Promoting Africa
The Angolan authorities announced that the first satellite of the country will be launched in December. Ukrainian-made Zenit carrier rocket, loaded with an AngoSat-1 satellite built at Angola's request, will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Angolan engineers in aerospace, trained in China, Argentina, Brazil, Japan and Russia, will guarantee the operation of…
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The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the platform for global and African leaders uniting continental and global heavy weights, is uniting in Ivory Cost since September, towards one goal: transforming Africa's agriculture. The theme for the seventh “2017” AGRF is “Accelerating Africa’s Path to Prosperity: Growing Inclusive Economies and Jobs through Agriculture”. The AGRF was established…
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Tanzania is set to launch the world’s largest drone delivery network early 2018, with drones parachuting blood and medicines out of the skies to save the lives of many in the region. Zipline, a Californian drone-delivery startup that has been delivering blood to Rwandan clinics since October, recently announced that it’s expanding its operations into…
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Located at 15 km from Ouagadougou, will take life Yennenga, a new city which promises to be a model of ecology and to honor the local culture. Five architectural firms are responsible for the creation of Yennenga. This city symbolizes, from above, the eye of Yenenga, the mythical princess and founding mother of one of…
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Revolutionary real estate project, "Diamniadio Lake City" is a futuristic city that is coming to Senegal, about thirty kilometers from Dakar. Thought to unblock Dakar, the capital of the country, which is currently saturated by a growing population, the project is estimated at $ 2 billion (CFAF 1,300 billion). This represents a unique development project…
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Plans for the world's first dedicated humanitarian air corridor for drones in Malawi were announced in 2016. A few weeks ago the Government of Malawi and UNICEF launched the test. The corridor is the first in Africa, and one of the first globally with a focus on humanitarian and development use. Centred on Kasungu Aerodrome, in central Malawi,…
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In northern Nigeria, more specifically in the city of Kano, the inhabitants rely on agro-industry, and especially tomato, as a development. Will tomato become more powerful than oil? Agro-industry in Nigeria Agribusiness currently accounts for 16.2% of GDP and 60% of employment in Africa. In Nigeria, several actors are trying to give more space to…
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