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Elizabeth Natocho brushes her hands through the purple-flowering, waist-high plants. “Cultivating chia seeds is our main source of income,” the 41-year-old Ugandan explains. This is how she provides for her …
African farmers seek to cash in on chia seeds Read More
As the Director-General of the UNIDO, what are the factors hindering Africa’s industrialization? The sudden drop in commodity prices caused problems because it lowered the competitiveness of commodities-dependent countries. But …
Africa on the road to industrial progress Read More
The worst may be over for Africa’s two largest economies as they likely emerged from a slump in the second quarter. Official data on Tuesday will probably show South Africa’s …
Worst May Be Over as Biggest Africa Economies End Growth Rut Read More
Nigerian ICT professionals, including Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, will meet their Indian counterparts at Eko Hotel and Suites, Wednesday, when the Indo-Africa ICT summit kicks off. The summit …
Nigeria partners India on ICT summit in Lagos Read More
Hajia Alima Mahama, Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has called on the Private Sector to partner the Parks and Gardens Department to encourage the harnessing of the native …
Minister calls on private sector to collaborate with Parks and Gardens Department Read More
GABORONE – Botswana has finalised its Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) National Response Strategy and a date for the launch is yet to be announced. Assistant Minister of Trade …
Botswana fast-tracks efforts to benefit from AGOA Read More
Cape Town – In its bid to advance the Black Industrialist Programme (BIP), the South African government is looking to work closely with its African counterparts. This week, the Department …
SA black industrialist seeking trade in Uganda Read More
A decades-old dream to turn the sun-drenched Middle East and North Africa (Mena) into Europe’s giant solar farm refuses to die, and now may finally become a reality. In June, …
Mena solar farms to power Europe underway Read More
The worst may be over for Africa’s two largest economies as they likely emerged from a slump in the second quarter. Official data on Tuesday will probably show South Africa’s …
Worst May Be Over as Biggest Africa Economies End Growth Rut Read More
Trade between the emerging markets Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa (BRICS) has increased but has been highly inequitable, President Jacob Zuma told the Brics Business Forum on Sunday. Zuma …
Africa has great investment potential, Zuma tells Brics forum Read More