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Djibouti partners with Ethiopia in opening livestock exclusive terminal at Doraleh Multipurpose Port

Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021 Editor

DJIBOUTI – Djibouti in partnership with Ethiopia have inaugurated a livestock terminal at the Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port, an extension of the Port of Djibouti. The exclusive facility will have a capacity to handle 2.5 million heads of animal per annum i.e., 1,000 heads of camel, 500 heads of cattle and 4,270 heads of goat or sheep per day, reports Capital Ethiopia. Constructed at a cost of US$400,000, the terminal will receive all transit livestock and offer services like quarantine, water and resting area until loading into ships. The facility was…

AfDB approves US$1.5m emergency grant to curb desert locusts in Eastern Africa

Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020 Editor

EASTERN AFRICA – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a US$1.5 million emergency relief grant to assist nine countries in the East and Horn of Africa on the control of swarms of desert locusts that are threatening livelihoods and food security. The proposed assistance will be channelled to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), which has been mandated to mobilize resources on behalf of the African Union. IGAD is collaborating with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) which is leading coordination of development partner…