Rich harvest Namibia plans to begin exporting grapes to China by early 2021. The Namibian table-grape industry produces 7.5 million 4.5 kg-equivalent cartons per annum on 2 500 ha, Fresh Plaza reports,… Read more
In the know In a first for the nation, Sierra Leone has launched a blockchain-based digital identity system. The National Digital Identity Platform (NDIP), developed in a partnership between the government and microfinance… Read more
Collective growth In Zambia’s Kafue district, construction has begun on an irrigation project that aims to improve small-scale farming productivity. Located some 40 km south of Lusaka, the Chiansi Irrigation Scheme will… Read more
In the pipeline Equatorial Guinea is preparing to construct West Africa’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and regasification plant. The Akonikien project forms part of the country’s LNG2Africa initiative and aims to… Read more
Taking to the skies Air Mauritius has launched an academy that will offer world-class pilot training. The Air Mauritius Institute Flying Academy is ‘dedicated to the training of technical and cabin personnel among others’,… Read more
