Cape Verde
Economy - Development | Politics | Agriculture - Nutrition | Society
More funds for Cape Verde's rural poor
afrol News, 27 June - Cape Verde Island's poverty eradication drive has been boost by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) pumping of US $4.2 million to the West African country's rural poor communities, bringing the agency's total supplementary loan funding for the programme to US $13.5 million.
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Mauritania
Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
Mauritania seeks to avoid global hikes' shocks
afrol News, 23 June - Re-injecting new life in rural economic activities and agriculture sector, could save Mauritania extended shocks brought about by a global record hike in fuel and food prices. This is one major observation made by the World Bank during its recent visit in the country. Read more
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Africa | Kenya
Agriculture - Nutrition | Economy - Development
Africa's agric produce compromised
afrol News, 19 June - Current hike in food prices and other related social challenges, aggravating rampant food insecurity in Africa, are said to be putting severe strains on continent's agricultural production, UN's Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has said. Read more
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Uganda
Politics | Economy - Development | Society
Uganda adamant to refine oil
afrol News, 16 June - Ugandan President has maintained his country's adamancy to refine oil into finished products -kerosene, diesel and petroleum - to meet domestic need, assuring that no singe "drip of crude oil" would be exported. President Yoweri Museveni said crude oil export slowed down the pace of oil-producing economies. Read more
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