BRICS nations Russia, India, and China urged to lead Africa’s infrastructure renewal
South Africa has proposed involving BRICS nations Russia, India, and China in the large-scale renewal of Africa’s infrastructure to create a continental transport hub, a senior business leader said. Elias…
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EXCLUSIVE: FAO, Libya Launch Programme to Protect Livestock Genetic Resources
Libya and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are implementing a programme to preserve the country’s…
Egypt, AFCAC Discuss Advancing African Civil Aviation Cooperation
Egypt and the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in civil aviation and advance air transport…
Ghana, Netherlands Launch Partnership to Strengthen Vegetable Seed Sector
Ghana and the Netherlands have launched a three-year partnership to strengthen the country’s commercial vegetable seed sector, improve farmers’ access…
Libya Groundwater Under Pressure as Rainfall Declines, FAO Official Says
Libya’s groundwater resources are coming under increasing pressure as declining and erratic rainfall forces greater reliance on underground water for…
FAO’s Elwaer: Libya Needs Bigger Grain Reserves to Shield Food Supply From Global Shocks
Libya needs to significantly expand its strategic grain storage capacity to protect domestic food supplies from international price and supply…
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan Family Needs LYD 1,500 for Healthy Food Basket, UN Official Says
A Libyan family needs approximately LYD 1,500 to afford a healthy and safe food basket, compared with income levels of…
UNICEF: Millions Out of School Despite Nigeria’s Free Education Law
Nigeria has maintained a long-standing commitment to universal basic education, introducing the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in 1999 as…
Egypt’s Cargas Eyes Nigeria Expansion to Transfer CNG Vehicle Conversion Expertise
Egypt’s Natural Gas Vehicles Company (Cargas) is exploring entry into the Nigerian market as Cairo seeks to expand the presence…
Uber Exits Nigeria, Uganda as Africa Footprint Shrinks
Uber has shut down its operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect, further reducing the ride-hailing company’s footprint in…
TotalEnergies Takes Operatorship of Namibia’s Mopane Discovery, Targets 2028 FID
TotalEnergies has completed a transaction with Galp that gives the French energy major operatorship of Namibia’s PEL83 offshore license, which…
Ghana Prepares $10bn Economic Transformation Programme
Ghana’s Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson has begun consultations with key government ministries as the administration prepares to launch a…
Nigeria Resumes Onion Exports to Ghana after Market Access Dispute
Nigeria has resumed onion exports to Ghana after officials from both countries intervened to address a market access dispute that…
