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Africa Investments 

Burkina Faso: More than 30,000 new electricity connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso established through an African Development Fund project

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted in 32,449 new connections to the country’s electric power network. According to an African Development Bank’s implementation and results report published on 5 August 2022, the project has already exceeded its target of 17,500 connections well ahead of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development Side Event: Re-imagining Resilient and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What:   Webinar on re-imagining resilient and sustainable Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa, on the side-lines of the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) Who:   African Development Bank, World Bank, WHO, UNICEF and the Japan International Cooperation Agency Where: Online – https://ticad8event.jica.go.jp/en/event/detail_16.html When:  25 August 2022; 10:30–12:00 GMT (19:30–21:00 (JST) On 25 August 2022, The African Development Bank,… Read More
Africa Investments 

TICAD8 Official Side Event: Private Sector Infrastructure Development Opportunities in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
Date:                      August 24th Time:                     17:00-18:30(JST), 9 :00-10 :30(TUN) Co-organizers:     African Development Bank and Japan International Cooperation Agency Supporter:            European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Finance Corporation Venue:                   Online Languages:           English /French/ Japanese On 24 August 2022, the African Development Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will host an event to discuss the primary obstacles that international developers and… Read More
Africa Business Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana warns citizens against unlicensed loan firms

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– – Ghana’s central bank has cautioned the public against going to loans from unlicensed entities providing of loans to consumers. According to the bank of Ghana 19 of such firms are operating in contravention of the the country’s Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016. These illegal firms mostly employ the use of mobile applications and social media in… Read More
Africa South Africa World 

Best Places for UK Migrants to Live and Work in South Africa

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– – Settling in a new country is no joke. This process is usually cumbersome, and not doing things right will inadvertently affect your experience in the long run. Those emigrating to South Africa from the UK should not expect anything different. Regardless of the challenges of emigrating, there’s an easy way out. The easy way is to make educated… Read More
Africa Featured Nigeria News and Headlines West Africa World 

Nigeria’s quest to protect millions of kids against deadly diarrhoeal disease

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– – In partnership with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), WHO, UNICEF and other partners, the Federal Government of Nigeria – through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday introduced the rotavirus vaccine into the country’s routine immunisation programme. Today’s launch is a critical first step in a push to reach children across the country with the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Kenya: Raila Odinga files legal challenge to election results

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– – Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga on Monday filed a legal challenge to results of this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court. He rejected the presidential election results announced last week by election officials. The country’s deputy President William Ruto was declared winner of the country’s presidential election held on August 9. Kenya’s top election official announced that William Ruto… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa: New Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini crowned

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South Africa’s Zulu community has a new king called Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. He was crowned the new Zulu king on Saturday. The 48 year old’s accession to the thrown faced a challenge though but after his coronation he pledged to unite the Zulu nation. “Today the Zulu nation starts a new chapter,” he is quoted by AFP as telling the… Read More
Africa East Africa World 

Militants attack Somali hotel killing at least 12 people

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“The security forces continued to neutralise terrorists who have been cordoned inside a room in the hotel building. Most of the people were rescued, but at least eight civilians were confirmed dead so far,” Mohamed Abdikadir, an official said. A newly married couple were wounded by mortar attack.A mom and her kids were killed.During the terror attack at Hayat Hotel,… Read More
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