By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has released its 2024 Africa Agriculture Status Report, titled “Harnessing the Private Sector for Food Systems Transformation in Africa.” The report examines the crucial role that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play in reshaping food systems across the continent. Created in partnership with…
Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian China, Tanzania, and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding to revitalize the 1,860-kilometer railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia, according to Xinhua news agency. This $1 billion initiative, proposed by Beijing in February, aims to enhance Zambia’s access to global markets. The railway stretches from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s port capital, to Kapiri Mposhi…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The success of the Lobito Corridor project hinges on securing adequate financing. This ambitious plan involves constructing a 1,850-km (1,150-mile) railway that will connect the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the Atlantic Ocean through Angola’s Port of Lobito, with a 500-km extension linking Zambia to the main route. Announced in September 2023,…
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport is seeking to complete the “Cairo-Cape Town” road shortly, with the road scheduled to be inaugurated in 2024. The Ministry of Transport has made great strides in carrying out all works up to Arqin in Sudan with high quality, RT reported. The Cairo-Cape Town road is scheduled to pass through nine African countries at…
Former Zambia international Philemon Mulala, who died following an attack by his own dogs in Lichtenburg, South Africa, is being mourned by the country’s football community. Zambia has been in mourning since the news of Mulala’s death was confirmed on Monday, with the 60-year-old mauled to death by his three dogs in the garden of his residence in the…