Updates

NASD OTC Q3’16 Market Summary

Culled—Proshare 14/10/2016/NASD PLc The OTC market grew in size and structure in the 3rd quarter [“Q3”] of 2016. At the end of the quarter, 31 securities traded on the NASD OTC market as against 28 securities in the previous quarter. Admitted Securities market capitalisation on the NASD OTC Market stood […]

African Water Facility turns waste management into strategic input for local production value chain in Ethiopia

14/10/2016/AfDB The African Water Facility (AWF) held a three-day event from September 28 to 30, 2016 to launch the Improved Sanitation Value Chain (ISVC) project, which aims to serve the urban poor in Arba Minch Town, one of the major cities of Southern Ethiopia. The AWF €1.5-million grant to the […]

World Food Day: Adapting Africa’s agriculture to the exigencies of climate change

14/10/2016/AfDB This World Food Day, Sunday, October 16, 2016, will mark the 71st anniversary of the creation of the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) whose primary objective is to free humanity from hunger and malnutrition. Focusing on “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too,” the theme resonates with […]