The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed five project financing agreements with the government of Madagascar worth US$11.23mn
Agriculture
African Food Security Prize launched to stop the spread of fall armyworm
Feed the Future has opened its call for applications for the Fall Armyworm Tech Prize, which offers to fund up to US$400,000 in digital solutions that aim to help stop the spread of fall armyworm in Africa
Africa needs to focus on agro-industrialisation of cocoa
Africa needs to focus on improving its agro-industrialisation, which is important to transforming the cocoa value chain, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Kia opens ‘Green Light Project’ vocational training centre in Rwanda
With an aim to teach agricultural skills to young adults, Kia Motors has opened a new ‘Green Light Project’ (GLP) vocational training centre in Gahengeri Sector in Rwanda’s Eastern Province
Moody's affirms Côte d'Ivoire's rating on fiscal policies, lower cocoa dependence
Moodys on Tuesday affirmed Côte dIvoires sovereign rating citing the economys diversification from cocoa and the governments fiscal policies