Ethiopia produces about 4 billion litres of milk per year.
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In Ethiopia most of the milk comes from local breeds which aren’t suited to milk production.
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The devastating impact of mine closures could be avoided with economic and scientific interventions.
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The 10th BRICS Summit will be judged by how it tackles the prevailing global political and structural challenges.
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Nigeria is failing to prosecute banking executives charged with fraud due to deep weaknesses in the system.
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has a tough job of convincing investors that the country has turned the corner.
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to display that wrongdoers of the Jacob Zuma era are going to be held accountable through prosecution.
The latest World Bank report on South Africa identifies land reform as critical factor of addressing the country’s economic challenges.
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The latest World Bank report on South Africa addresses solutions to the country’s economic challenges.
South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has a tough job of fixing the damage caused during Jacob Zuma’s era.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has to show that he’s a decisive leader who can take unpopular decisions.
Low funding for agriculture is a risk to development in Kenya.
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Kenya’s new budget is expected to focus on food security, manufacturing, universal health coverage, and affordable housing.
A poverty index is revealing new insights about deprivation in South Africa.
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A newish method called the multidimensional poverty index is revealing new insights into the South Africa’s poverty.
Constraints to growth and productivity remain notable, particularly in agriculture and manufacturing in Uganda.
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In coming years, Uganda’s GDP growth is set to accelerate as recent and ongoing public investments begin to yield returns.
Patience might be running out for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The positive energy that’s greeted the new South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will turn to protest if economic challenges are not addressed quickly.
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South Africa needs to harness its service sector into an innovative and export orientated way to push back poverty, unemployment and inequality.
More and more people are being drawn into slums in Ghana’s capital city, Accra.
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Self-organisation initiatives taken by slum residents across Africa can help urban development.
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South Africa needs to review its four years decision to exclusively deliver housing through megaprojects.
Foundries in South Africa are the hardest hit by rising electricity costs.
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High municipal electricity tariffs pose a serious threat to South Africa’s machinery and equipment manufacturing industries.
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Human Resources must adapt quickly to changes in the workplace to remain relevant and useful.
North West Premier Supra Mahumapelo (centre) before the announcement that his province is being taken over by national government.
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The chaos visiting South Africa’s North-West province shows that ordinary people in rural areas have got a raw deal from ruling party.
African business school need to achieve a tricky balance between local realities and global demands.
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African business schools can benefit from the rigourous process offered by global rankings and accreditations.
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Many young South African mothers who deserve to get the child support grant are excluded.
Instead of keeping migrants out, countries should consider the economic benefits of letting them in.
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Many scholars argue that attracting migrants is essential to economic competitiveness in a globalising world.
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South Africa is the eight country in the world to adopt the ‘Twin Peaks’ model of regulating its financial services sector.
South Africa’s property regime is anchored in registered title and this can be rigid and exclusionary.
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The current debate about land reform in South Africa could open the door to reviewing urban land ownership issues.
Most South Africans are locked out of economic opportunities.
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The majority of South Africans are separated from the wealthy and formal-sector employed minority.
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Instead of having a separate regulator just for banks, the new system creates one to prevent financial crises, the other to ensure good market conduct and consumer protection.
Small-scale farmers produce about 90% of Nigeria’s food.
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Civil conflict, displacement, rising food prices, and climate change all cause food insecurity in Nigeria.