DP World Kicks Off Cashew Boom With Record Exports From Senegal
Mega-shipment of 2,000 tonnes of cashews arrived from Guinea Bissau at DP World’s Dakar terminal. Some 180,000 tonnes of cashews were exported from Dakar in 2023, primarily to India and
Senegal sets out to secure fairer partnerships in mining sector
Inhabitants of Barafoute village, in Kedougou, Senegal, digging 15 metres deep in search of gold. © RFI/Tom Chaurand Speaking at this year’s Mining on Top Africa (Mota) conference, Birame Souleye…
Value of goods exported to Africa down by a quarter
© Hollandse Hoogte / Lex van Lieshout The total value of goods exported from the Netherlands to Africa fell by 24 percent in 2023, year on year. This was mainly
Solar Energy Desalination Plants Increasingly Provide Water For Africa
Clean drinking water is an issue across many countries on the African continent. As renewable energy becomes more available and cheaper, some of this is being used for desalination to
Tanzania: Boost for Agriculture Sector As AfDB Commits 280bn
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan’s efforts to bring agricultural sector reforms has received a huge boost after African Development Bank Group’s decision to commit a 120 million US dollars (about 280bn/-)
Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar
Boosting food production at scale in Africa is achievable: thanks to heat-tolerant wheat varieties, Ethiopia’s wheat production increased from 50,000 hectares in 2018 to 400,000 hectares in 2022, turning the
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Joint National Mining and Hydrocarbons Experts reviewed Some Community Texts
The joint meeting of National Mining and Hydrocarbons Experts from ECOWAS Member States held in Dakar, Senegal, November 23rd and 24th November, 2022 to review some Community texts relating to