Africa Is Taking Centre Stage In Food Security – And So Is Congolese Potash
The second highly successful US Africa summit which has just concluded in Washington D.C. marks the beginning of a new chapter in US-Africa relationships. Geopolitical shifts have created major dislocations in the international energy and fertilized markets, massively impacting emerging and developed marketplaces alike, highlighting the critical need for sustainable global food security solutions. Indeed […]
Huawei Demonstrates Potential Of Drones, 5G, And IOT In Sustainable Farming
South Africa is ranked as the most food secure country in Africa, but with global agricultural supply being highly sensitive to shocks brought about by climate change, technology has an important role to play in ensuring the country’s food security. Huawei earlier this month demonstrated how the convergence of several technologies, including drones, 5G, and […]
Ugandan Women Tackle Domestic Violence With Green Solutions
By Aimable Twahirwa Constance Okollet Achom, a Ugandan woman from Tororo, a rural village located in Eastern Uganda, has helped several dozens of her peers affected by domestic violence to address the issue by equipping victims with skillsets to manufacture eco-friendly biofuels from agro-forestry waste. “There have been a growing number of women in my village […]
TDB Group Extends USD100 Million Financing To The Export Trading Group To Support Smallholder Farmers In Africa
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has extended a USD 100 million trade finance facility to Agri Commodities and Finance FZE-LLC (ACF), a subsidiary of the Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest agricultural supply chain operators in Africa. In addition to funding the importation of fertilizers and vital agricultural […]
UCT’s Harnessing Data Science For Health Discovery And Innovation In Africa And Local Fintech Start-up Nomanini
Make PMI’s Most Influential Projects 2022 List Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s leading organisation for the project management profession, has released its fourth annual list of Most Influential Projects. The global list recognises the top 50 influential projects of 2022. UCT’s Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation program and local fintech start-up […]
