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Posted On March 1, 2018By In COUNTRIES, Photo gallery, SLIDER-, VIDEO&PHOTO, Zimbabwe

A seized Zimbabwe farm is returned, but uncertainty reigns

Headlands (Zimbabwe) (AFP) When the riot police arrived, Zimbabwean farmworker Mary Mhuriyengwe saw her life fall apart as her job and home disappeared in the ruthless land seizures that defined Robert Mugabe’s rule. Mhuriyengwe, 35, watched as police carrying AK-47 rifles released teargas to force white farmer Robert Smart off his land in June 2017 — perhaps the last of 18 years of evictions that helped to trigger the country’s economic collapse. A widow and mother of two, Mhuriyengwe relied on her work as a general labourer at Smart’s LesburyRead More

Posted On February 28, 2018By In None

Behind Benin’s cotton harvest, worries over ‘monopoly’

The sleepy town of Bohicon in southern-central Benin roars into life during the cotton harvest between January and March.Read More

Posted On February 28, 2018By In BEN, Photo gallery, SLIDER-, VIDEO&PHOTO

Behind Benin’s cotton harvest, worries over ‘monopoly’

Bakou (Benin) (AFP) The sleepy town of Bohicon in southern-central Benin roars into life during the cotton harvest between January and March. Enormous trucks piled high with “white gold” trundle down the roads to the town’s cotton-processing plant. Yerima Fousseni, head of the cotton-growers cooperative in Wewe district farther north, says 2018 has been a bumper harvest — more than 46 tonnes, triple last year’s yield. “We now have 32 farmers in the village — before, there were only 10 of us. Everyone has been able to see that there’sRead More

Posted On January 31, 2018By In None

Zimbabwe offers longer leases to white farmers

Zimbabwe has announced that white farmers still in business after controversial land reforms will be able to obtain 99-year leases, signalling a new government approach to the key agricultural sector.Read More

Posted On January 31, 2018By In COUNTRIES, Photo gallery, SLIDER-, VIDEO&PHOTO, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe offers longer leases to white farmers

Harare (AFP) Zimbabwe has announced that white farmers still in business after controversial land reforms will be able to obtain 99-year leases, signalling a new government approach to the key agricultural sector. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who replaced the ousted Robert Mugabe in November, has vowed to revive the moribund economy, boost investment and create employment after years of decline. The agriculture ministry directed “all remaining white farmers be issued with 99-year leases instead of five as per previous arrangements,” according to a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday. Thousands ofRead More

Posted On January 21, 2018By In None

The juice startup putting Mali in a bottle

Scarlet hibiscus petals infuse their flavour in a giant pot of liquid, where green leaves picked from the west African kinkeliba shrub also swirl. With a pinch of ginger and some baobab fruit, the concoction is ready to be tasted.Read More

Posted On January 21, 2018By In None

The juice startup putting Mali in a bottle

Scarlet hibiscus petals infuse their flavour in a giant pot of liquid, where green leaves picked from the west African kinkeliba shrub also swirl. With a pinch of ginger and some baobab fruit, the concoction is ready to be tasted.Read More

Posted On January 21, 2018By In COUNTRIES, Mali, Photo gallery, SLIDER-, VIDEO&PHOTO

The juice startup putting Mali in a bottle

Bamako (AFP) Scarlet hibiscus petals infuse their flavour in a giant pot of liquid, where green leaves picked from the west African kinkeliba shrub also swirl. With a pinch of ginger and some baobab fruit, the concoction is ready to be tasted. Aissata Diakite’s juices are part of an all-natural health startup which the 28-year-old Malian launched in December, blending traditional flavours with an engineer’s eye for detail. The idea of launching a range of entirely natural fruit juices using locally sourced products from the African savannah came from herRead More

Posted On January 10, 2018By In None

In rural Senegal, seeds of hope for working women

In Nganda, a rural community in remote Senegal close to the Gambian border, restaurant owner Aissatou Tisse is carving out a reputation for tasty homemade, locally grown food.Read More

Posted On January 10, 2018By In None

In rural Senegal, seeds of hope for working women

In Nganda, a rural community in remote Senegal close to the Gambian border, restaurant owner Aissatou Tisse is carving out a reputation for tasty homemade, locally grown food.Read More

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    A new digital platform will accelerate data collection in Uganda, which could greatly speed up project implementation. The recently launched Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) tool in Uganda will improve the collection of project-related data in African Development Bank projects., Participants in the RASME training course in Uganda display their certificates.

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  • Nigerian winner of Fashionomics Africa competition says sustainable design, mentorship key to success

    When Nigerian designer Gift Raji found out that her clothing and accessory designs had won Fashionomics Africa’s $3,000 prize for sustainable fashion, it wasn’t only the cash prize that had her excited. The founder and creative director of Lagos-based brand Lohije said she saw the win as an opportunity to bring Africa’s sustainable styles to the world., Fashionomics Africa is an initiative of the African Development Bank to increase Africa’s participation in the global textile and fashion industry value chains – with an emphasis on women and youth. To learn more about the Fashionomics Africa online competition, click here.

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