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Obama's U.S.-Africa Forum Will Catalyze $14 Billion In Business Deals
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| “Africa is no longer a sleeping giant but is awake and open for business.” These words from a rising South African leader at last week’s Young African Leaders Summit could not be more accurate: Africa might well be the biggest markeRead More... |
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Dangote, GE make case for strong integration in Africa
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| President of Africa’s largest conglomerate and Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote has joined Jeffery Immelt, CEO of General Electric (GE), American multinational giant, to call for further integration in Africa, saying it is a crRead More... |
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Dubai Chamber gets ready for Africa business forum
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| With the confirmation of President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, and Amama Mbabazi, Prime Minister of Uganda as well as Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, as leading speakers for the 2nd Africa Global BusinesRead More... |
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North Africa may overtake economic growth in the Gulf
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| A gradual return to political stability in Egypt and Tunisia should support activity there, while exports are likely to pick up on the back of the modest recovery in the global economy, its analysts noted, while expecting overall growth to gradually Read More... |
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BMW Sponsors Locally Supported 3D Printed, Auto Design
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| The automotive industry is conservative and doesn’t take enough responsibility in emerging markets. Thus, countries such as China and India have experienced huge problems with pollution as they have increased their living standards and entered Read More... |
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'Fab Lab' Igniting Revolution in Kenya
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| The University of Nairobi’s Science and Technology Park is banking on 3-D prototyping to spark a manufacturing revolution in the country.
This is the 3D MakerBot printer in action. The machine is a scanner that prints three-dimensional objectsRead More... |
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Kenya's shift to green economy could generate USD 45 Billion by 2030
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| Kenya’s transition to a green economy could produce major economic benefits – equivalent to an estimated USD 45 billion by 2030 – as well as greater food security, a cleaner environment and higher productivity of natural resources, Read More... |
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Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda Use Science and Technology to Boost Agricultural Productivity
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| Most experts agree that priming Sub-Saharan Africa’s farm economy – which typically accounts for between 30 to 40% of gross domestic product and 65 to 70% of the labor force – is vital for ending poverty and boosting shared prosperiRead More... |
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Tanzanian coffee industry shows promising potential
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| A recent report released by Rabobank ‘Climbing Kilimanjaro: Tanzania’s Future in Global Coffee’ discusses how governmental effects are required to allow Tanzanian farmers to enhance the quality of their beans to encourage further grRead More... |
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European Union injects US$13.6mn into food research in Kenya
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| The European Union (EU) will spend US$13.6mn into developing research on the indigenous crops and livestock in the arid and semi-arid areas of Baringo county to boost food production in Kenya
According to the African EU coordinator responsible for aRead More... |
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Zambian government signs US$26 million loan agreement
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| The Zambian government has signed a US$26 million loan agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in a bid to provide rural financial services to small-holder farmers
The Zambia rural finance expansion scheme will receRead More... |
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ILRI conference discusses accessing finance for livestock and dairy farming
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| A guarantee fund needs to be set up to allow financial service providers to hedge their risks in the multi-stakeholder livestock value chains, according to speakers at a recent conference in Nairobi on livestock and dairy farming in Africa-Caribbean-Read More... |
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Aquapesca expands agribusiness in Mozambique with US$50 million
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| French fish farming company Aquapesca has announced it has expanded its operations in Mozambique by building a sea food farming plant in Nacala in the northern part of the country following a US$57mn investment
In 2010 Aquapesca shipped 200 tonnes oRead More... |
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Delta Food's $11m Expansion To Boost Export To Africa
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| UAE-based Delta Food industries has revealed plans to invest $11 million in expanding its factories to boost its food exports to the African and Middle Eastern regions.
Shiraz Osman, Director and founder of Delta Industries said the company is eyeinRead More... |
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Indigenous vegetables 'boost food security in Nigeria'
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| Indigenous vegetables grown by rural farmers in Africa have the potential to improve food security, nutrition and incomes on the continent, researchers in Nigeria say.In a paper presented on underutilised vegetables project in Nigeria during the ReseRead More... |
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