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Africa should invest in Science, technology and innovation to build a prosperous, just and sustainable future

25 Avril 2024

LIBREVILLE, Gabon, April 25 (Infosplusgabon) - According to a press release from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Africa can build a more prosperous, just, and sustainable future if countries invest in science, technology and innovation, these are sentiments echoed by African leaders, representatives and experts at the opening of the two-day Sixth African Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Forum in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.

GHANA : Lack of Political Will in Ghana Fuels Illegal Rosewood Logging, Smuggling to China

25 Avril 2024

GHANA-Climate-Crime/Environment

by Nosmot Gbadamosi *

LIBREVILLE, (Gabon) April 25 (Infosplusgabon) - Yipala is nestled among flat grassland sparsely dotted with towering aged trees. Every few miles, mounds of shea nuts are drying in the early morning sun. And in the depths of the community, a rogue timber factory waits to resume operations, Nosmot Gbadamosi reported.

ARISE IIP signs a development agreement with the Government of Malawi for the construction of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a dry port

23 Février 2024

LIBREVILLE, February 23 (Infosplusgabon) - ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms (ARISE IIP), owned by Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Afreximbank and Africa Transformation and Industrialization Fund (ATIF), the developer and operator of world-class industrial ecosystems across Africa, is proud to announce the signing of a development agreement with the Government of Malawi for the construction of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a dry port in the North of Lilongwe, Area 55 in Malawi. This agreement, in line with ARISE IIP’s ambition to unlock Africa’s industrial potential, will support the Government of Malawi in advancing the country's long term vision of becoming an inclusively wealthy and self-reliant industrialised upper-middle income country by 2063.

IVORY COAST : United States and African Development Bank forge stronger ties to boost food production

26 Janvier 2024

LIBREVILLE, January 26 (Infosplusgabon) - Secretary of State Blinken and Bank President Adesina Highlight Africa’s Efforts to Feed Itself and Rest of World; Welcome Increased Support and Investment in African Initiatives. United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised the African Development Bank Group for the exceptional efforts it is undertaking to help Africa feed itself and the rest of the world.

AFRICA : Start of routine malaria vaccinations across 42 health districts

22 Janvier 2024

LIBREVILLE, January 22 (Infosplusgabon) - Following a successful pilot programme, today the world’s first WHO-recommended malaria vaccines are being administered through routine immunisation programmes across Africa, beginning with Cameroon. Vaccinations are taking place across 42 health districts, chosen in order to give the most vulnerable children with the highest transmission and mortality rates in the country an opportunity to be protected from the devastating disease.