LATEST NEWS Pharmaceuticals & HealthCare Pfizer, BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine shows 90% efficacy 3 weeks ago WORLD – American multinational pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer Inc has said its experimental vaccine was more…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS South African bank Sasfin receives US$35m guarantee from NASIRA fund 3 weeks ago SOUTH AFRICA – NASIRA Fund, a COVID-19 emergency facility set by the EU and FMO’s…
Agriculture & Agribusiness Industry Reports LATEST NEWS Kenya’s flowers demand falls 20% at Royal FloraHolland auction 3 weeks ago KENYA – Kenya’s flower orders at the Royal FloraHolland’s auction in the Netherlands has dropped…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Kenya, UK conclude tariff-free market access agreement 4 weeks ago KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Trade and Industrialization has announced the conclusion of the Kenya…
Education & Capacity Building Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sierra Leone education to be boosted by new US$66m multi-donor trust fund 2 months ago SIERRA LEONE – Efforts to achieve universal access to education in Sierra Leone have been…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Mozambique launches tender for 120MW Solar PV and 40MW wind projects 2 months ago MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambican government has launched a tender for 4 renewable energy projects with…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Water & Sanitation Government inaugurates new drinking water facilities in Zorofla 2 months ago COTE D’IVOIRE – Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Hydraulics, Laurent Tchagba has inaugurated a new drinking…
LATEST NEWS People Sustainability & Renewable Energy Kenyan energy company Solarise raises $10m Series B funding round 3 months ago KENYA – Kenya-based clean energy and energy efficiency leasing company Solarise has raised a US$10…
Agriculture & Agribusiness Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS EU injects US$7.3m in agricultural research project in Malawi to promote sustainable agriculture 4 months ago MALAWI – Malawi launches a €6.3 million (US$7.3m) project dubbed Development of Smart Innovation through Research…
Agriculture & Agribusiness DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS EU funded AgriBiz program to support 200 Kenyan women and youth led agribusiness initiatives with US$206m 4 months ago KENYA – The European Union agribusiness programme dubbed AgriBiz, launched in Kenya to address the key…
Agriculture & Agribusiness LATEST NEWS EU promotes agro-ecological transition in Mauritius with Smart Agriculture project 5 months ago MAURITIUS – Mauritius has kick start the ‘Smart Agriculture Project’ funded by the European Union with…
Agriculture & Agribusiness Financial Services LATEST NEWS European Union injects additional US$16.9m supporting FAO fight the desert locust upsurge 5 months ago EAST AFRICA – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has received an additional €15 million (US$16.9m)…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Sudan secures US$1.8B in pledges from international community to support economic recovery efforts 5 months ago SUDAN – The republic of the Sudan has secured over US$1.8 billion in pledges from…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS European Union grants Kenya additional US$73.29m to boost virus fund 6 months ago KENYA – European Union (EU) has granted Kenya an additional KSh7.8 billion (US$73.29m) to address the…
Investments, Financials & Economy New Markets & Products European Union to invest US$721m in Uganda for the next five years 9 months ago UGANDA – The European Union (EU) is set to invest some USh2.7 trillion (US$721 million)…
LATEST NEWS Coronavirus disrupts world trade, wipes US$50bn off global exports- UNCTAD 9 months ago GLOBAL – The slowdown of manufacturing in China due to the Coronavirus (COVID19) outbreak is…
Agriculture & Agribusiness LATEST NEWS FAO receives additional US$30.9m to fight desert locust outbreak 9 months ago EAST AFRICA – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu welcomed an €11 million (US$12.1m) contribution from the…
Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS UK risks losing up to 14% of its exports to the EU in a “no-deal” Brexit, UN Study reveals 9 months ago UNITED KINGDOM – Non-tariff measures (NTMs) could cause major fractures in post-exit trade relations between…
DealStreet Africa LATEST NEWS Zimbabwe joins forces with EU on €10m project to boost entrepreneurship 10 months ago ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe and the European Union have officially launched the €10…
DealStreet Africa Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Expansion of Offshore wind power to a $1 trillion industry expected to boost efforts to decarbonize energy systems 1 year ago GLOBAL – Offshore wind power according to an IEA report published in October is expected…
DealStreet Africa Govt. & Development Organisations Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate LATEST NEWS Mining, Energy, Oil & Gas Global use of renewable energy to rise by 50 percent as costs fall and demand for Solar PV energy soars 1 year ago GLOBAL – The installation of renewable energy on homes, commercial buildings and industrial facilities is…
