The African Development Bank said it participated in an event where Italy contributed about US$1.2mn towards the Somalia Infrastructure Fund (SIF)
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IFRC calls for aid to tackle DRC Ebola outbreak

IFRC called for aid to the tune of US$15.1mn to tackle the Ebola outbreak in DRC. (Image source: EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations/Flickr)
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in a statement, called for aid to the tune of about US$15.1mn to support its operations in tackling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Propak West Africa set to be the biggest show to date
Propak is expected to attract 4,000 visitors over the three days in September. (Image source: Afrocet Montgomery Exhibitions and Events)
Organisers of Propak ─ West Africa’s largest packaging, plastics, processing and printing exhibition ─ have confirmed stands for the upcoming event in September have nearly sold out
PlanET Biogastechnik supports decentralised biogas use in rural Uganda

Five families of the village bring the daily animal manure and their household waste to the centrally built biogas plant, to which a small cattle farm is also attached. (Image source: PlanET Biogastechnik GmbH)
Representatives of the German and Ugandan renewable energy sector were able to successfully test the jointly developed solutions for electricity and biogas supply in Uganda
SMS group commissions AOD converters in South Africa
SMS group has supplied and installed a torque retainer system for the two 100-tonne AOD converters at Columbus Stainless (Pty) Ltd in Middelburg, South Africa