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Month: August 2020

Africa Investments 

Awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to continent’s future, development leaders agree

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank joined a number of development leaders in calling for greater support of youth entrepreneurship during a virtual event organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation. The webinar was timed to coincide with International Youth Day, which fell on Wednesday 12 August, 2020. “Africa is young, and we need to do whatever it takes to empower our youth… Read More
Human Rights 

UN rights experts express ‘outrage’ at Belarus police violence against peaceful protesters

Village Reporter
Large numbers of protesters have been detained, and the experts have called on the international community to put pressure on the eastern European nation, where longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has ruled since 1994, to stop attacking its own citizens. No attempt at dialogue “We are outraged by the police violence towards peaceful protesters and journalists”, the UN experts said.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO chief calls for solidarity in financing, ensuring equal access to future COVID-19 vaccine

Global Author
With the ripple effects of the pandemic upending people’s lives, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that to move forward, “the best bet is to do it together”, as he briefed reporters from Geneva on the latest developments. Phases two and three Among them, the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, launched in April, has shown results, Tedros said, with… Read More
Africa Investments 

‘Africa’s outlook is positive,’ African Development Bank tells Indian investors and officials

Elwin Mandowa,
The groundwork has been laid for Indian investors who are looking to invest in Africa. During a recent virtual conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and its partners, officials called for Indo-African partnerships to go beyond government-to-government cooperation and promote private sector participation in order to accelerate Africa’s development. The Conference on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing… Read More
Human Rights 

UN rights experts call for accountability following Beirut’s ‘unprecedented’ lethal explosion

Village Reporter
“The scale and impact of the lethal explosion are unprecedented”, the UN human rights experts said in a joint statement. “We are deeply concerned about the level of irresponsibility and impunity surrounding human and environmental devastation on this scale”. Overlapping calamities The colossal deadly explosion in #Beirut requires a prompt and independent investigation that:?underscores international human rights obligations?clarifies responsibilities related… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Night Carrington Staked Life For Nigeria’s Democracy By Louis Odion

Elwin Mandowa,
Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against the scheduled pro-democracy rally at a time the iron knee of squat Sani Abacha… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Night Carrington Staked Life For Nigeria’s Democracy By Louis Odion

Elwin Mandowa,
Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against the scheduled pro-democracy rally at a time the iron knee of squat Sani Abacha… Read More