WTO chief underscores trade role to address farming challenges
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala underscored the crucial role of trade and the WTO…
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How financing farmers advance Africa’s agriculture industry
The need to create innovative financing mechanisms for Africa’s farmers and revaluate existing ones is becoming increasingly critical…
UN team discuss on enhancing food security in Madagascar
A joint team from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the World Food Program (WFP) has concluded…
IFAD to reduce hunger and poverty for 100 million people
The 178 Member States of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) adopted an ambitious agenda to improve…
Desert locust threatens food security in East Africa
By Yeneneh Sisay – Naivasha, Kenya – Desert locust and other cross-border crop pests are threatening the efforts…
Over 122 million people face hunger since 2019 – UN
Over 122 million more people are facing hunger in the world since 2019 due to the pandemic and…
Agriculture in Ethiopia and food security
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa and is known…
Tunis host meeting on Africa food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA )Office in North Africa held a dissemination workshop on the project…
African Development Bank approves $50 million to Africa food security
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a dual-currency Trade Finance Line of Credit…
Strengthening U.S. – Africa partnerships to meet shared priorities
The White House Statement – The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, from December 13-15 in Washington DC, highlighted the U.S.…
ECA calls for agricultural statistics use to improve food security
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) hosts a celebration for Africa Statistics Day 2022 on the theme…
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation invests $2.3 billion
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved 62 new transactions this quarter totaling more than $2.3 billion…
UN agencies to mobilize investment for climate-resilient projects in Africa
Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the…
Ex Ethiopia PM calls for fast-tracking Africa’s food system transformation
Former Ethiopia Prime Minister, and Board Chair of AGRA, Hailemariam Dessalegn has urged Africa’s leaders to collaborate in…
US Special Envoy David Satterfield travels to Ethiopia
The Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield travels to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 13-14, the…
Hult Prize Addis Ababa University kicks off
The 2022 Hult Prize Addis Ababa University On-campus programs that encourages students to solve a pressing social issue…
Ugandan remittances decline
Recent data from the May Migration and Development Brief shows that remittance flows to Uganda declined by 26…
Green development, food security in Ethiopia
By Office of Prime Minister of Ethiopia – Given Ethiopia’s arable land, water resources and a large number…
Blockchain drives intra-Africa trade during COVID-19 pandemic
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining…
Ethiopia, U.S. launch $2.2 billion Productive Safety Net Program
Today, the United States joined the Government of Ethiopia and development partners to launch the next five-year phase…
Empowering women, girls to ensure sustainable food security
Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Urban agriculture in Addis Ababa to ease COVID-19 impact
By Mekonnen Teshome & Tesfaye Abate – Apart from battling with Corona Virus (COVID-19) health emergency, countries around…
U.S. to help Ethiopia improve agriculture in five years
The governments of the United States and Ethiopia agree to launch a new five-year Feed the Future strategy…
One time government investment assures food security in Ethiopia
Ethiopian government needs to make one time huge investment to assure food security and cut its increasing hard…
257 million people in Africa undernourished, UN says
A new UN report reveals 257 million Africans (20 percent of the population of the continent) are undernourished.…
Angolan farmers secure funding to improve food security
A new financial agreement, signed today between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Angola, is to…