The Norwegian investment fund for developing countries (Norfund) has set up a $10 million kitty to support small businesses in Somalia. Norfund, together with the Danish investment fund for developing countries (IFU) and Shuraako, an arm of One Earth Future (OEF), have set up the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities …
Read More »Kenya agitates for controlled spending by African Union
Kenya is calling for further efforts to control expenditure at the African Union (AU), even as it struggles to pay up its membership fees to the continental body. Ahead of the African Union Summit due on Sunday in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma told …
Read More »Invest in Africa’s agricultural sector- AFDB boss urges the world
Invest in Africa’s agricultural sector- AFDB boss urges the world Increased American and global investments are key to unlocking Africa’s agricultural sector, African Development Bank (AFDB) has said. AFBD president Dr. Akinwumi Adesina said that the US government should be at the forefront of efforts to encouraging fertilizer and seed …
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East Africa Entrepreneurs Association Unlocking Opportunities in the Global Value Chain