From November 14 to 17 this year, Land Policy-Initiative (LPI) will hold the second edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-217). LPI is a joint programme of the tripartite consortium consisting of the Africa Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
The 2017 edition of the conference aims at deepening capacity for land policy in Africa and improving its implementation. This year, it will be held under the theme: “The Africa We Want: Achieving socioeconomic transformation through inclusive and equitable access to land by the youth”.
The conference will include plenary and parallel sessions, side events, exhibitions, and the use of social media to reach the youth, which is the main target audience of the event.
For more information, contact : africalandconference@un.org
Kenya shipped its first mango consignment to the UK on December 20 The move is part of a pilo...
The BCID-AES launches with 500B CFA to fund Sahel infrastructure, asserting sovereignty from the B...
Nomba brings Apple Pay to 300k Nigerian shops. Following Paystack, this "second row" move enables ...
Kenya’s CMA licensed Safaricom and Airtel Money as Intermediary Service Platform Providers (ISPPs)...
MTN Zambia launched a Mastercard-powered virtual card enabling secure global online payments for u...
Burkina Faso adopts 2026 budget projecting 3,431.5 billion CFA francs revenue Spending prioritises security, education, health and rural...
Just how far will the gold and silver rally go before prices cool off? It’s the question at the forefront for analysts, following a year of breakout...
Kinshasa signs MoU with Vietnam’s Vingroup for electric transport rollout VinFast to supply electric buses, cars and charging infrastructure Project...
Chad’s prime minister presses telecom operators to improve service quality Regulator audits reveal persistent outages, coverage gaps and weak...
Afrochella, now known as AfroFuture, is a cultural event held annually in Ghana, mainly in Accra, around the Christmas and end-of-year period. Launched in...
Algiers is a coastal capital of around four million inhabitants, located in north-central Algeria. Its urban structure, heritage, and social practices...