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Africa Agribusiness Summit: Making Agricultural Advice Reliable Infrastructure for Farmers

For Africa’s farmers, access to the right advice can be as important as access to seeds, fertiliser, irrigation and finance. Knowing what to plant, when to plant it, how to.

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Africa’s Growth Story: Investment and Infrastructure Drive New Economic Momentum

Africa is maintaining economic momentum despite a slower global environment, with new data showing that the continent’s real gross domestic product grew faster than the global economy during the second.

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Rwanda Gorilla Tourism Revenue Sharing: Conservation Lessons for Africa Communities

Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park stands as one of the world’s most notable examples of mountain gorilla conservation. Its experience shows that protecting a threatened species requires more than patrols. It.

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Côte d’Ivoire’s Solar Push: Powering More Than 370,000 Homes

Côte d’Ivoire is accelerating its transition towards renewable energy with the Ferké Solar power plant in the northern Tchologo region, adding new generation capacity while demonstrating how private investment can.

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Solar Irrigation in Africa: Ethiopia’s Lessons on Water and Finance

Solar-powered irrigation is giving farmers a practical way to pump water without buying diesel every growing season. In Ethiopia, projects are already taking shape, from cooperative vegetable farms near Addis.

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Kenya’s $16bn Refinery: A New Engine for East Africa’s Energy Future

Kenya has taken a major step towards reshaping East Africa’s energy landscape with the groundbreaking of a $16 billion oil refinery in Lamu, a project that could strengthen regional energy.

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How Burkina Faso’s New Gold Refinery Could Transform Africa

Burkina Faso’s new Raffinor-BF refinery reflects a significant goal: keeping more of the country’s gold at home rather than shipping it abroad for refining. The facility could strengthen the state’s.

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Nigeria at 66: From Independence to a New Chapter of Growth

Nigeria today marks 66 years of independence, commemorating the moment on 1 October 1960 when the country emerged as a sovereign nation and began charting its own path in the.

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Côte d’Ivoire’s SME Financing Drive: US$14.3 Million Facility Targets Business Growth

Côte d’Ivoire is expanding access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) after the West African Development Bank (BOAD) approved a CFAF 10 billion, approximately US$14.3 million, refinancing facility.

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Lomé’s Energy Hub: Togo Secures Funding to Expand Regional Fuel Infrastructure

Togo is strengthening its position as a regional energy and logistics hub after securing new financing from the West African Development Bank (BOAD) to expand petroleum storage capacity at the.

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