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Plateforme industrielle de Diamniadio
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Diamniadio
Senegal
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Kigali – Rwanda
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Kacyru, Kigali
Rwanda
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With the COVID-19 pandemic and economic slowdown threatening the lives and livelihoods of the world’s most vulnerable people, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today committed US$40 million, and launched an urgent appeal for additional funds, to support farmers and rural communities to continue growing and selling food. IFAD’s new multi-donor fund, the COVID-19Rural Poor […]
South Africa’s deputy finance minister David Masondo says the country’s central bank should do more to safeguard the economy from the effects of Covid19. Mr Masondo was quoted in a weekend newspaper report calling for the reserve bank to buy government bonds directly from treasury. His comments have received widespread criticism, with many economists stating […]
South Africa’s lockdown moves into unchartered waters this week, from today around 1.5 million workers will return to work as government gradually begins re-open the economy in what it calls a risk adjusted strategy. The strategy will see various sectors of the economy being opened incrementally to prevent the exponential rate of Covid-19 infection. The […]
Like it or not the coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives, possibly for good. In this brand-new world, a trip to the grocery store, once so harmless and carefree, now elicits paranoia and distrust. Touching or being too close to someone has become unthinkable, the virus lurks everywhere, so we keep […]
South Africa’s weeks long lockdown is set to be eased, but only just. Addressing the nation on Thursday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the lockdown will be lifted in phases to ensure lives are saved but also to get the economy moving again, “our people need to eat, they need to earn a living” Mr […]
The global aviation industry is facing a battering as the deadly coronavirus pandemic continues wreak havoc with the world economy. With so many countries around the world in lockdown, planes have been grounded, leisure and business travel has been halted, leaving the aviation sector teetering on the brink. According to the International Air Transport Association, airlines are […]
Local content policies and localization strategies cannot be forgotten in the pursuit of investment and efficiency (By Verner Ayukegba) Africa is at an energy cross-road. On one hand, the most talented, better educated, most entrepreneurial and competitive generation the continent has ever had is rising and taking on leadership positions that will propel African companies […]
The moving forward of the Lake Albert Development Project, and its export pipeline, is a major step forward de-risking other potential oil & gas projects in East Africa The recent acquisition by Total of Tullow Oil’s entire interests in the Lake Albert Development Project in Uganda, including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, marks the […]
It has been over a week since South Africa went into a 21-day lockdown to fight the spread of the deadly Coronavirus and the divide between the haves and the have nots could not be more clear. To curb the disease, health officials advocate social distancing, frequent hand washing and staying at home. For the […]