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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Antoinette Kwofie appointed as Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana
The Board of Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana) has appointed Mrs Antoinette Kwofie as its first-ever female Chief Finance Officer (CFO). Mrs Kwofie is also the first Ghanaian to ever [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Farmers Urged to Harvest Rainwater to Offset Shortage
[New Times] The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has predicted a drier than usual season for the October-December period for much of the East African region. [...]
Country: Rwanda
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Nigerians Kick As Govt Approves Genetically Modified Maize
[Leadership] The federal government has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA maize a new maize variety developed by researchers at the Institu [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
It Doesn't Make Sense to Enact Anti-Open Grazing Law Without Enforcement - Governor
[Premium Times] "To sign a law is very easy, it doesn't make sense to put out a law that you cannot enforce..." [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 12-Oct-2021
Climate change: Farmers In Dilemma As Rain Ceases In Katsina
It has been two weeks now without rainfall in Funtua, Danja, Bakori, Kankara and some parts of Katsina State; a situation that has instilled anxiety among farmers whose crops were [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
AATF To Boost food production through new technologies.
The Executive Director African Agriculture Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Canisius Kanangire, has assured African farmers of the foundation’s efforts to ensure improved food pr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
Govt Grants Approval for Genetically Modified Maize
[Premium Times] The approval allows for open cultivation in the country. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
Civil Society Groups Can Help Fix South Africa's Food System If They're Given a Seat At the Table
[The Conversation Africa] There is a long list of existing global crises made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, including poverty and inequality. Another is food insecurity. [...]
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
Covid-19 Hindered Business for Farmers. They Found Solutions.
[African Arguments] With access to markets and capital negatively impacted by the pandemic, people have found ways to cushion the damage. [...]
Country: Malawi
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Oct-2021
GSE bond market doubled in trade in 9-months of 2021, as impressive run continues
Volume of bonds traded on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Fixed Income Market (GFIM) more than doubled to 155.05 billion in the first nine months of this year, as the market continu [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Oct-2021
New Africa-France Summit: Social Enterprise Ghana to forge business partnerships with French business community
Social Enterprise Ghana, the network of social entrepreneurs and hubs in Ghana, says it is committed to building strategic business partnerships between Ghanaian social enterprises [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Oct-2021
Bawumia assures engineers of government unflinching support
The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured engineers in the country of government’s unflinching support to help industrialise Ghana. The Vice-President made this [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Oct-2021
New Africa France Summit: “Ghana Beyond Aid” a beacon for Africa’s move from aid to trade – French Ambassador to Ghana
President Akufo-Addo’s “Ghana Beyond Aid” strategy received massive praises from civil society and some African entrepreneurs during the New Africa France Summit at Montpelli [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 09-Oct-2021
Global food prices hit 10-year peak — FAO
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 130.0 points in September, up by 1.2 per cent from the figure recorded in August. The post Global food prices hit 10-year peak — FAO appeared f [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Nigeria
Region: General
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Buhari signs agric council bill, approves two new tertiary institutions
The president signs the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill 2021. The post Buhari signs agric council bill, approves two new tertiary institutions appeared [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
World egg day 2021: PANOG to enlighten public on importance of daily egg consumption
Poultry Association of Nigeria Ogun State Chapter, (PANOG) will today join the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s World Egg day with a public enlightenment program. RE [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: General
Date: 08-Oct-2021
President Buhari Assents To Agricultural Research Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (Amendment) Bill 2021. Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement h [...]
AgricultureCountry: Nigeria
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Shortlisted bidders for Ghana Burkina Faso Railway Project submit proposals
The two shortlisted bidders for the Ghana Burkina Faso interconnectivity railway project have submitted their final proposal on the over one thousand kilometres project. The [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Small scale miners advocate for reforms in mining licensing
Stakeholders in the small-scale mining industry have proposed reforms in the existing licensing regime to help reduce the incentive for people to mine illegally. The Multi-S [...]
Mining and MineralsCountry: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
BPIFrance Inno Generation summit: Ghana strategically competing for investors – Pedro Novo
The largest European Business Meeting, the BPIFrance Inno Generation for the BIG France Summit is seeking a strategic partners for French and International captains of industry in [...]
Country: Ghana
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Kenya: New Artemia Farming Method Offers Path Out of Poverty for Kilifi Residents
[Nation] Residents of Kadzuhoni in Magarini, Kilifi County, have begun their journey out of poverty after Maseno University and the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (K [...]
Country: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Kenya: Alarm Raised Over Strange Disease Affecting Donkeys in Lamu
[Nation] The Lamu County Livestock department has raised the alarm over the outbreak of a respiratory disease among donkeys on Lamu Island. [...]
Country: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Africa: Cotton Sustains More Than 100 Million Families Worldwide
[UN News] A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world's most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Oct-2021
South Africa: The Impact of Covid-19 On Black Farmers in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to disrupt societies. In South Africa it has caused millions to lose jobs and incomes. At the same time food prices ha [...]
Country: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021
Tanzania: Kagera RC Advocates for Milk Drinking to Improve Health
[Daily News] KAGERA Regional Commissioner (RC) Major Gen Charles Mbuge has appealed to the residents to regularly drink milk as well as breastfeeding mothers to breastfeed their ba [...]
Country: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 08-Oct-2021