Egypt is launching a mobile application on Wednesday to track new coronavirus cases and those in contact with patients, the health ministry announced, as the country continues to push efforts to stem the spread of the pandemic. The new application, launched on Google Store and iOS, aims to lower congestion
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South African ports reopen but lockdown confusion hits mining sector
South African authorities have reversed plans to close the country’s ports for all but essential cargo after concerns were raised over the potential damage to trade flows, as the mining industry continues to grapple with the effects of Covid-19. A three-week lockdown has been in place in South Africa since
Ethiopian regional chamber of commerce eyes ownership of government owned sugar factory
ETHIOPIA – The Tigray Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations of Ethiopia has started mobilizing investors to take part in the bidding process for the privatization of Welkait Sugar Plant, one of the sugar factories the government of Ethiopia is working to privatize. Last year the Ethiopian government embarked on the
We’re engaging local auto firms to produce ventilators
The Federal Government on Monday said it was engaging local auto manufacturers in the country to modify their operations in a manner that would enable them to produce ventilators. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, said this during a media briefing on the efforts of the government
African Union and African private sector launch COVID-19 Response Fund
Ahead of an expected surge in cases of COVID-19 in Africa, the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have launched a public-private partnership with the AfroChampions Initiative, known as the Africa COVID-19 Response Fund. The partnership aims to raise an initial US$ 150
S.Africa sets aside $64 mln for small-scale farmers amid lockdown
JOHANNESBURG, April 6 (Reuters) – South Africa is to set aside 1.2 billion rand ($64 million) to help small-scale farmers in a bid to support food production amid a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The country, which has the highest number of cases in sub-Saharan Africa,
Egypt’s agricultural exports bounce back amidst the global economic constrains
EGYPT – Egypt has exported 68,000 tons of onion since September 2019, with exports of citrus fruits to China recovering and potato exports to European markets improving, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. Head of the Central Department for Agricultural Quarantine at the Ministry of Agriculture and Land
