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The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa)

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    • The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) Unveils AgriTech Report Mapping the Trends, Innovators, and Investment Opportunities Shaping the Future of West African Agriculture
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The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) Unveils AgriTech Report Mapping the Trends, Innovators, and Investment Opportunities Shaping the Future of West African Agriculture

The report reveals how local innovators are harnessing mobile technology, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and solar-powered systems to tackle post-harvest losses, market inefficiencies, and financing gaps that constrain African farmers

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) (https://MeltWater.Org); the continent’s launchpad for tech entrepreneurs has released ‘the MEST Africa AgriTech Report’, highlighting the technologies, startups  and trends redefining agriculture in West Africa. Produced as part of the 2024 edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC), in partnership with the…

Republic of South Africa: Department of International Relations and Cooperation
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) and Rustenburg Local Municipality to host a public participation event in Rustenburg

The event will be hosted by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, supported by Deputy Minister Alvin Botes

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation, in collaboration with the Rustenburg Local Municipality, will host a public participation event on Friday, 9 January 2026, at the Civic Centre in Rustenburg under the theme: Advancing People-Centred Development. The event will be hosted by International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, supported…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa
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Zimbabwe: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) agricultural voucher system boosts food security and promotes protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

This initiative tackles urgent nutrition and food security challenges in regions of Masvingo and Mwenezi districts affected by drought, specifically supporting rural households impacted by the El Niño-induced crisis

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Zimbabwe funded by the French Government, coordinated the Agricultural Voucher System as part of the Nourish and Thrive: Inclusive and Sustainable Nutrition and Livelihoods Initiative Project. This coordinated effort aims to enhance food security and nutrition…

Victor Oladokun, Senior Advisor to Dr Akinwumi Adesina

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Historical Recognition for Akinwumi Adesina: University of Gambia Re-Names Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in his honor

The historic occasion recognized and immortalized Adesina’s name, leadership, contributions to Africa, and his visionary role in the transformation of agriculture and food security on the continent

The President of the Republic of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has unveiled a  plaque renaming the University of Gambia’s School of Agriculture and Environmental Services as Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina School of Agriculture and Environmental Services. The historic occasion recognized and immortalized Adesina’s name, leadership, contributions to Africa, and…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Regional Office for Africa
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With the Support of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Senegal Validates its National Cattle Identification and Tracking System (SNITB) and Focuses on Local Innovation to Strengthen Security for Livestock Farmers

FAO encourages innovations in the fight against cattle theft and commits to supporting the Ministry of Livestock in this strategy

The government of Senegal has approved the studies conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the National Cattle Identification and Tracking System (SNITB) following a national workshop held on December 23-24, 2025, in Diamniadio, Senegal. The workshop, which brought together public authorities, private sector stakeholders, professional…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • AfDB's Country Manager for São Tomé and Principe Pietro Toigo (left) and Gareth Haddad Guadalupe, Minister of Economy and Finance, at the signing of a new $18 million grant financing
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African Development Bank and São Tomé and Príncipe sign three new grant financing agreements

Signed on Thursday at the São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Forum in Brussels, the three agreements will support energy, climate-smart agriculture, and integrated water-energy-food security

The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the Government of São Tomé and Príncipe have deepened their development partnership with $18 million in new grant financing. Signed on Thursday at the São Tomé and Príncipe Investment Forum in Brussels, the three agreements will support energy, climate-smart agriculture, and integrated water-energy-food…

Regional One Health Conference Eastern and Southern Africa

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Regional Leaders Launch One Health Action in High-Level Ceremony in Lusaka

The inaugural Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference is being hosted by the Government of Zambia and co-organized by SADC, the World Bank Group, and the Quadripartite Alliance

Government Ministers from Zambia and their counterparts from across the region have launched a landmark One Health Regional Call to Action in a special signing ceremony during the first-ever Eastern and Southern Africa Regional One Health Conference (www.ESAfricaOneHealth.com) in Lusaka, Zambia. During the ceremony, Ministers of Health, Agriculture and the Environment…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Bank is providing major financial support to Benin to sustainably increase poultry production in that country
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Benin: African Development Bank to invest €102 million to boost poultry meat production

Implementation of the Programme in Benin’s savannah region will directly benefit some 50,000 people, with a further 500,000 benefiting indirectly, of which 30% of each target groups will be women

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://AfDB.org) meeting in Abidjan today approved a €102.12 million loan to Benin to implement the first phase of the Agriculture Transformation Programme in the country’s savannah region. The programme aims to sustainably increase national poultry meat production in line with…

Ministry of Information, Eritrea
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Youth workers’ tour to historical sites

The 80-member youth group visited the areas in which the Salina and Fenkil operations against the Ethiopian colonizers took place

The National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students, in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense, organized a tour for youth workers of the Ministry of Agriculture to historical sites in the Northern Red Sea Region. The tour was aimed at acquainting the youth workers with their history. The 80-member youth…

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    • Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park
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Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo): The African Development Bank Group grants nearly $160 million to strengthen connectivity to the Ngandajika agro-industrial park

The Project to Strengthen Connectivity at the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park is a strategic investment aimed at integrating the park more effectively into the main economic corridors of central DRC

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a $159.50 million loan to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to improve connectivity to the Ngandajika Agro-Industrial Park and help open up the country’s central region. The total project cost is $177.16 million, with co-financing from…