Author: Alpha Diallo

Alpha Waly Diallo, DESCAE Consultant/Fellow researcher AFRICAN GLOBAL BUSINESS Consulting.

A fictitious company bids and wins a contract from the Taazour General Delegation for Solidarity and the Fight against Exclusion, whose High Strategic Council chaired by Head of State Ghazouani includes all key ministers of the Mauritanian government. This is the Bureau of Architecture, Town Planning, Building and Public Works (AUBTP) which is sometimes Nigerian, sometimes Nigerian. The fictitious company was declared in September 2020 the winner, in a consortium with a Mauritanian consultancy firm, of the contract relating to studies of unserved localities and the development of technical studies and tender documents for the realization of drinking water supply…

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In a report, the African Plan Nutrition Institute explains that innovation helps meet the challenges of food security, climate change, the sustainability of natural resources and improved livelihoods. And to add that the rational use of fertilizers is not enough by itself: ‘We must act rationally from start to finish of the agricultural operation. To do this, new technologies, the smartphone with its multiple applications, are necessary for profitable agriculture that respects nature. The smartphone is a tool that allows information to be exchanged in real time. The innovation is also at the service of other practices such as the…

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Most African governments have instituted measures to encourage social distancing, focusing on border and travel restrictions, school closures, and bans on large gatherings. South Africa has opted for a 21-day period of full containment. Other countries, such as Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, have put in place curfews and partial lockdowns, or have considered full lockdown. The crisis will affect Africa’s growth through internal and external channels, with a huge impact on the well-being and the number of people living in poverty. The most recent projections predict a contraction in GDP in most countries in 2020 – the first in 25…

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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been awarded the 2020 Africa-America Institute (AAI) ‘International Institution of Excellence Award’, during the Institute’s 36th Awards Virtual Awards Gala. Becoming the first organization to receive the award in the history of the institute since its establishment in 1953, Afreximbank was honored this award for its commitment to the creation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and its ongoing dedication to investing in education. Between 2015 and 2019, Afreximbank disbursed more than $30 billion in support of African trade, with over $15 billion channeled towards the financing and promotion of…

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