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WFP and partners bring first-of-its-kind transport training centre to West Africa

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 logistafrica

DAKAR – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is partnering with global corporations to build a world-class Transport Training Centre in Accra, Ghana, aimed at enhancing transport and logistics capacities across West Africa. The centre will inject new expertise into local transport markets, equipping them to deliver life-saving goods like food and medicine more efficiently throughout the region. Bringing together leading players in the sector, such as Carrier Global Corporation, Renault Trucks and Toyota Tsusho, the Government of Ghana and WFP will set up a first-of-its-kind centre which will…

BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS SOUTH AFRICA: EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMMES

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 logistafrica

As South Africa wraps up Youth Month, in commemoration of the Soweto uprising 46 years ago (16 June), the reported official youth (15-34 years) unemployment rate, for the first quarter of 2022, remains at a staggering 65.5%. The Youth in South Africa continue to be disadvantaged in the labour market, with an unemployment rate higher than the national average, yet at the same time, the country has a shortage of suitably qualified people. Recognising the need for businesses to make an impact and provide more inclusive pipelines for the youth,…