US President Barack Obama told African entrepreneurs in Kenya that they could help counter violent ideologies and drive growth in Africa. He said governments had to help by ensuring the rule of law was upheld and by tackling corruption. Obama was addressing a Global Entrepreneurship Summit at the start of the first presidential visit to his father’s homeland….
Over the last decade, African economies have grown faster than any others in the world. But most of this growth has occurred outside of agriculture, even though agriculture employs one half to two-thirds of the population. This fact more than any other explains why Africa’s economic expansion has failed to generate benefits for the majority of Africans. At this…
Investing in African farmers is a moral necessity but also an economic imperative, according to the head of the Alliance for the Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), who fears that recent progress in the continent’s agriculture sector could be eroded without further investment. As she prepared to travel to Ethiopia to participate in the UN summit on financing for development, Dr Agnes…
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2015 – A growing number of developing countries are investing in social safety nets to improve the lives and livelihoods of billions of poor and vulnerable people, yet around 55 percent of the world’s poor or 773 million people with acute needs still lack safety net coverage – especially in lower-income countries and in urban areas-and countries must…
Nairobi July 4 2015: Kenya will host of the first ever Africa Cyber Security Summit (ACSS). The summit to be held in Nairobi at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, is expected to attract numerous stakeholders as well as government officials from across Africa. Speaking on Saturday, the chair of the Africa Cyber Security Summit Centre, Lindsey Achudi, said the…
Gulf Petrochem Group rename entity to Aspam Energy (Kenya) Ltd NAIROBI, Kenya, July 1, 2015/ — Gulf Petrochem Group today announces the official acquisition and name change of Essar Petroleum East Africa Ltd to ASPAM Energy (Kenya) Ltd. The deal will enhance the group’s integrated services and products for the downstream supply chain in the oil and gas sector…
NAIROBI, KENYA (1 June 2015) — The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) welcomes the election of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as the next President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Dr. Adesina led AGRA’s policy and partnerships team and was one of the founding leaders of the institution in 2006. In this role, Dr. Adesina helped farmers…
Keynote Address by Dr. Reginald A. Mengi, Executive Chairman of IPP Limited and Chairman of Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and Media Owners Association of Tanzania (MOAT) during the 4th Annual EAC-EABC Media Awards Gala Dinner 14TH MAY, 2015, DAR ES SALAAM TANZANIA It is a great privilege and honour for me to address this important 4th Annual EAC…
The following is the speech from Mr. Aidan Eyakuze – Twaweza Executive Director, in the Opening Plenary Session of the OGP Africa Meeting, May 20th , 2015, in Dar es Salaam. Your Excellency, President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Honourable George Mkuchika, Minister of State, Good Governance, Honourable Andrew Tehmeh, Deputy Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism of Liberia, Invited guests, ladies…
“The partnership will address challenges facing farmers in the production and marketing of soybean in the country.” An innovation platform that brings together all the stakeholders along the soybean value chain from farmers to government and non-government organizations and the private sector to address the challenges facing soybean sector development in Tanzania was launched at the end of last…