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Overall, growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), home to over 1 billion people remains at below potential in recent years because of continued external headwinds and climate shocks, such as droughts, cyclones and heavy rainfalls coupled with security tensions and slower pace of domestic reforms in some countries

The conference stressed on the fact that joblessness could result in unrest and conflict. (Image source: AfDB)

The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday with a call on African policymakers to take bold steps to tackle red-tape and high startup costs in order to create decent and well-paying jobs for the continent’s youth

Namibia’s fisheries is the third largest income earner and contributes about 15 per cent of total exports. (Image source: Arek Socha/Pixabay)

The blue economy, the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, in Africa has the potential to be a site of economic production, linking small, medium and big production firms to promote poverty alleviation, equality and better living standards for the people, according to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) director for Southern Africa (SRO SA) Said Adejumobi

The partnership aims to achieve the financial inclusion in Namibia. (Image source: German Embassy in Windhoek)

NamPost and KfW Development Bank have signed an agreement for a concessional loan of US$22.11mn to provide micro-loans to micro, small and medium-sized companies and households in rural and remote areas via NamPost subsidiary PostFin

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