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Our news selection from Africa

Strategic news and economic outlook for the African continent

$10 million for cashew processing in Africa

Established in 1980, Finnfund is a Finnish public investment fund that supports projects led by private institutions in developing countries. The company recently granted a $10 million loan to a.

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Bamboo’s success in Africa

FAO has recently joined forces with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) to boost the cultivation and use of bamboo in Africa. More than a hundred members of the.

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100 million to support OCP’s work in African agriculture

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a subsidiary of the World Bank. Its capital is held by the 185 member countries. It finances and/or acquires stakes in private companies or.

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The Diaspora must bet on Africa

Chinese, Russians and Americans are gaining a foothold in Africa. They understood that this continent still has untapped potential. Africa has already welcomed a large number of investing countries, always.

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Rwanda, African pioneer of the green transition

Deforestation, urbanization and climatic accidents are making life difficult for farmers in northern Rwanda who are trying to exploit their land for beans, sweet potatoes or tea. Mudflows, floods and.

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Congolese peasant women ambassadors of organic agriculture

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), poverty is on the rise. Women play a pillar role in social organization, between household, family and agricultural tasks. With the disappearance of.

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Sahel, the African dream

Institutional and private investors have pledged some 12 billion euros over the next five years to restore a strip of African land stretching from Senegal to Djibouti. The One Planet.

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Food production systems in West African towns and cities

There is no better place to get a sense of the bustling life of West African towns and cities than their major food markets. Nobody who has shopped in one.

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The palm oil sector in Côte d’Ivoire:
a summary of the challenges of sustainable development

At the round table held on 27 February at the Paris International Agricultural Show, the Foundation for World Agriculture and Rurality (Fondation pour l’Agriculture et la Ruralité dans le Monde.

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The social and economic roots of the war in the Sahel

[inbound_button font_size=”14″ color=”#8d0100″ text_color=”#ffffff” icon=”download” url=”https://willagri.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Dossier-Willagri-03-20-EN-1.pdf” width=”” target=”_blank”]Télécharger le dossier en PDF[/inbound_button] At the start of this decade, France has been at war in the Sahel for seven years, and.

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