Morocco acquires Israeli Skylock Dome System

TICAD VII: UNIDO, FAO launch initiative to accelerate youth employment in Africa’s agricultural sector

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union (AU), together with numerous additional partners, have launched the Flagship Initiative to Accelerate Youth Employment in Agriculture and Agribusiness in Africa. The Initiative was launched Thursday on the sidelines of the seventh Tokyo International […]

Senegal adopts $452m for national health budget for next year

Senegal’s legislature approved Sunday November 19 the Government proposal of $452 million for national health budget accounting for 3.9 per cent of national budget for next year (2024). The lawmakers in unison greenlighted the budget presented by Minister Marie Khémesse Ngom Ndiaye, head of Health department. The money will cover several areas including research for […]

Improved intra-Africa trade crucial for achieving food security — AGRA

Africa cannot achieve food security without improving intra-continent trade, according to a senior official of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) who was speaking at the recent 2023 Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security Commemoration and the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Partnership Platform meeting in Lusaka, Zambia. Organized by […]