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TEF holds Int’l Youth Day, harps on Engagement for Global Action

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) last week, joined the United Nations and other global organisations to mark the International Youth Day, with a line-up of pan-African speakers discussing the theme, “Investing in Africa’s Future: Youth Empowerment through Entrepreneurship”. The event…

Post COVID-19: Africa’s growth stands to rebound to 3% in 2021—AfDB

Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targeted, and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact; An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the pandemic and its aftermath; West and Central…

Africa’s agriculture value chains must go digital to become gainful—AfDB

Speakers at a webinar jointly hosted by the FAO Investment Centre and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have made it  clear that  Africa must seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to deepen the digitalization of agricultural value chains and…