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Jobs boost for women, youth in fresh Sh13b fisheries drive

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Women traders carry silver cyprinid, locally known as omena, at Sindo Beach on the shores of Lake Victoria on June 5. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

More than 240,000 people around Africa are set to benefit from a new $100 million (Sh12.9 billion) programme targeting the fisheries value chain over the next four years.

Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the programme will be implemented across seven countries.

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