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Fish-farming techniques on dry land net big profits for communities

Fish-farming techniques on dry land net big profits for communities

It is half past six in the morning. But activities at one of the Lake Victoria beaches in Homa Bay County have reached fever point.Women wait eagerly with basins, looking forward to…...

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Ghana Energy Commission trains 2000 electricians to ensure safety

Ghana Energy Commission trains 2000 electricians to ensure safety

The Energy Commission has trained and licensed 2000 new certified professional electricians as part of efforts to ensure safety and productivity of Ghana’s energy sector, Finance M…...

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Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

Morocco’s Aviation Sector boosted by two New Aeronautics Plants

CASABLANCA - The aviation sector in Morocco, where 140 companies are already operating, has been boosted by two new aeronautics plants that were inaugurated Tuesday in Casablanca.On…...

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Lesotho considers buying Kenyan tea

Lesotho is considering direct trade with Kenya for the tea commodity.Speaking at the Ngorogo Tea Factory, in Kiambu, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security in Lesotho Simon Lits…...

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State plans a food safety agency as alerts increase

State plans a food safety agency as alerts increase

Kenya has announced plans to establish a specialised agency to ensure safety of farm produce on sale in the local market, amid rising cases of food contamination.The agency will par…...

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Morocco's Attijariwafa bank gets $5 billion from China's ExIm for Africa export fund

Morocco's Attijariwafa bank gets $5 billion from China's ExIm for Africa export fund

RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank said on Friday it had agreed with State-owned Export-Import Bank of China (ExIm) to set up a 5 billion dollar fund to promote African …...

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Egypt's inflation lowest in nearly a decade

Egypt's inflation lowest in nearly a decade

Cairo (AFP)Egypts inflation rate dropped to the lowest level in nearly a decade last month, official figures showed Saturday, as cheaper food offered respite to consumers squeezed b…...

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Morocco’s Aerospace Sector is Fastest-Growing Industry for Jobs

Morocco’s Aerospace Sector is Fastest-Growing Industry for Jobs

The aerospace sector currently generates a turnover of MAD 17 billion and employs more than 15,000 in 2018, compared to 5,700 in 2005.By Hamza Guessous -Nov 6, 2019Rabat – Morocco …...

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African-Made mobile phone launched in Rwanda

African-Made mobile phone launched in Rwanda

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Nigerian banks stepping up efforts to plug gender gap

Nigerian banks stepping up efforts to plug gender gap

Only one in three women in Africa’s most populous nation currently has an account, development body saysWhen Bolanle Austen-Peters sought a loan for a cultural centre in Lagos, she…...

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