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Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to release $20 million for the Butha-Buthe District Drinking Water Supply Upgrade and Extension Project in Lesotho. The funding includes the construction of 25 pumping stations and 42 reservoirs for the storage of drinking water. The construction will provide clean water to the population of Butha-Buthe until 2045.

Read the original article here: https://www.afrik21.africa/en/lesotho-adfd-approves-20-million-loan-for-drinking-water-in-butha-buthe/

Did you know on average 16 out of 20 people have plans of becoming tech entrepreneurs? While only a tiny number of those start-ups are able to initiate, especially in growing economies. Rwanda’s start-up scenario is becoming popular with some players already registering with grants. Even the government plans to enact a law that will boost the country’s entrepreneurial and business environment.

Read the original article here: https://www.newtimes.co.rw/business/what-recent-developments-could-boost-start-ups-ecosystem

Barbados prepares to become the first sovereign country with an embassy in the metaverse. The launch of the embassy is tentatively due for January next year. The tiny Caribbean Island has also led the charge on the development of an e-currency called DCash, which is at present being rolled out in the four-member countries – that includes Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia.

Read the original article here: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/barbados-to-establish-world-s-first-metaverse-embassy-51836