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Rwanda, Zambia sign seven trade and cooperation deals

LUSAKA— Rwanda and Zambia signed seven cooperation agreements that will boost trade between them. The deals signed cover areas of investment, trade, agriculture, and migration.The agreements were signed by Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Inter...

News Analysis: Gulf States’ Help Likely Averts Egypt’s Emerging Economic Crisis

CAIRO, Apr 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Gulf Arab states pledged up to 22 billion U.S. dollars, to help Egypt make a balance in global foreign exchange markets, and compensate foreign investments fleeing from the Egyptian treasury markets, on the heels of the Russ...

North West Human Settlement constructs houses for Military Veterans this financial year

The department of Human Settlements will construct 97 houses for the Military Veterans in the province in this financial year. The project which is expected to commence in few months, was revealed during the Military Veterans Housing Programme Project ...

Madagascar: $134.9 Million to Improve Pandemic Preparedness and Basic Health Services Delivery

WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022—The World Bank approved today a total of $134.9 million to support Madagascar in its efforts to strengthen its pandemic preparedness across sectors and improve the provision of basic health services and quality of care. The P...

World Bank – How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda

1. IntroductionApproximately 85 percent of the global refugees are hosted in developing countries (UNHCR, 2020). Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) hosts about one-third of them (Ruiz & Vargas-Silva, 2017).UNHCR (2019) asserts that the number of refugees in the ...

Measuring disaster crop production losses using survey microdata: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

AbstractEvery year, disasters account for billions of dollars in crop production losses in low- and middle-income countries and particularly threaten the lives and livelihoods of those depending on agriculture. With climate change accelerating, this bu...

Ghana Reopens Borders to Bolster Economy

ACCRA — Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has lifted more COVID-19 prevention measures, such as wearing masks, and re-opened land and sea borders that were for the past two years closed to foot traffic. The loosening of pandemic restrictions has been w...

President Cyril Ramaphosa: 4th South Africa Investment Conference

Opening address by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 4th South Africa Investment Conference, Sandton Convention Centre, JohannesburgProgramme Director,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,Welcome to the 4th South Africa Investment Conference.We mee...

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Australia’s “Big Four” Banks Predict February Interest Rate Cut

Sydney: All of Australia's "Big Four" banks have said they expected the country's central bank to cut interest rates in February after inflation fell to a three-year low. According to Namibia Press Agency, the National Australia Bank (NAB) stated on ...
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State to Release 5000 Affordable Housing Units to the Public by April

Machakos: Plans are underway for the release of 5000 affordable housing units to the public by April 2025, Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development Alice Wahome has said. The CS mentioned that preparations are being mad...

Push-Pull Technology: Fighting Pests, Improving Nutrition for Murang’a Farmers

Murang'a: It is minutes to noon when we embark on a journey from a vibrant trade of consumer goods in Kangari town to Mariira village in Kigumo Sub-county, Murang'a County tens of kilometers away. We drive through a road characterized by hills, rivers...

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Subsidized Corn Sales in Dori Support Food Security Amid Market Highs

DORI — The Departmental Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation Committee (CODESUR) of Dori has initiated the sale of 6,000 bags of corn at significantly reduced prices to aid communities hit by natural disasters and humanitarian crises. According to Bu...