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Zambia impounds 1000 bags of mealie meal destined for Congo

ZAMBIA – An Anti-Smuggling Team in Ndola has intercepted two tipper trucks laden with over 1000 by 25kg of breakfast mealie meal suspected to be destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement, Copperbelt Province Police commanding officer Peacewell Mweemba said the mealie meal was found with the trucks at a massamy garage owned by Baldwin Muhammad, a…

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Zambia to export one million tonnes of mealie meal to DRC

ZAMBIA – The Zambia government has negotiated a formal order with the Democratic Republic of Congo to export one million tonnes of mealie meal following the formalization of the trade mechanism put in place between the two nations. President Hakainde Hichilema made the announcement in Namwala while on a working holiday at his Naminwe Farm. According to the president, the…

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DRC secures US$45.2M loan from IFAD to fund a project aimed at boosting food security

DRC – The government of the DRC has secured a US$45.2 million loan to fund a project aimed at reducing poverty and ensuring food sovereignty in the country’s rural areas. The project named ‘Empowerment through Nutrition-sensitive, Inclusive, and Resilient Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship’ (AVENIR) is co-financed by DRC and Agence Française de Développement (AFD). It is designed to support the…

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