Category: Development
National Development Strategy to Substitute Transitional Stabilisation Programme
By Joyce Mukucha In line with the Vision 2030 of attaining an upper-middle economy by 2030, Government is working on a five-year National Development Strategy (NDS) to...
UN bemoans slow pace of poverty reduction in Africa
Noting that Africa has made considerable progress in education, health and other social outcomes, Amina J. Mohammed, the United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General has...
Inescapable Effects of Climate Change Jeopardize Livelihoods Across East Africa
By Rael Ombuor As the Earth heats up, weather and climate patterns are changing dramatically around the globe. Africa felt the effects of those changes in 2019,...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) appoints first Africa Programme Manager
The International Energy Agency (IEA) (https://www.IEA.org/) hired Maximilian Jarrett as its first Africa Programme Manager to help expand the Agency’s reach and...
Building pathways for commercialising research findings and knowledge
By Charles Dhewa Days of doing research for its own sake are numbered in developing countries. The same applies to an enduring tendency by researchers to be satisfied...
Conference on SDGs kicks off in Victoria Falls
By Anyway Yotamu. The Sixth African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) kicked off today in the resort town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, with at...
South Sudan now connected to undersea fibre link through Liquid
Liquid Telecom has begun extending its services to Juba South Sudan, telecoms guru Strive Masiyiwa has revealed. South Sudan was one of only two countries in Africa with...
African Development Bank issues call to strengthen fertilizer value chains at Argus Africa Fertilizer Conference
he African Development Bank (https://www.AfDB.org) urged development finance institutions, NGOs, farmer cooperatives, and the private sector to develop more effective...
Government policies haunting Zimra’s taxation system
By Anyway Yotamu and Joyce Mukucha The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is experiencing challenges in its tax levying systems as a result of government policies...
Ecobank Group announces 2020 Edition of Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group (https://www.Ecobank.com), the pan-African banking group, is inviting African fintech entrepreneurs to enter the 3rd edition of the Ecobank Fintech...
