Danish Pension Funds to Support African Infrastructure
By Irene Gaitirira Published August 11, 2017 A US$1 Billion fund to support infrastructure and spur sustainable economic growth in Africa has been created. A Danish initiative bringing together four partners, the new fund with a duration of 10 years and initial target of 10 to 15 investments that has received commitments of US$550 Million…
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Make Towns Healthy and Safe For All
By alumniportal-deutschland.org Published August 3, 2017 With many people today living in towns and the numbers rising every day, it is a challenge to make cities healthy and safe for all. In developing countries in particular more and more people are leaving the country and spilling into towns, where they hope to find better opportunities.…
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Kenya Joins Global Capacity-Building Programme for Entrepreneurs
By Khalifa Hemed Published July 21, 2017 Though Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are said to contribute some 33.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 81.1% of employment opportunities in Kenya, 98% of them not only exist outside the formal economy but are run by women and youth without formal training in business. Wishing…
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Failed Rainy Season Worsens Hunger Situation in East Africa
By Irene Gaitirira Published July 15, 2017 Poor rains across East Africa have worsened hunger and left crops scorched, pastures dry and thousands of livestock dead. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in its Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) warns that the third consecutive failed rainy season has seriously eroded…
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East Africa Embraces Arbitration, Holds Conference
By Irene Gaitirira Published June 25, 2017 An event aimed at promoting arbitration as an alternative mechanism of resolving disputes to court litigation shall held in Rwanda September 28-29, 2017. The 5th East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC2017) that shall be held Kigali on the theme ‘Linkages Between International Arbitration and Africa’s economy’, shall seek…
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African Renewable Energy Projects Win Co-Development Facility competition
By Abdi Ali Published June 20, 2017 Renewable energy projects from Tanzania, Rwanda and Ghana have won US$7 million funding support. The three winning projects are said to have been selected from a technologically and geographically diverse pool of 82 entrants from 23 countries to the 2017 Access Co-Development Facility (ACF) funding support for renewable…
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