Angola: EU-UNCTAD Project TFBK

An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in rural communities in the southern African nation.

UNCTAD supports Angola to build vibrant cultural and creative industries to create jobs and trade opportunities.

UNCTAD’s Empretec entrepreneurship programme has helped him formalize and grow his businesses, contributing to sustainable development in the country’s northern provinces.

A national trainer programme is increasing the local ownership and sustainability of an EU-funded UNCTAD project in the southern African nation.

The European Union has approved additional funds for a project supporting the African nation’s quest to diversify exports and reduce its dependency on oil for economic growth.

The government sees honey as a product that could help diversify the country’s oil-dependent economy and is working with UNCTAD and the European Union to improve production and boost exports.

Overdependence on oil has fuelled volatile and uneven growth. Coffee could help the country change course if it can revive production and add value to its beans.

UNCTAD’s Director for Africa, Paul Akiwumi, interviewed by Grace Goodrich, Field Editor, Africa Oil & Power. [Part 1]

UNCTAD’s Director for Africa, Paul Akiwumi, interviewed by Grace Goodrich, Field Editor, Africa Oil & Power. [Part 2]

The nation’s oil-dependent economy has been hit by low demand due to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s banking on trade facilitation reforms to improve competitiveness in other sectors.