Meet Alassana Kassama, the young man lighting Gambian communities and beyond
The community watch lens established to identify and motivate young Africans making positive impacts in their communities has found Alassana Kassama, a young Gambian who is changing the stories of people in the Gambia with future plans to extend his good deeds to other African countries. Growing up in Banjul, Kassama saw the challenges of […]
Kenya and Tanzania set December 2021 to pull down trade barriers
Two Eastern African countries, Kenya and Tanzania have set December 2021 to jointly resolve the major barriers affecting smooth trade between them. The decision was made by the Joint Commission on Cooperation (JCC) set up by both countries, consisting of selected officials from Kenya and Tanzania established purposely to enforce cooperation and unity. “On trade, […]
Kenya set to ship largest consignment of duty-free sugar from Eswatini, Zambia, and Mauritius
Kenya’s current treasury focus beeps a step of hope towards the much-desired fall of Africa’s trade barriers and a major boost for the Free Continental Trade Area aimed at a united and prosperous Africa. As part of plans to bridge local deficit in production, Kenya has announced a decision to source the largest consignment of […]
Pan-African millionaire set to build a manufacturing hub to boost Africa’s economy
The agenda to move Pan-Africanism beyond rhetoric into a development-oriented phase with real time investment has gotten a major boost as Ghanaian Pan-African millionaire, Nana Kwame Bediako Known popularly as Freedom Jacob Cesar has commenced an infrastructural revolution aimed at boosting the economy of Africa. With a vision of building a “new Africa,” the Real […]
Meet Ruth, the Nigerian graduate who is now a full-time farmer and Agric advocate
This week on African youth in Agriculture, we take a look at Suberu Bose Ruth a young Nigerian lady who operates acres of farmlands in Ogun State, producing different types of crops ranging from pepper, tomatoes, cucumbers, maize among others. One unique thing about Ruth is her quest to make a real impact in the […]
John Dumelo, the Ghanaian actor motivating the youth to engage in farming
Even though Africa has over half of the world’s undeveloped arable land with great potentials for improved agricultural production, statistics on the number of Africa’s youthful population in the Agricultural sector is troubling. In order to realize full agriculture potentials, the continent needs to do everything possible to draw the interest of young people in […]
Burkina Faso: A dismissed soldier returned to the village; operates 30-hectares farm with success
Yezouma Coulibaly was born in 1985, in the West African state of Burkina Faso and joined the national army in 2003. In the army, he worked in human resources; however, his career came to a halt during a 2011 mutiny of which he was dismissed. As reported by Lefo.net, the young army officer was distraught […]
Nigeria and Cameroon jointly built a new bridge to facilitate trade
African countries are gradually building infrastructure to integrate the continent. Botswana and Zambia earlier constructed a 923 meters long bridge which is strategically positioned at a point where Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana intersect. This drastically improved the trade infrastructure of the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC). Latest on the list of efforts towards […]
President Obama partners with NBA Africa; promises to advocate for social change on the continent
The former president of the United States, Barack Obama joins the newly formed NBA Africa as minority stake owner. The NBA Africa was inaugurated in May 2021 featuring 12 teams from 12 African countries. The league is valued nearly at $1 billion and has investors from former NBA players such as Dikembe Mutombo. The NBA […]
Burundi suspends operations of several foreign companies describing mining contracts as “unbalanced.”
The government of Burundi has suspended the operations of seven foreign companies involved in mining gold and coltan. The main target is UK-listed Rainbow Rare Earths, which operates the only producing rare-earth mine in Africa. The government says it wants a more equitable share of revenue from the Gakara project. Gakara is home to one […]