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- Aug- 2019 -14 August
Big boost for cocoa sector… as World Bank invests U.S.$300 million in industry
The World Bank is set to invest $300 million in Ghana’s cocoa industry to shore up production of the crop…
Read More » - 13 August
Good news for chocolate lovers as rains boost Africa cocoa crops
Farmers in the top two cocoa growers are upbeat about the next harvest after heavy rains in recent weeks helped…
Read More » - 12 August
South Africa’s Omnia prices $130 mln rights issue
South African chemicals and fertiliser maker Omnia Holdings priced its 2 billion rand ($130 million) rights issue at 20 rand…
Read More » - 6 August
Zimbabwe seeks $331.5 million to deal with drought, cyclone
Zimbabwe is seeking $331.5 million in humanitarian aid as the southern African nation battles the “twin shocks” of a sustained…
Read More » - 2 August
Kenyan tea glut pushes prices to multi-year lows, trade body says
Kenyan tea prices have slumped to their lowest level in at least five years due to excess supplies and weak…
Read More » - 2 August
South African sugar producer Tongaat to delist from LSE
South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange to cut costs and streamline…
Read More » - Jul- 2019 -31 July
Reserve Bank of Malawi governor blames high maize prices on panic buying
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Daliso Kabambe has blamed the high maize prices to panic buying, saying the grain…
Read More » - 30 July
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day to combat drought
Ethiopians planted 353 million trees in 12 hours, part of a 4 billion tree-planting campaign to fight deforestation and climate…
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