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African Development Bank project tripled incomes of rural producers and traders

An African Development Bank project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural finance (MIVARF) in Tanzania produced highly satisfactory results, according to a report released by the project team..

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Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021, African Development Bank says in African Economic Outlook 2020 Supplement

– Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impacts – An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed.

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Government and private sector collaboration as key pillar of Eswatini’s post-COVID-19 strategy

By Kingsley Okeke The Kingdom of Eswatini’s Minister of Commerce and Trade, Sen. Manqoba Khumalo, has said that a powerful government and private sector collaboration is helping in the Kingdom’s.

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The Need to Prioritize Empowerment of Women and Girls in Africa’s COVID -19 Response – H.E Dr Jewel Howard -Taylor

By Kembet Bolton The Vice President of the Republic of Liberia H.E Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor has emphasized the need to prioritize the empowerment of women and girls in Africa during.

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How to Ensure the Proliferation and Sustainability of Startups in Africa

By Priscilla Bretuo Entrepreneurial activities are crucial for stimulating innovation, growth and addressing the perennial problem of unemployment faced by most world economies. In most parts of the world, startup/entrepreneurial.

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BUA Group Set To Establish Ultramodern Cement Plant, 50mw Power Plant In Adamawa – Nigeria

BUA Cement, one of West Africa’s largest Cement companies, has announced that it is set to establish a three million metric tonnes cement plant. And 50 megawatts power plant in.

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African of the Week – Tony Elumelu

– Africapitalist Walking the Talk African Leadership magazine profiles African economist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu as our African of the Week

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WHO Emphasizes Effective COVID-19 Safety Measures as African Countries Resume Air Travel

With the elevation of border and travel restrictions by most African authorities, WHO emphasized the need for governments to take effective measures. To mitigate the risk of a surge in.

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IFC, Offers $185m Loan to Expand SBSA SMEs COVID-19 Lending Program

Businesses in South Africa are struggling following the disruption of regional and global activities across the tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, and other sectors due to the economic and social impact of.

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Uganda Forms Seven New Cities to Decongest Capital, Increase Employment

As part of efforts towards facilitating the country’s urbanization policy, Uganda government moves to decongest the city capital Kampala, by creating seven new cities across the East African country.

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