China’s President Xi Jinping has said at the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit that China will extend 60 billion dollars of financing to Africa in the form of government assistance as well as investment and financing by financial institutions and companies. President Xi said this will include 15[Read More…]
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Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?
Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters in Rome, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, says the answer is a resounding yes! He believes Africa does not need aid but disciplined investments. According to this[Read More…]
Ghanaian journalist abducted and beaten over critical story on opposition politician
Ghanaian authorities should thoroughly investigate and bring to justice all those responsible for an attack on Jerry Azanduna, a reporter with the government-funded Ghana News Agency (GNA), and ensure his belongings are returned, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Azanduna said that on August 27, a group of men tricked[Read More…]