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ECOWAS Validates Popularization of Liquefied Petroleum Gas in West Africa

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has moved to validate its regional strategy for the popularization of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in West Africa with.

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Nigeria: Lagos Rail Mass Transit Operational in 2022

The Lagos State Government has penned a major agreement with Alstom SA of France, an international railway systems aggregator and rolling stocks manufacturer in view of the state Rail Mass.

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Angola: Business Owners Graduate with UNCTAD Entrepreneurship Training

In Angola, business owners from sectors such as aquaculture, information technology and education were among the first graduates of the new UNCTAD-run entrepreneurship training programme which was recently concluded in.

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Alibaba Group Launches US$10Million Prize for African Entrepreneurs

Jack Ma, Alibaba Group Founder and Executive Chairman, has announced the launch of a $10 million ‘Netpreneur’ Prize for African entrepreneurs. The money will be donated through his Jack Ma.

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South Africa: Government to Increase Funding in Research to Enhance Innovation

Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, the country’s minister of Science and Technology on Wednesday 8th August, 2018 stated that the South African government was aiming to increase funding of research in the technology.

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Nigeria: NIRSAL and CIAT Collaborate for Climate Risk Profiling Project

Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) disclosed that it has facilitated funding of about $375 million from commercial banks for agribusinesses from 2017 till date. Over 700,000.

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Afreximbank Declares Support for the Development of Africa’s Pharmaceutical Industry

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said that African countries should develop manufacturing capabilities in pharmaceuticals and reduce the level of import of equipment and medicines in order to conserve foreign.

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Ethiopian Ministry of Industry to Establish On-Site Daycare Services

The Ministry of Industry (MoI) said that it would commence an on-site workplace daycare service to infants of its female employees so as to minimize their home and workplace burden,.

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Eight Hybrid Solar Power Plants To Be Deployed in Gabon

ENGIE has penned an agreement with CDC, the Gabonese financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, to build eight hybrid solar power plants in Gabon, representing a combined capacity of.

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In Reach Africa to Facilitate Access to Human & Animal Healthcare

Boehringer Ingelheim, a global pharmaceutical company has launched a new program called ‘In Reach Africa’. This is an initiative with the main aim of facilitating quality and innovative human and.

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