1 302 VuesOur very own SANEF Executive Director, Mathatha Tsedu was honored by UWC. We are very pleased of these developments. The people of Tshavhalovhedzi (govhani la mulambo wa Nzhelele) must be even happier. #DrMathathaTsedu See statement from SANEF: The SA National Editors’ Forum wishes to congratulate its executive director, Mathatha Tsedu, who was honored today by the University of the Western ... Lire la suite »
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CAADP – PP – No option but to innovate in the way we do the business of agriculture
1 100 VuesAfrica now has the ability to feed itself and the world. This is not only a possibility but an absolute necessity if our continent is to meet the challenge of high and inclusive growth. But this Green Revolution will require a sense of a common goal and could be unleashed by innovative financing. Of all the challenges that Africa ... Lire la suite »
“Innovate, Industrialise Agriculture” – CAADP PP
1 122 VuesAccra, Ghana, April 12 – “Africa can only make it happen if we collectively innovate and agree to account for the resources injected, results and impact that ensue. Indeed, as a continent, with a community of destiny, we cannot afford to invest into our agriculture the same way we have been doing thus far,” said Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO ... Lire la suite »
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ECOWAS COMMISSION DE SOUZA ASSUMES DUTY
1 648 VuesHis Excellency Marcel Alain De Souza, a super economist and bureaucrat on the 8th of April 2016 assumed duties as the new president of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) De Souza was born on 20th of October 1953 at Pobè in the Republic of Benin. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from ... Lire la suite »
ECOWAS Holds Ministerial Meeting on Dakar-Abidjan Highway
1 057 VuesThe Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holding a high level meeting of key stake holder ministries for Infrastructure/Works and Justice towards the construction of the proposed Dakar- Abidjan highway. The Ministerial meeting scheduled to take place on 14th April 2016 in Banjul, The Gambia would involve Member States of the Dakar-Abidjan corridor of Senegal, The Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, ... Lire la suite »
Regional integration and monetary unions in Africa
1 221 VuesWith a land mass of over 30 million square kilometers, Africa is as big as India, China, the US and most of Europe combined. Betrayed by a Mercator map projection, the common view of the size of the continent has been diminished, pretty much the same way as other characteristics of the continent. By Carlos Lopes When we realize ... Lire la suite »
CAADP : Permanent Secretaries Accelerating agricultural transformation
1 234 VuesAccra, Ghana, march 10 2016 – Accelerating agricultural transformation is at the core of the 2nd Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP)[1] Permanent Secretaries Leadership Retreat, convened by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the NEPAD Agency in Ghana. The 2nd Retreat, aimed at accelerating the implementation of the CAADP to transform agriculture in Africa, brought together over 100 ... Lire la suite »
Uganda finds a “Home” for Agricultural Finance
1 051 Vues 29 February 2016, Kampala, Johannesburg – At a recent High Level meeting of key agricultural finance stakeholders in Uganda, held at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) offices in Kampala, an important milestone was reached by the Government of Uganda with MoFPED accepting and officially taking on the mantle as the “Home for Agricultural Finance” in Uganda. ... Lire la suite »
The Head of State, H.E Macky Sall has been appointed a member of the High-Level Delegation to travel to Bujumbura (Burundi)
1 053 VuesThe Head of State, H.E Macky Sall has been appointed a member of the High-Level Delegation to travel to Bujumbura (Burundi). This decision follows the Twenty-sixth regular session of the Conference of Heads of State and Government of the African Union held in Addis Ababa on 30thand 31st January 2016. Announced by the Chairman of the African Union, HE Mr. ... Lire la suite »
ECOWAS Signs MOU with China’s CGCOC on Development Projects
1 057 VuesIn continuation of its efforts to ensure development across the West African region, the ECOWAS Commission has signed five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) relating to various development projects with a Chinese conglomerate. The signing ceremony between the ECOWAS Commission and the CGC Overseas Construction Group (CGCOC) was conducted in Abuja, Nigeria, at the new headquarters building of CGC Nigeria ... Lire la suite »