By: Grégoire Danel Fedou, Deputy CEO, Advans International. Across Africa, agriculture contributes 32% to Africa’s GDP and employs 65% of the labour force on the continent, according to the World Bank. That notwithstanding, the people who drive the sector, smallholder farmers, rural entrepreneurs, and cooperatives, are part of the most financially excluded communities on the continent. Data from the International Telecommunications …
Finance
Cairo, 30 November 2025: Paymob, the leading payment technology provider in the Middle East and North Africa, and Robusta Technology Group (RTG), a regional leader in digital product development, artificial intelligence solutions, and digital transformation, have announced the signing of a strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to establish a joint framework offering integrated solutions that combine digital payments, artificial intelligence, …
Business
UAE – 26th November 2025 Lay & Wheeler, one of the UK’s oldest fine wine merchants and part of the Coterie Holdings Group, is proud to announce a new partnership with Truebell Marketing & Trading UAE, a leading importer and distributor of premium beverages in the United Arab Emirates. This partnership marks a significant step in Lay & Wheeler’s international …
Photo Caption: Matthew Hollingworth and Nasri Mouawad with the WFP and BIAT teams BIAT, in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has launched the FIELD – Food Innovation for Enterprises, Livelihoods & Development Initiative at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli (CCIAT). The event brought together representatives from government institutions, the private sector, academia, and civil …
Humanitarian
Beirut, 3 December 2025 — The Ministry of Public Works and Transport today celebrated the graduation of 392 officers and personnel from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), Internal Security Forces (ISF), General Security (GS), and Civil Defense, who completed an intensive maritime safety and security training programme delivered under the European Union-funded “Disaster Management, Port and Maritime Reform for Economic …
Lebanon – 1 December 2025: Tawfeer Supermarket announced the launch of its Christmas initiative in partnership with Tamanna, the Lebanese NGO dedicated to granting wishes for children facing critical health conditions. The initiative was unveiled during a special Christmas event held at Tawfeer’s Tabarja branch on the 29th of November, in the presence of Rami Bitar, Chairman & CEO of …