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Namibia recognised as continental leader in agrifood transformation
Namibia has been praised as a leading example of how African countries can align their agricultural plans with the African Union’s new 10-year framework.
Speaking at a technical workshop in Windhoek on 24 March, AUDA-NEPAD’s Manyewu Mutamba said Namibia stands out for the way it has brought government, stakeholders and strong leadership, including the Office of the President, into the process. He said this kind of consultative, country-owned approach is exactly what the AU wants to encourage.
Mutamba also highlighted Namibia’s Strategy for the Transformation of the Agrifood Sector (STAS), which sets out how the sector will be governed and coordinated.
Read the original article here: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/namibia-recognised-as-continental-leader-in-agrifood-transformation/ar-AA1Zsj40?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Uganda January export earnings jump more than 77% on-year
Uganda’s merchandise exports soared 77.6% in January from a year ago, hitting $1.5 billion compared to $844.6 million last year, the finance ministry reported. The growth was driven by strong sales of gold, coffee, industrial products, oil re-exports, beans, and electricity.
As Africa’s top coffee exporter, Uganda has seen rising revenues from high global prices and increased shipments. The country has also become a key regional hub for gold processing and trading, with last year’s bullion exports jumping 75.8% to $5.8 billion, helped by central banks worldwide stockpiling gold to diversify reserves.
Read the original article here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/investment/uganda-january-export-earnings-jump-more-than-77-on-year/ar-AA1ZpVlf?ocid=BingNewsVerp
Malta and Gozo to host 8th Commonwealth Youth games
The eighth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games will be held in Malta and Gozo from October 29 to November 4, 2027. The event will feature eight sports, with sailing and water polo included for the first time.
Competitions will span Malta and Gozo using existing world-class venues grouped into four main clusters, and athletes will stay in two village-style hotel hubs, one on each island. The sports lineup includes athletics and para athletics, netball, squash, swimming and para swimming, triathlon, weightlifting, plus the new sailing and water polo.
The 2027 edition will host the biggest Para sport programme in Commonwealth Youth Games history, with para swimming joining para athletics, which debuted at the 2023 Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
Read the original article here: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/sports-games/3843194-malta-to-host-largest-commonwealth-youth-games-with-debut-sports
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Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2021/22 – 2024/25
The Commonwealth Secretariat Strategic Plan 2021/22-2024/5 is a collaborative results framework publication drafted by the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is based on the principles of the Commonwealth Charter, the previous Strategic Plan (2017/18-2020/21), notes and recommendations from the Executive Committee and Board of Governors, internal and external documents such as the Forum of Small States, and mandates drafted during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meetings in the past decade.
Commonwealth Plasticity
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The Decentralised Commonwealth Dominance
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