Africa must feed itself and rely less on food importations, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment said. In a Media briefing today, Commissioner Josepha Sacko said despite its 60 percent of arable land, Africa has been spending 45 billion USD annually to import food. “we must increase food production while […]
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Economic Recovery across Regions Severely Uneven, UNCTAD Secretary General Underscores as Second Committee Addresses Macroeconomic Policy Questions
With COVID‑19 sending shockwaves through trade and supply chains and pushing developing countries further behind, speakers called for urgent reform of the global trade system that ensures an equitable and inclusive recovery for all, as the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) took up macroeconomic policy today. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary‑General of the United Nations Conference on Trade […]
NASA Launching Series of Crafts to Visit, Bash Asteroids
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA — Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing space rocks. The robotic trailblazer named Lucy is up first, blasting off this weekend on a 12-year cruise to swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter — unexplored […]
Ethiopian Sign Agreement with South Africa’s Airlink
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) announced that it has signed an interline agreement with Airlink (4Z), an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the statement issued by the Airlines, Ethiopian has entered into an interline agreement with Airlink to allow passengers to enjoy seamless travel with a single ticket and lower fare tickets between points […]
Biden Hosting Kenyan President at White House
U.S. President Joe Biden is welcoming his first African leader to the White House on Thursday as he hosts talks with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The White House said the meeting would include discussion of democracy and human rights issues, as well security, accelerating economic growth and addressing climate change. Biden and Kenyatta will also […]
Bangladesh, Ethiopia Discuss on Investment Opportunities
Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia Nazrul Islam conversed with Ethiopian Investment Commission Commissioner Lelise Neme on ways to boost the investment relations of the two countries. They have also discussed issues around Bangladesh investors in Ethiopia, according to the commission. Exploring potential investment opportunity and promoting the countries investment to the Bangladesh investors jointly were the […]