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Tanzanian Small-Scale Farmers Receive Support to Improve Food Security in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rome — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide funding to assist 6,240 vulnerable small-scale farmers in rural Tanzania impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IFAD grant will help farmers access inputs, provide market linkages and access agricultural and market information to improve their productivity and increase their resilience.
Tanzania and IFAD Partner to Bost Productivity, Improve Food Security and Build Resilience of Small-scale Farmers in the Face of the Climate Change
Rome, 12 May 2021: A US$77.4 million project signed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will bring much needed help to 260,000 rural households facing the impacts of climate change. The Agriculture and Fisheries Development Programme (AFDP) will provide the means for rural people to boost productivity, improve food security and nutrition, and increase their resilience.
Africa: Greening the Sahara - the Great Green Wall Initiative
More than ten years ago, in 2009, I travelled by road to Timbuktu, Mali on a short field trip. The journey took us three days from the capital city of Bamako. The Hamatan winds were blowing in from the Sahara, covering everything in a coat of dust. The scorching heat radiated off every surface, and it was as dry as parched leaves.
West Africa: National Calls for Proposals (The Gambia, Ghana, Senegal) - Supporting Remittances in Times of Crisis in Africa
The Financing Facility for Remittances (FFR) of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is pleased to announce the 2020 National Calls for Proposals: Supporting Remittances in Times of Crisis in Africa. Through its over US$60 million fund, the FFR works to reduce poverty and promote development by leveraging both international and domestic remittances and migrant capital in rural areas of developing countries.
Africa: Ifad Joins With Partners to Build Resilience and Boost Development in the Sahel
Rome — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is joining with the other Rome-based UN agencies (RBAs) - the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) - as well as the G5 Sahel and the Green Climate Fund to revitalize economic activities and food systems in the Group of Five Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) and in the Republic of Senegal.
Kenya: Before and During COVID-19, an E-voucher Initiative Makes a Difference for Kenyan Farmers
Victoria Muteti, a 44-year old farmer living in Kenya's Makueni County, has many reasons to be satisfied. In January 2020, she was able to harvest more than 2,500 kilograms of sorghum from her 2.5-acre farm – far more than the 1,000 kg she harvested in 2019. Her production of green grams rose too, from 316 kg in 2019 to 360 kg this January. In the previous year, she'd harvested only 90 kg of each. Most recently, she was able to sell part of her harvest, earning about US$800.
São Tomé and Príncipe: Sao Tome and Principe and Ifad Partner to Improve Nutrition and Incomes in Face of Climate Change
The International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) today announced support for a new project to increase incomes, improve food and nutrition security and build the resilience of at least 34,800 rural farmers of Sao Tome and Principe, an island country highly affected by climate change. Rising sea levels and climate disturbances put the poor rural people of the country at risk, impacting its agriculture and fisheries.
Sierra Leone - Ban On Pregnant Schoolgirls Ruled Unlawful
Groundbreaking ruling could have significant impact across continent A ban on pregnant girls from sitting exams and attending mainstream school in Sierra Leone has been found to be unlawful, and in breach of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' rights and international law.
Sierra Leone: President Bio of Sierra Leone Urges University of Liberia Graduates to Lead By Example
Monrovia — Sierra Leonean President Maade Bio has urged graduates of the University of Liberia to 'lead by the power' of their examples and avoid allowing the opinions of others to hinder their destiny in helping to move their country forward. President Bio said graduates of the state-owned university should have in mind that their triumph is intended to help rebuild their country from its pre-war status.
Sierra Leone: Amb Omrie Golley Receives Warm Welcome in Kharlu Town
Karlu Town in YKK Chiefdom, Pujehun District, Southern Province of Sierra Leone was a place of overwhelming celebration during the weekend of Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2019, as hundreds of people drawn from far and near gathered to celebrate one of their own Ambassador Omrie Micheal Golley.
Sierra Leone: Africell Unveils 'Be a Millionaire TV Show'
Sierra Leone's leading GSM operator, Africell Mobile Company has unveiled its end of year promotion dubbed; 'Be A Millionaire TV Show' on Friday November 22, 2019. It has been the tradition of the company to always present to their esteemed subscribers innovative promotions during the festive period.
Sierra Leone: Orange to Dish Out Over Le850 Million
One of the leading GSM providers in Sierra Leone , Orange Telecom, has yesterday launched their December end of year promotion in which customers stand the chance to win over Le850 million. The promotion which will commence on Sunday, 1st of December, will enable 450 customers to win over 400 million Leones, while six customers will win seventy-five million Leones worth of business.
Sierra Leone: Parliament to Amend 2020 Finance Act
By Jariatu S. Bangura Following the refusal of President Bio to append his signature to the 2020 Finance Act, Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Abass C. Bundu, has informed Members of Parliament that Section 42(6) of the said Act be amended so that it makes provision for a ceiling for the non-accountable imprest.
Sierra Leone: Global Leadership Summit Wraps up in Freetown
Sierra Leone has joined over one hundred and sixty countries globally to host the Global Leadership summit. Last week saw the end of a string of summits throughout the country. The summits had been previously held in Makeni, Kenema and Bo. The Freetown summit which attracted over four hundred delegates and volunteers was held at the Loko Baptist Church, off Circular road in Freetown.
Sierra Leone: Former President Koroma's Property Worth U.S.$12, 534,500
Government investigator, Christopher Olu Campbell, attached to the Commission of Inquiry presided over by Justice Bankole Thompson, yesterday testified and tendered to the Commission the valuation assessments report of lands and other property of former President Ernest Bai Koroma.
Sierra Leone: IB Kargbo Frowns at Lateness of Colleague MPs, Ministers
By Jariatu S. Bangura Deputy Leader of the opposition All People's Congress Member of Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Ben Kargbo has requested the Speaker of Parliament to look into the continuous lateness of his colleague, as well as the absence of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice for a scheduled sitting.
Sierra Leone: Stakeholders Validate New Road Safety Strategy
(L-R) RSA Augustine Kai Tongi, World Bank Consultant Matin Small, RSA Deputy Executive Director, Ibrahim Sannoh & NTC Supt. Zainab Cline-Thomas The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has on Friday 22nd November 2019 held a day's stakeholders' workshop to validate the new National Road Safety Strategy at the Jenneh Wright Road in Freetown.
Sierra Leone: Govt Signs U.S.$28.5 Million Financing Agreement With IFAD
The government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Finance yesterday signed a $28.5million financing agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to help improve rice, cocoa and palm oil production under the Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVDP). The largest share of the additional funds by IFAD will be devoted to rice production in the inland valley swamps, which is consistent with the priorities of government.
Sierra Leone: EU Film Festival Attracts More Than 2,000 Viewers
A film festival organized by the European Union in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Film Guild and Freetown Media Center attracted more than 2,000 viewers including pupils, university students, film makers and casts in Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Makeni. The festival was theme: "The Rights of the Child" to celebrate the 30 years since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was adopted and was screened from November 15 to 22, 2019 in different locations.
Sierra Leone Concludes Mandatory International Health Regulation Annual Reporting for 2019
Sierra Leone has completed its 2019 self-evaluation to determine the country's health security capacities as required by the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). A comprehensive multi-sectoral approach was used to fill the mandatory IHR State Party Self-Assessment Annual Reporting (SPAR) tool. The SPAR obliges countries to report annually to the World Health Assembly on their progress and compliance with implementation of the IHR requirements.
Sierra Leone: Kaporwership Complements Government Education Flagship Project
Karpowership, as part of their commitment to meeting their Corporate Social Responsibility, has donated school materials to the Kingtom primary school and the Bundu Compound people. Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Deha Erpek,whiles making his remarks at the ceremony, indicated that he is very much delighted to witness the event and expressed his commendation for President Bio's Free Quality Education flagship program.
Sierra Leone: Pujehun Descendants Take Peace Dialogue to Sorogbema
Stakeholders, including women and youth groups in Pujehun District over the weekend converged in Sorogbema Chiefdom to mend fences with one and other. As part of the July 6th 2019 communique' signed at the maiden peace conference held in the district headquarter town, stakeholders agreed to hold similar meetings quarterly across all the fourteen chiefdoms in the district.
Sierra Leone: Total Sierra Leone Opens New Branch At Mile 91
By Jeneba A. Conteh Total Sierra Leone has on Thursday 14th November opened a branch station at Mile 91, Tonkolili District in the northern part of Sierra Leone. Managing Director for Total Company -Sierra Leone, Elizerbeth Sotumina, told the gathering that the station at Mile 91 had been added to the total of 31 network of filling stations across Sierra Leone. She added plans were underway for the company to establish more filling stations across the country.
Sierra Leone: Finance Bill 2020 Struggles Through Parliament
By Jariatu S. Bangura After a protracted, tensed and heated debate, lawmakers on Tuesday night enacted the 2020 Finance Act, with some major amendments which among other things would provide for the imposition and alteration of taxes, give effect to the financial proposal of government and provide for other related matters.
Sierra Leone: Murder Convict Sentenced to Death By Hanging
By Ibrahim K. Turay Justice Ivan Sesay of the Freetown High Court has sentenced one Osman Kamara of Guard Street to death by hanging. The verdict was passed after both the prosecution team and the defense team closed their cases. The convict was tried and found guilty of murder. The accused person had on the 2nd January this year "senselessly" stabbed one James A Bangura. All evidences in the matter was against the accused and he had accepted doing the act.
Sierra Leone: The Learning Crisis Requires a New Approach
For most children, turning 10 is an exciting moment. They're learning more about the world and expanding their horizons. But too many children - more than half of all 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries - cannot read and understand a simple story. We are in the middle of a global learning crisis that stifles opportunities and aspirations of hundreds of millions of children. That is unacceptable.
Sierra Leone: BAFS Capacitates Stakeholders On Livestock Management
The European Union sponsored Boosting Agriculture and Food Security (BAFS) project has on November 6 rolled out the draft Para Veteneray Curriculum and as well trained all District Livestock Officers and other Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry officers on the new harmonised curriculum.
Sierra Leone: Is the Chief Minister a Saint?
The above question, I believe would be pondering on the minds of critical minded Sierra Leoneans since the arrest and detention at the Criminal Investigations Department headquarters, of a journalist for simply being professional in the execution of his profession.
Sierra Leone: VP Says Human Trafficking Is One of the Worst Crimes
Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh says human trafficking is one of the worst crimes against humanity, noting that over the years the act has become so serious that even the international community and well-meaning countries use it as a yardstick to mention how much governments is doing to protect citizens.
Africa: Care for Economic Development, Then Care for Food Nutrition, Food Researcher Tells Africa's Politicians
Milan, Italy — More than 2 billion people in the world are suffering from malnutrition. This is the result of diets lacking essential micronutrients such as vitamins, iron and zinc, which are vital for the body to function, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The nutritional situation is worrying in Africa, says Busi Maziya-Dixon, a Senior Food and Nutrition Scientist at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Congo-Kinshasa: Measles Claims More Than Twice As Many Lives Than Ebola in DR Congo
Since the beginning of 2019, measles has taken more than 250,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a top UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Wednesday, pointing out that over 90 per cent of the deaths were children under-five.
Liberia: Cellphone Man Returns to Liberia
-holds concert Friday, 29 November One of Liberia's iconic musician, "Friday the Cellphone Man" is back home as guest of Balawala International and other members of the collective society.While home, Friday, who has been out of Liberia for over six years, will perform live in a reconciliation concert at the John Gbessay Beach in Marshall, Margibi County.
South Africa: #AmINext - Andy Mkosi Uses Music to Address Gender-Based Violence
As the world observes 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, SA activists and civil organisations have ramped up their calls for government to act against violence against women and children. For multimedia artist and musician, Andy Mkosi, her latest musical offering was triggered by the rape and murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana. On 15 November, Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe sentenced Luyanda Botha to life imprisonment for raping and murdering 19-year-old Uyinene Mrwetyana.
South Africa: Spatial Justice - South Africa, It's Time to Deliver
Last month the country came together to support the #StrongerTogether movement and our World Cup win seems to have united the country in a way we have not experienced since 1994. Can South Africans translate the symbolic to the physical and also support spatial justice?
Zimbabwe: Farmers Feed ARVs to Livestock for Quick Returns
Lupane — Veterinary doctors across the country have made sensational claims that some farmers were feeding Anti Retroviral (ARVs) drugs and antibiotics to livestock especially chickens to make them grow faster. This is reportedly causing resistance on humans to conditions like HIV/Aids and diseases such as anthrax and rabbis which are cross transmitted to humans.
South Africa: Residents of Amalinda Say They Have Been Forgotten
500 households with no electrification, months without rubbish collection, only two taps and a dozen working toilets Shack dwellers in Amalinda Forest say they have been in and out of the Buffalo City Municipality offices pleading for basic services for over 15 years. In 2000, there were only a handful of shacks in the East London settlement. There are now over 500 shacks, but only two taps for water. There are 16 toilets but four no longer work. For electricity, people rely on illegal connections.
South Africa: Emotions Run High As New KZN Police Commissioner Faces Wentworth Mother
Emotions ran high for a Wentworth, Durban, mother on Wednesday when she opened up to provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula about how both her sons were killed in the area after receiving threats from a local drug lord. While visiting the station following a drive-by shooting on Tuesday night that left three people critically injured, Jula was met by a small group of residents, including Arlene Glover.
Nigeria: Oshiomole Brought Back Some Discipline in the Party - APC Chieftain
Mr Ibrahim Emokpaire, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says its National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, is key to the party's discipline, supremacy and re-positioning for greater heights. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, while reacting to the alleged internal wrangling within the party.
South Africa: Ramaphosa Launches Plan to Revive Economy in the Waterburg District
President Cyril Ramaphosa undertook a whirlwind visit to Limpopo on Monday and Tuesday to launch two separate but crucial programmes that could have a huge impact on the lives of hundreds of people in the province. His visit was characterised by closed sessions with various stakeholders to convince them to buy into the vision of the multibillion-rand district development model.
Sudan: Inqaz Committed Injustice Against Muslims and Christians - Mufarah
Medani. — Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Nassr-Al-Din Mufarah announced that arrangements were underway for mapping out new features of new civilian state that cares with citizens interests and boosting feeling justice between Muslims and Christians. This came while he was addressing closing session of a workshop on role of Council of Churches in Peace and Development held Tuesday in Medani, capital of GHezira State.
East Africa: EAC Citizens Get Access to Lucrative Forex Market
THE possibilities in income generation in the online forex trading market is now a click away, thanks to Scope Markets, a licensed foreign currency trading platform now live and citizens of East Africa have actively begun trading in it.
Gambia: SK West Await Today's Winner for Super Nawettan Final
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Angola: Health Ministry Denies Polio Cases Caused By Vaccination
Luanda — The Health Ministry last Wednesday denied allegations of a surge in polio cases caused by the antidote (vaccine) being given to children under the age of five. In view of news published in the social media, which state that the oral polio antidote being administered has been causing children to acquire the polio disease instead of immunising them, the Health Ministry has responded categorically that these allegations do not correspond to the truth.
Botswana: Asea Presidents Commends Botswana
Kasane — The president of ASEA and Chief Executive Officer of Casablanca Stock Exchange, Mr Karim Hajji has said Botswana is a progressive nation and the World Bank Ease of doing business report indicates that by the year 2020 the country will be ranked eighth in Africa and 78 globally due to the adherence of the rule of law.
Nigeria: 'We Have Sexual Relations in Bush', IDP Narrates Agonising Living Condition
Hyacenth Atsagba dashed home from his farm where he works as a labourer to pick up some equipment he had earlier forgotten. He was about returning to his farm when two vehicles caught his attention as they entered into the premises of Awe central primary school. The school has six dilapidated buildings and several classrooms that house his family of six and 3,000 other displaced people. They had been driven away from their homes in Mararaba community in the Nigerian state of Nasarawa since 2017.
Nigeria: Soyinka Faults Media Report Over 2014 Experience With Cancer
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has expressed worries over what he termed as "distortion and media misconception' of a British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, feature programme in which his 2014 experience with cancer was featured.
Nigeria: Senate Introduces Bill to Establish Electoral Offences Commission
The Senate on Wednesday introduced a bill seeking to establish the Electoral Offences Commission in the country. The bill, titled, "Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill", 2019 passed second reading at Wednesday's plenary session. The bill sponsored by Abubakar Kyari, senator representing Borno North, was introduced a day after the senators lamented the violence and irregularities that have continued to mar Nigeria's elections.
Tanzania: Dar Gymkhana to Host Bq Junior Tennis Tournment
ALL is set for the tennis section of Dar es Salaam Gymkhana Club (DGC) to stage the BQ Junior Tennis Open Tournament 2019. The two-day tournament has scheduled to kick off this Saturday to December 1st this year at the club courts. DGC Tennis Section Captain, Sanjay Chokshi told the 'Daily News' in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday that preparations for the same are being finalised.
Central Africa: Stability in Cameroon, Central Africa Sub Region - Chinese Ambassador Reiterates Support
Wang Yingwu in an audience with Minister Adoum Gargoum equally congratulated Cameroon for the successful organisation of the extraordinary CEMAC Heads of State Summit.
Nigeria: Former Champions Clash in Semi Finals At Asoju Oba Table Tennis Cup
It will be a battle Royale today at the 51st Asoju Oba Molade Okoya-Thomas Cup as current and former champions clash in the semifinal of the women's singles at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Defending champion, Bose Odusanya and 2013 champion, Tolu Durosimi-Etti will be the cynosure of all eyes as both players battle for a place in the final scheduled for tomorrow Friday November 29. Already, both players have started talking tough with Odusanya reiterating her resolve to hold on to the title.
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