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Africa Development Bank partners with University of Oxford on sustainable finance capacity-building

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has partnered with the University of Oxford to provide training on sustainable finance for up to 1,000 public and third sector workers from across Africa. The University of Oxford’s Public and Third Sector Academy for Sustainable Finance (P3SA) is a global center of learning and capacity building. It focuses on how the public and third sectors… Read More
Africa Business World 

Facebook-owner Meta to cut 11,000 staff

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Mr Zuckerberg said the company would focus on high-priority growth areas, like artificial intelligence, advertising, and “our long-term vision for the metaverse”. Meta will also cut costs elsewhere – including reducing its spending on buildings and offices, and increasing desk-sharing. Affected Meta employees will receive an email soon, he said, and will have an opportunity to ask questions. US employees… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghanaian YouTuber denied call to the Bar over her LGBTQ+ stance

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A popular Ghanaian YouTuber, Elorm Ababio, also known as Ama Governor has been denied a call the Ghana Bar over her stance on LGBTQ+. The rights activist successful completed the professional law program that saw her pass her exams and the required interview session but will not join her colleagues on Friday when they are formally declared lawyers. Ama Governor… Read More
Africa Senegal Sports West Africa World 

Sadio Mane ‘is OUT of the World Cup’ after sustaining leg injury

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Sadio Mane has reportedly been ruled out of Senegal’s World Cup campaign after limping off during Bayern Munich’s clash against Werder Bremen with a tendon injury. The former Liverpool forward was taken off just 20 minutes into Bayern’s 6-1 win over Bremen on Tuesday night – leading to huge fears about his fitness for Qatar less than two weeks before the tournament begins. According… Read More
Africa Investments 

100 millions de dollars de la Banque africaine de développement pour le corridor routier Bissau-Dakar

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement va financer la construction du corridor routier Bissau-Dakar. Son Conseil d’administration en a donné le feu vert, mercredi 9 novembre 2022, à Abidjan, pour un financement de 100,73 millions de dollars américains, destinés à la réalisation de la première phase du projet Farim-Tanaff-Sandinieri. L’appui financier de la Banque va ainsi servir à réaliser un pan… Read More
Africa Investments 

OPEC Fund and African Development Bank Group increase cooperation to promote sustainable development in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The OPEC Fund for International Development and the African Development Bank Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their partnership to support sustainable economic and social development in Africa. The agreement, signed at the 27th United Nations Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt on 8 November, sets the scope for further strategic and operational cooperation through co-financing of… Read More
Africa Investments 

In Togo, the African Development Bank-supported Agro-Food Processing Project hits its stride

Elwin Mandowa,
In the pilot agropole of Kara, located some 423 kilometres north of Lomé, the capital city of Togo, there is a constant hum of bulldozers and harrowers. A few metres away from the deafening noise, engineers and agricultural technicians are supervising the work and talking to community representatives. Launched at the end of 2018, the Agrifood Processing Project of Togo… Read More
Africa Business World 

Ten countries commit to sustainable commodities in Africa

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– – Ministers from ten African countries will today sign the Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative Declaration, a single set of principles for the responsible production of agricultural commodities in Africa. The Africa Sustainable Commodities Initiative (ASCI) puts producer countries in Africa at the forefront of defining the principles for the sustainable development of cocoa, rubber, palm oil, coffee and other commodities,… Read More
Africa Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria: Sisters freed after family pays ransom

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File Photo Five teenage sisters abducted by gunmen in June in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have been freed. There was outrage over the extraordinary kidnap and long stay in captivity especially after the kidnappers released a video of them last month. The sister were visibly frightened and bewildered when they were shown with the captives carrying guns and … Read More
Africa Investments 

Global Leaders Rally Support and Finance for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program to Tackle Climate Change in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
Global leaders on Tuesday rallied around climate adaptation for Africa. They attended the Africa Adaptation Leaders’ Event, convened by African Union Chair President Macky Sall of Senegal, Global Center on Adaptation CEO Patrick Verkooijen, and African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina. The event took place at the global climate summit (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. It underscored the critical… Read More
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