The United States has announced to assist US$45.5mn over the next five years to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Ghana
Manufacturing
UNIDO to boost trade and industrial sector development in Zambia
Li Yong, director general of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and Chipoka Mulenga, Zambias minister of commerce, trade and industry, have signed a five-year programme for country partnership (PCP) at the eighth forum on Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID) during the 19th session of the UNIDO general conference
SITA serves sustainability solutions to textile and leather companies at Going4Green conference
The International Trade Centre (ITC), via its Supporting Indian Trade and Investment in Africa (SITA) project, supplied stakeholders with two fresh technical reports serving sustainability solutions to textile and leather companies at Going4Green conference
AfDB approves new Water Strategy for 2021-2025
The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) board of directors has approved a new Water Strategy for 2021-2025 namely Towards a Water-Secure Africa, aiming to increase water security in Africa, and to foster its sustainable, green and inclusive socio-economic growth and development
Zimbabwe to prioritise policies on value chains to spur industrialisation
ECA Sub-Region Office for Southern Africa has supported a two-day workshop to work with Zimbabwean experts to develop an action plan on alignment and harmonisation of regional and national frameworks on industrialisation in Zimbabwe