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Boost for Healthcare in Kenya as First Four of 24 Newly-Built NMS Hospitals to Be Opened

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) will next week commission the first four of 24 new hospitals that have been under construction by the entity since last year. In readiness for the.

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U.K. – Africa Investment Conference: Africa remains a fertile ground for investments – AfDB President, Akinwumi Adesina

By Kembet Bolton The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said that Africa will remain a fertile ground for investment, but this is much hinged on.

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CONTEC GLOBAL: Pioneering Agrictech and Bio-Diversity for Inclusive Growth and Development in Africa

By Alkali Amana In March 2019, when exploring investment options in an estimated $11 billion global banana market, Nigeria’s erstwhile Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, voiced.

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Pretoria University Professor wins prestigious African science and technology prize

A University of Pretoria (UP) South African scientist has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Breakthrough and/or Technological Innovation. The award is made by.

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Sustainable Development & CSR: The SPDC Example

By Alkali Amana What initiatives or projects would be ideal for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) implementation in Africa? This question calls for an important consideration into the promotion of CSR.

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The African Development Bank enhances food security for nine million people

The Water Mobilisation Project to Enhance Food Security in Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder Regions (PMERSA-MTZ), implemented between 2011 and 2018 in Niger, has sustainably increased agricultural production and productivity and.

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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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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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Nigeria’s Niger Delta University shines at the 4th Africa Summit 2020 – as Vice-Chancellor, Prof. SG Edoumiekumo wins African Educational Icon award

The Niger Delta University, located in Bayelsa State, in Nigeria’s South-South region, was honoured at the 4th Africa Summit 2020, which held virtually on Thursday 25 June 2020. The institution.

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Africa Medical Supplies Platform – Creating Access for a Unified Continental Response to COVID19

African Social Start-up Studio Janngo, has joined forces with the African Union Chairperson, Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa and the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC), to launch the Africa Medical.

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