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IFC, Mastercard Support Financial Inclusion in Rural Africa

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, have launched the Digital Financial Services for Agriculture Handbook to support the expansion of financial inclusion to.

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Mozambique: Rehabilitation of Nacala Port Commences

Mozambican Transport Minister Carlos Mesquita on Wednesday laid the first stone for the rehabilitation of the northern port of Nacala. The rehabilitation is financed by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Awards Three-Year Grant to ASCM

The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM), the global leader in supply chain organizational transformation, innovation and leadership has announced that it is the recipient of a three-year grant from.

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FACT Zambia Launches EITI Programme

THE USAID funded Fostering Accountability and Transparency in Zambia (FACT Zambia) programme has launched a project aimed at increasing citizen awareness and engagement on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

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Be Future-Ready: Build Your Career in Robotics

In the land-locked country of Botswana, mining diamonds is the mainstay of all livelihoods. Robot miners found the second largest diamond (roughly the size of a tennis ball) there, and.

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Telecom Egypt Signs Submarine Cable Agreement With Bharti Airtel

Telecom Egypt has penned an agreement with Bharti Airtel to formalize its strategic partnership announced on the 6th of August 2018. The agreement grants Airtel IRUs (Indefeasible Right of Use).

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Zambia: USTDA Awards $1.15million Grant for Feasibility Study

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a $1.15 million grant to Globeleq Zambia Wind Limited (Globeleq) for a feasibility study for an estimated 100-megawatt wind power plant in the.

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Melania Trump Visits Baby Center in Ghana

First lady of the United States, Melania Trump, met with Ghana’s first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo after arriving in Ghana earlier today to begin her first extended solo international tour. This.

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Gender Gaps in Agriculture Hinders Progress – FAO

Gender gaps in agriculture in Africa are holding back progress towards ending hunger and must be urgently addressed, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General José Graziano da Silva has.

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China, Africa Continue to Enhance Cooperation on Peace, Security

By Han Xiaoming, Huan Xiang; People’s Daily China has played a constructive role in safeguarding and promoting peace and security of Africa in recent years while sparing no effort to.

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