Maksym Subkh, Ukraine’s special representative for the Middle East and Africa. Image: Andisiwe Makinana War-torn Ukraine wants to increase investments and expand its grain exports to more African countries. The country’s economy has been ravaged after the invasion by Russia. Since Ukraine gained independence in 1991, its focus in Africa has been on northern and eastern ...

Democratic Republic of Congo: African Development Bank to lend $117 million to support agricultural transformation The financial support comes from the African Development Fund, the Bank Group’s concessional lending window, and includes $78.6 million from the Transition Support Facility BIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 4, 2024/ — Meeting in Abidjan on 14 February 2024, the Board ...

  Revenue decreased by 14% to R10.4 billion Operating profit decreased by 15% to R684 million Headline earnings per share decreased by 4% to 295 cents Robust financial position with an increase in net cash of over 100% to R1.6 billion Net asset value increased to R10.3 billion Strong growth in volumes in Agriculture and ...

Since colonial times, African trade has been dominated by the export of commodities to more developed countries outside the continent. Raw materials such as petroleum from Angola, lithium from the Democratic Republic of Congo and copper from Zambia are transformed into higher-value products in Europe, Asia and North America. With limited possibilities to turn them ...

African Development Bank Director-General for Central Africa Serge N’Guessan and his deputy Solomane Koné, the Bank’s Manager for DR Congo, actively participated in the Forum with other Bank officials. The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to invest $6.6 billion over ten years in its Agriculture Transformation Programme (PTA) to fulfil its commitment to becoming Africa’s breadbasket. ...

African Development Bank Director-General for Central Africa Serge N’Guessan and his deputy Solomane Koné, the Bank’s Manager for DR Congo, actively participated in the Forum with other Bank officials. The Democratic Republic of Congo aims to invest $6.6 billion over ten years in its Agriculture Transformation Programme (PTA) to fulfil its commitment to becoming Africa’s breadbasket. ...

With its vast territory, agricultural production potential capable of feeding a quarter of the world’s population, climatic diversity, freshwater reserves, hydroelectric potential and a regional market of 260 million consumers, the Democratic Republic of Congo enjoys major advantages. But these assets appear insignificant when it comes to food insecurity affecting 27 million people. Every year, ...

With its vast territory, agricultural production potential capable of feeding a quarter of the world’s population, climatic diversity, freshwater reserves, hydroelectric potential and a regional market of 260 million consumers, the Democratic Republic of Congo enjoys major advantages. But these assets appear insignificant when it comes to food insecurity affecting 27 million people. Every year, ...

Goodwell is pleased to announce its recent investment in Complete Farmer (“CF”) – a digital marketplace that brings together African farmers and international buyers to create a stronger, more efficient agricultural value chain in West Africa. Working in collaboration with long-term partner Alitheia Capital, Goodwell invested USD 2 million in equity via its uMunthu II ...

A man sorts through maize in the village of Yangandi, DRC. Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR-ICRAF Gliding west for the first time through the silent waters and noisy forests of the Congo River from Kisangani to Yangambi, in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), I couldn’t help but think that this place was all ...