9 trillion annually; Between 2014-2019, Black women-owned firms grew 50%, the highest growth rate of any woman-based demographic; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (41%), Latina/Hispanic (40%), Asian American (37%) and Native American/Alaska Native (26%) businesses grew at a…

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The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is making the problem far worse The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is making the problem far worse. Since Russia and Ukraine together supply 30% of global wheat exports, a big chunk of the world is losing access to food. Now one of the…

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The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is making the problem far worse The pandemic sent global hunger soaring, but now the war in Ukraine is making the problem far worse. Since Russia and Ukraine together supply 30% of global wheat exports, a big chunk of the world is losing access to food. Now one of the…

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President Samia will witness the unveiling of ‘Ajenda 10/30’ tag coined by the ministry to rally efforts of both public and private sectors to turn around the fortunes of thousands of people eking out a living from the agricultural value chain. Dar Es Salaam. About 3,000 people are expected in Dodoma today to witness the government embark on an ambitious…

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President Samia will witness the unveiling of ‘Ajenda 10/30’ tag coined by the ministry to rally efforts of both public and private sectors to turn around the fortunes of thousands of people eking out a living from the agricultural value chain. Dar Es Salaam. About 3,000 people are expected in Dodoma today to witness the government embark on an ambitious…

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At 46, he is the youngest dollar billionaire in Africa, with a net worth of $1.5 billion. He says that growing up, he always wanted to become wealthy but as time went by he realised that money was not the most important thing. Mohammed Dewji, better known as Mo Dewji, president of Mohammed Enterprise Tanzania Ltd (MeTL), was ranked 15…

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TRENDING TODAY The impending World Cup 2022 has prompted the publication of a detailed fan survey eliciting what supporters think of the winter contest. 4,981 fans from around the world were asked for their views by Footballco via the Goal website to gauge anticipation for an event that will now bring up the rear of the calendar instead of…

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KALAHARI DESERT, NAMIBIA, TSUNKWE, NAMIBIA : Group of women from the San tribe playing a game in which they dance in circles with their legs banded together in a remote village from the Kalahari desert. (Photo by Jorge Fernández/LightRocket via Getty Images) ‘Africa is absent from the future. In almost every future, dystopian or utopian, there is a continent-sized…

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In our beloved President Mama Samia Suluhu Hassan, we have a great role model to look up to, says Dr Betty Kwoko Mgimba Tanzania’s professional women need to rise to the occasion and play a more significant role in taking the country to the next level, Dr Betty Kwoko Mgimba, Equity Bank Tanzania’s Head of Customer Service & Experience…

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AGRA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance the agricultural transformation in Africa to create jobs, boost trade, strengthen resilience, and transform economies. Through the MoU, AGRA and USDA intend to collaborate across several areas including: coordinating research on seed, soil and water technologies; training to ensure farmers have the…

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