Full Implementation Of AfCFTA Will Cut Africa’s $115bn Food Import Bill–ECA
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Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sets out his ambitions both for country and for the Black continent. His promise is simple Africa could become one of the main attics of the world and therefore generate immense wealth
Full Implementation Of AfCFTA Will Cut Africa’s $115bn Food Import Bill–ECA
The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Mr Claver Gatete, has called for urgent and practical steps to accelerate Africa’s food systems transformation. Gatete made the call on Tuesday while addressing the Presidential Summit Plenary at the Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, according to a statement from the Commission. In spite of Africa’s vast arable land, abundant water resources, and …
On Monday, in Diamniadio, at the opening of the 19th African Forum of Food Systems, Bassirou Diomaye Faye provoked general hilarity by telling a small personal story. In front of Paul Kagame and many international personalities, the Senegalese president said that he had tried, two years ago, to contact Claudia Senghor, a promising young agro-economist. His message had remained... unanswered. "I understand that she has a lot of solicitations. But…
Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Transform Agriculture at Africa Food Systems Summit - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi
The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 (AFSF) opened today in Dakar with a resounding call from African leaders, development partners, and youth innovators to turn the continent’s vast agricultural potential into a driver of food security, climate resilience, and economic transformation. Hosted by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the five-day summit has drawn more than […] The post Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Transform Agriculture a…
At the opening of the African Forum on Food Systems 2025 in Diamniadio, near Dakar, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye urged the continent's leaders to invest heavily in the modernization of agriculture. Faced with climate change and persistent food insecurity, he called for immediate action. "Investing massively is a necessity" In front of a party of heads of state and experts gathered this Monday, Bassirou Diomaye Faye made a clear obs…
AGRA launches 2025 Africa Food Systems Report at Dakar forum - Africa Sustainability Matters
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has officially launched the Africa Food Systems Report 2025 at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, marking a turning point in how the continent approaches food and agriculture. For more than a decade, AGRA’s Africa Agriculture Status Report provided critical insights into the continent’s agricultural […]
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