Global Financial Centre: How African Miners Could Rely on London for Project Financing
London’s Impact on Project Financing London is already a global financial centre, and the cornerstone of many sector’s financing, investments and expansions. The UK capital is, not surprisingly, expected to be one of the main centres for the financing of... Read More →
Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and Horn of Africa
Enhancing Global Food and Nutrition Security The global food and nutrition crisis has been intensifying since 2014; the World Food Programme (WFP) estimates that 221 million people across 54 IDA countries are facing acutely food-insecure conditions or worse – a... Read More →
4 Steps to Food Security in Africa
The food security in Africa is dampened as prolonged drought and extreme weather events caused by the climate crisis mean around 23 million people are at risk of acute food insecurity in the eastern Horn of Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya and... Read More →
How Agro Industrial Parks can Drive Self-sufficiency in Africa
Agro Industrial Parks in Africa The agricultural industry is the cornerstone of the African economy, employing more than 230 million Africans across the continent and representing 35% of GDP. Agricultural production and trade contribute heavily to national economies, but despite... Read More →
Why Industrialization should be a Greater Part of the Compact with Africa Agenda
Six years after it was introduced, the Compact with Africa Agenda (CwA) is having to adapt to a new geopolitical context. In this new context, supply chains are being restructured and African governments are rethinking their priorities and relationships, given... Read More →
Download: Accelerating Industrial Agriculture Projects
Project Finance in Accelerating Industrial Agriculture Projects Industrial based Agriculture includes the infrastructure and machinery required for agri-value chains from the farm gate, along the agribusiness supply chain, to the end processors. Post-harvest processing anchors the efficiency and productivity of... Read More →
Harnessing Knowledge and Information to Transform Global Food Crisis Response
Tackling the severe global food crisis requires a giant leap in resources, over US$90 to US$120 billion per year according to the World Bank latest estiamtes. The first step in getting there is making greater use of the knowledge and... Read More →
Government Equity Participation In PPPs: Key Commercial Considerations
Government Equity Participation In PPPs Government Equity Participation in Public-Private Partnerships are beneficial in many ways to the government and to the private investors. Nonetheless, there are some downsides to this sort of arrangement. Firstly, it must be noted that... Read More →
Renegotiation and Early-Termination in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
Renegotiation and Early-Termination in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) Renegotiation and Early-Termination are important considerations in Private-Public Partnerships. As an introduction, a Public-Private Partnership is one of the most commonly employed business strategies to achieve a common goal through a collaboration or... Read More →
Agricultural Promotion Policy: Lessons from Emerging Economies
Agricultural Promotion Policies in Nigeria Introduction Agricultural Promotion Policies are being implemented in many developing countries to consolidate the potentials of their Agricultural Sector. In Nigeria, Agriculture presents great prospects, and if developed, will be a catalyst for overall growth... Read More →
