Tag: Africa
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Collaborate to deal with perceived risk of investing in Africa – Amin Adam to African countries
The Minister of State at the Finance Ministry, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has urged African countries to collaborate to address the perceived risk of investing in Africa. The minister said that available data suggests that out of the $2.3 trillion allocated for investment in renewable energy worldwide, only $55 billion has been invested in Africa,…
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ACCPA holds training for media professionals on Ghana-China relations
The Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA), in partnership with the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana on Wednesday, June 21 hosted one-day training in Accra for select media professionals to enhance their capacity in the reportage of Africa – China relations. The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory is a Sino-African research…
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Ken Ofori – Atta encourages African leaders to share in vision of Afreximbank
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has charged African leaders to share in the vision of the Pan- African bank to give deepened credence to the bank. He indicated that there is the need for Afreximbank to strategically position its self to meet the dynamic needs of the continent. According to him, although the bank…
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Africa Agribusiness and Science Week kicks off in Durban
The 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week (AASW8) is underway in Durban, South Africa, from June 5-8. The week-long event is held under the theme “Linking Agribusiness with Science and Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems”. This will feature workshops, agritech expo, an investment forum, match-making sessions, and AfCFTA CAAPs. The conference seeks to…
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ACEP pushes for research in Africa’s energy sector
With the African Oil and Gas market projected to register a compounded annual growth rate of more than 5.5 per cent between 2022- 2027, the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) is calling for holistic research into the energy sector to secure the future of the continent. The Think Tank explains that with the global…
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African leaders urged to employ energy policies that will transform Africa
Third World Network Africa, a research and advocacy organization is urging African leaders to re-look their respective energy transitions plans to make it more tactful to address the economic needs of the continent. The advocacy group maintains that although the continent is working towards a shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the current energy…
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Africa’s participation in 4th industrial revolution must be based on data, transparent systems – Bawumia
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said one of the setups African countries face in their attempt to transform their economies is the lack of data and transparent systems. According to him, most countries in the African continent take decisions in the governance and management of their economies without any proper and consolidated data. This…
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Third World Network Africa urges Africans to be strategic about AfCFTA
Third World Network Africa, a research and advocacy organization is urging African leaders to develop strategies that will move the continent away from the challenges that confront it by leveraging on the African Continental Free Trade Area. The advocacy group explains that the lack of political will to execute the already discussed policies has delayed…
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AfriCatalyst to host conference on use of Special Drawing Rights to accelerate economic transformation
AfriCatalyst, a leading pan-African development consultancy firm based in Dakar, Senegal, in partnership with The Center for Global Development (CGD), a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC, is to organize a hybrid event to discuss and share expertise on the role of SDRs in spurring Africa’s economic recovery. In August 2021, the IMF board…
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World Bank plans to invest over US$5 billion in drylands in Africa
The World Bank plans to invest over US$5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes, improve agriculture productivity, and promote livelihoods across 11 African countries on a swathe of land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. World Bank Group President, David Malpass, announced the investment at the One Planet Summit, a high-level…