Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone
On a roadside in Central Uganda, a woman selling charcoal says she barely earns enough to buy food for herself and her eight children. She is determined for her children to go to school and says she believes that pre-primary education is an essential foundation for further learning. But the tuition is expensive. Despite scholarships […]
MAN ENOUGH: Fatherhood as a Sacred Responsibility Every Man is Armed For
By Rev. Fr. George Ehusani & Dr. Yaw Perbi LAGOS, Nigeria, 21 June 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Father’s Day is marked annually on the third Sunday of June in many countries across the world. It is a fitting occasion not only to celebrate the gift of our fathers (and husbands), but also to highlight some of the elements […]
USAID Joins Collaborative Partnership To Reduce Food Loss And Waste
USAID Administrator Samantha Power, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase collaboration on reducing food loss and waste – a critical effort to increase the availability and affordability of […]
Bright Futures: The Role of Renewable Energy Investments in Boosting Township Economies
Africa is witnessing a transformative wave of renewable energy investments that are significantly impacting township economies across the continent. These strategic energy deals are not only enhancing energy access but also driving economic growth and fostering sustainable development in underserved communities. The upcoming Township Economies Conference & Expo, taking place from the 30 – 31 July […]
ARC Ltd. Receives $27 Million From The Dutch Government To Help Build Africa’s Climate Resilience
ARC Ltd. has received a $27 million contribution from the Dutch government to boost climate resilience in Africa. The funding will be channelled through the African Development Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) Multi-Donor Trust Fund. The Netherlands becomes the sixth contributor to the Fund, and its contribution will support the promotion of parametric […]
New Report Argues that Money to Finance Africa’s Development is Right Here on the Continent
Mo Ibrahim, the Sudanese-British telecoms billionaire who chairs the foundation, said that Africa must overhaul its processes to ensure money is getting to where it is needed. “We need a complete change of paradigm. This is not about Africa coming to the developed world with a begging bowl and developed countries considering how much more […]
Ethiopia Plans to Allow Foreign Banks to Set Up Local Subsidiaries
The bill, approved by the Ethiopian cabinet but which still needs to be approved by the country’s parliament, says that “a foreign bank which is well established, reputable, and financially sound may be allowed to establish a partially or fully owned foreign bank subsidiary, or open a foreign bank branch, or a representative office, or […]
The Stakes are High for South Africa’s Government of National Unity
Cabinet appointments are expected to be announced on Sunday or early next week. While President Cyril Ramaphosa can take as long as he likes to form a government, an ANC official said the party did not want to leave a power vacuum, while capital markets also needed direction. The ANC does not want to give […]
A Decentralised Revolution that could be of Huge Benefit to African Economies
More than three-quarters of African firms experience outages; two-fifths say electricity is the main constraint on their business. If other sub-Saharan African countries had enjoyed power as reliable as South Africa’s from 1995 to 2007, then the continent’s rate of real gdp growth per person would have been two percentage points higher, more than doubling the actual […]
Public Protests Foil President Ruto’s Plans to Reduce Kenya’s Budget Deficit
Proposed levies on the purchase of bread, motor vehicles, mobile-money transfers and banking services will be shelved. The concessions followed anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Nairobi, that led to skirmishes with the police and the arrest of more than 300 people. Government has proposed a raft of aggressive tax measures aimed at generating an additional […]
