[RFI] Ten African countries have committed to restoring 100 million hectares of degraded and deforested land across the continent over the next 15 years. The plan, which costs $1.6bn (?1.4bn), will be underpinned by a $1bn investment from the World Bank and the rest from private sector investment.
Related Articles
Separatist Fighting Continues in Cameroon a Year After Major National Dialogue
October 4 marks a year since Cameroon held its Major National Dialogue to solve the Anglophone separatist crisis that has killed at least 3,000 people in four years. Cameroonians and some participants at the dialogue say that fighting has continued unabated and that most parts of the English-speaking regions are ungovernable, an indication the event […]
CORRECTION: The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) to help Benin attract US$15 BILLION by 2021
Benin is a country on the rise led by a newly appointed President, H.E. Patrice Talon. Last week, the President launched a five-year program that is aligned to Benin’s Vision 2030 that places Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) at the core. The program …
Anti-Racism Groups in Paris Call out Slave Trader Statues
Anti-racism groups are leading a “de-colonial tour” of Paris on Sunday to call attention to monuments and streets honoring historical figures tied to the slave trade or colonial-era abuses. The march, starting at the French capital’s Museum of Immigration, is being held on the 58th anniversary of Algeria’s independence from France after a long and […]