Jul 14, 2022 | Commonwealth News
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) partners with Societe Generale to reduce the trade finance gap across Africa. This €50 million worth of risk-sharing facility is expected to support local and small businesses meet international trade...
Jul 13, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Gabon plans to create 187 million carbon credits and sell almost half of them on the offset market before the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, scheduled for November. Gabon is expecting to make about $291m from this deal. Read the original article...
Jul 13, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Airduka, an e-commerce platform wins start-up of the year in Kenya’s E-Commerce Summit and Awards sponsored by Finserve Africa. It was appreciated for its role in connecting small businesses and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to local buyers. Read...
Jul 12, 2022 | Commonwealth News
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces $10 million for a seed bank in Fiji, at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva, Fiji. It comes as Pacific leaders urged New Zealand and Australia to increase their climate crisis ambitions which pose an...
Jul 12, 2022 | Commonwealth News
In a new initiative, to aid climate change and food production, cover crops are grown to pull carbon from the environment during crop rotation practice. Led by Future Food Solutions, an agri-food supply chain consultant in the UK, this farmland is the first in the...
Jul 10, 2022 | Commonwealth News
This day commemorates the concept of love, patience and sacrifice. On this day, people gather to celebrate in their finest clothes, praying, wishing each other Eid Mubarak (Happy Eid), and having feasts together. Donations and sharing are also a very important part of...
