The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa and the entire AFSA community are deeply saddened by the news of Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher’s passing on March 21, 2023, at the age of 83. Dr. Tewolde was a respected figure in promoting farmers’ and local communities’ rights and championing the cause of smallholder food producers. …
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 21, 2023/ — By NJ Ayuk, the Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber (www.EnergyChamber.org) and Author of A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy MixSouth Africa is facing an energy crisis on a very large scale. It’s not for nothing that President Cyril Ramaphosa took the unprecedented step of …
rvers) from seven African countries (Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Mali, Morocco, and Togo), benefited from this session held in the ISIC premises in Rabat, Morocco.This 2nd Training of Trainers Session (ToT) targeted Local Elected Officials, Territorial Executives in charge of issues related to Climate Action (Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Plan), …
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KOLWEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 21, 2023/ — IMPACT (https://ImpactTransform.org/en/) is launching a new project tackling corruption in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) artisanal cobalt sector with an effort to map all the taxes and fees supply chain actors are legally required to pay.The Mapping Payments project, which is implemented in collaboration with the …
The facility is expected to boost intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration and contribute to the reduction of the trade & SME finance gap in the East African nation ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 21, 2023/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $30 million Trade & SME Finance …
The project’s primary objective is to strengthen the payments ecosystem in Liberia for increased efficiency and to foster growth and innovation ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 21, 2023/ — The African Development Fund’s Board of Directors has approved $3.9 million grant to finance upgrade of Liberia’s payments infrastructure and systems project.The approval of the grant from …
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LOS ANGELES, California, March 8, 2023/ — Kulture Wave Beauty by Cardi B, a leading beauty brand, announced today its commitment to fighting against the practice of skin bleaching in Africa. Skin bleaching, also known as skin lightening or whitening, is a dangerous trend that has become prevalent in many African countries, where it is …
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 8, 2023/ — Entrepreneur, attorney and best-selling author NJ Ayuk has officially released his most recent book, titled ‘A Just Transition: Making Energy Poverty History with an Energy Mix.’ The book is now available to purchase on Amazon!Following years of diligent research and in-depth analysis, the book sheds light on the …
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 8, 2023/ — The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) of the African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a technical assistance grant of $5.03 million to implement the Africa Super Energy Service Companies (ESCO) acceleration program in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa.SEFA is a bank-managed multi-donor special fund that works to unlock private …
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DAKAR, Senegal, February 15, 2023/ — The newest Mercy Ship (www.MercyShips.Africa), the Global Mercy™ arrived in Dakar Senegal on 14 February 2023. While the ship hosted surgical training in Senegal in 2022, this year marks the first time that specialised surgeries will take place on this newly built hospital ship. This field service will include partnership …
