ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast last week has raised fears of a cocoa supply shortage in the coming months and a weak end to the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. The world’s top cocoa producer relies on regular downpours during the rainy season from mid-March to
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Kaduna ICT Hub funds inventor to produce ventilators
The Kaduna State ICT Hub has granted financial resources for the production of ‘sophisticated’ ventilators whose prototype was fabricated by Dalhatu Usman, a 200-Level student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.The Chief Executive Officer of KAD ICT Hub, Engr. Yusuf Bashir, said the firm provided the fund and resources
How the AfCFTA will improve access to “essential products” and bolster Africa’s resilience to respond to future pandemics
Arica’s extreme vulnerability to the disruption of international supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to reduce the continent’s dependence on non-African trading partners and unlock Africa’s business potential. While African countries are right to focus their energy on managing the immediate health crisis, they must not lose sight of finalizing the Africa Continental
Nigeria’s 54gene launches mobile COVID-19 testing lab
Nigerian e-health startup 54gene has partnered First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Ogun State Government to pilot its first COVID-19 mobile laboratory, aimed at expanding testing across the country. Launched in 2019, 54gene is a research, services and development company founded that utilises human genetic data from diverse African populations to
Uganda to export sugar to Tanzania
KAMPALA, April 28 — Uganda is making final deliberations in trading off its surplus sugar to neighboring Tanzania with the first consignment of 20,000 tons being agreed upon. A State House statement issued on Tuesday said the consignment of brown sugar will be exported to Tanzania by the end of
Kenya – coffee, tea auctions ordered to go digital
The Ministry of Agriculture will not renew the trading licences of the tea and coffee auctions if they fail to permanently migrate trading to an online platform in two months. Agriculture Secretary Peter Munya has asked Mombasa tea auction and the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) to move to digital trading,
Russia’s trade with Africa: The real deal or smoke and mirrors?
Russia’s ambition to grow trade with Africa is already evident in increased capital goods exports. But EU and US sanctions on some Russian companies make doing business with Russia tricky for many African sovereigns, while critics question how the latest drive differs to previous promises to increase trade – which
