Guidelines to support African governments in improving food safety across the informal sector are to be developed. The African Union (AU) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are ...

Changes in the development finance world – especially the sharp drop in foreign aid and fewer cheap loans for low-income countries – have pushed taxation back into the spotlight. Africa has entered a ...

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A groundbreaking report commissioned by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on One Health highlights the urgent need for innovative strategies to address ...

Tanzania has officially launched the National Social Protection Policy 2023, extending social security coverage to ...

The informal sector plays a significant role in Africa’s economy. According to data, in some countries, it can contribute as much as 60% of the country’s GDP and is responsible for some 50% of total ...

President Bola Tinubu has pledged continued support to the informal sector of the economy, saying it is at the heart of the country’s story of resilience, creativity and enterprise, from market ...

Lagos State Bureau of Statistics (LBS), in partnership with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has urged stakeholders in informal sector to provide factual data to ...

Informal trade is a large part of most African markets. In Eastern Africa, informal cross-border trade (ICBT) could be worth as much as 80% of the value of formal trade, according to the Afreximbank ...

Uzir (left) presenting a souvenir to a trader in Sepang on Jan 6 in conjunction with the implementation of BE2026. – BERNAMApic SEPANG: The informal sector, which includes hawkers, petty traders, food ...

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics' Economic Survey 2023, as of May 2023, over 83 per cent of Kenya's working population was employed in the informal sector. Mining Cabinet Secretary ...