African leaders have pledged to identify, define and develop local solutions to challenges facing local agricultural production to build effective and sustainable food systems for the people of Africa, and deliver zero hunger by 2030.
The leaders, who included sitting and former Heads of State and Governments, as well as heads of private sector and multilateral organisations were hosted by Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame and Hailemariam Dessalegn, the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia and Chair of AGRA and the AGRF Partners Group during the Presidential Summit at the ongoing AGRF 2022 Summit.
President Kagame, who chaired the session, urged African nations to implement bold actions to shore up food security, especially at this time of multiple global crises.
African leaders urged to explore local solutions and prioritise investments in Agriculture to alleviate food insecurity
African farmers and faith leaders demand an end to the failed green revolution
With the annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), this week in Kigali Rwanda (from 6-9 September 2022) African civil society, faith groups and farmer leaders reiterate their call for an end to the failed Green Revolution in Africa. They say that AGRA is pushing a development model that reinforces dependency on foreign inputs, such as expensive fertilizer, which undermine the resilience of African food systems.
“We are calling upon all the funders to please stop funding AGRA. Redirect your funding towards systems that enable people to have their dignity, for all creation to have an equal chance to live, where there are no chemicals in our water, in our ground, and in our food,” said Gabriel Manyangadze, Climate Justice Coordinator at SAFCEI.
Africa’s largest food producer networks and their allies demand a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel-based fertilizers and chemicals, and towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalizes soil and protects ecosystems. These calls take place just before AGRA’s annual forum, from September 5-9, where corporate executives, governments and donors will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, claiming “Bold Action for Resilient Food Systems.” However, a united alliance representing the largest network of food producers and faith leaders in Africa made clear that the ‘bold action’ they want is for AGRA’s donors to stop funding an initiative that has failed to improve productivity, incomes, and food security.
Abay Bank, MoR, INSA sign agreement on e-tax system
Abay Bank SC, Ministry of Revenues and Information Network Security Administration (INSA) have signed a joint agreement to implement the electronic tax collection system.
The agreement was signed by the CEO of Abay Bank, Yehuala Gesese, the Minister of Revenues Aynalem Niguse, and the Director of INSA, Solomon Soka.
At the signing ceremony, Yehuala called on customers to make their tax payments through the Bank using the advanced and streamlined electronic tax collection system.
He added that Abay Bank is making a significant contribution to the Ethiopia’s economy by paying high taxes on its annual income.
Aynalem, meanwhile, said that if bank customers use the modern electronic payment system to make their tax payments, it will benefit them because it is fast, reliable and time-saving.
Little known Temesgen to lead Ethiopia Bunna to the future
The coach who parachuted out of nowhere to claim popular side Ethiopia Bunna hot seat, Temesgen Dana heralded that he is here to help the side win long eluded Premier League title. “I am here for nothing but to bring home the championship trophy” Temesgen told the sellout crowd gathered at AbebeBikila stadium to welcome the club’s newly signed footballers.
The transfer of golden boy AbubekerNaser to South African Sundown, the termination of coach KassyeArage followed by the departure of midfielder Tafesse Solomon and winger William Solomon, Ethiopia Bunna faces a challenging transition under little known Temesgen who boasts just two brief spells with Debub Police and WolkiteKetema.
With the rumor that national coach Wubetu Abate might take over the hot seat for his second spell vapor into thin air, Temesgen has now carried the burden of steering the club to a better position than his predecessor KasayeArage who booted out after a fiasco three seasons.
Temesgen, currently in a preseason preparation at Adama, has signed more than twelve new faces including a foreign defender from Ghana. The tall defender KuwakuDuha is the first foreign player to join Ethiopia Bunna since three years.
Midfielder AbdulhafizTofik, central defense W/AmanuelPutu and full back H/Michael Adeferes from Sebeta, striker ChalaTeshita and midfielder AbdulkerimWorku from Wolkite, strikers BerukBeyene and MesfinTafesse from Hawasa are of the few to mention the new faces at Ethiopia Bunna.
In the meantime the team appointed former star player TafesseTesfaye as deputy team leader while YosefTesfaye and NetsnetFikre named assistant and goalkeeper coaches respectively. The guy from UK Mikael Hailu also joined the side as Physical Trainer.
