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Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group Board approves more than $1 billion for emergency food production plan

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programs to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first round of approvals is part of the Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, established in May to boost food security, nutrition, and… Read More
Africa Investments 

Côte d’Ivoire : 224 millions d’euros de la Banque africaine de développement et du Japon pour renforcer la sécurité alimentaire

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a accordé, à la Côte d’Ivoire, le 15 juillet 2022, un prêt de 151,18 millions d’euros pour mettre en œuvre le Programme de production alimentaire d’urgence. Le programme bénéficie aussi de l’appui de l’Agence japonaise de coopération internationale (JICA), qui y contribue à hauteur de 68,14 millions d’euros. Ces financements vont… Read More
Africa World 

How to get the first 1000 subscribers on YouTube quickly?

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– – Everyone who has decided to create their own channel in a video hosting service poses the question of how to gain a certain number of subscribers. This question is relevant, because the larger your audience, the faster the page will grow and this will be the first step towards monetization of content. Youtube occupies a leading position in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

On The Despicable Desecration Of Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s Statue For Political Campaign, By Adeola Soetan

Elwin Mandowa,
I perceived Oyetola’s campaign team as more intellectualised than Adeleke’s mostly dancing team. I knew some of the guys there and their good activist backgrounds before enmeshing into bourgeois politics of anything goes.But the moment they brought a seminude rascally Portable to come and literally fart in Awolowo’s mouth publicly, an obscenity and desecration of the sage and the meritorious… Read More
Africa Business West Africa World 

ANDE supports small businesses in West Africa at Ghana conference

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– – The Aspen Institute of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is holding its Annual West Africa Regional Conference in person Ghana. The conference taking place at the Kempinski Hotel in Gold Coast, Accra begins on July 19 and ends on July 20, 2022. For four years, the ANDE West Africa Regional Conference has been a destination event for Enterprise Support Organizations,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Egypt: African Development Bank approves USD 271 million for the Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Board of Directors approved a loan of USD 271 million to finance Egypt’s Food Security and Economic Resilience Support Program to support efforts to mitigate the impact of the global shocks on the domestic economy from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and to preserve resilience. The program includes two major components: Support for the Food Security Response and… Read More
Africa Investments 

In Bugesera, former swamps become a source of wealth and schooling

Elwin Mandowa,
Cyriaque Ndagijimana was a modest Rwandan farmer in Bugesera, a district in Eastern Province, Rwanda, known for its many marshes. While he managed TO provide for his family, he was tired of struggling to make ends meet. I wasn’t especially poor,” he says modestly. “But I couldn’t afford to send my three children to school.”  Then he heard about the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Nigeria: African Development Bank Board approves $134 million loan to boost local food production

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the National Agriculture Growth Scheme – Agro Pocket program in Nigeria to scale up food production and boost livelihood resilience. The program will support fast-tracking of the implementation of key policy and institutional reforms and boost private sector participation in agriculture. This… Read More
Africa Investments 

Fitch Ratings affirms African Development Bank at 'AAA'; Outlook Stable

Elwin Mandowa,
On July 13, the global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings affirmed the African Development Bank’s long-term credit rating: AAA with a Stable Outlook. This is a very strong endorsement of the African Development Bank’s financial strength and profile, as well as the extraordinary support of its shareholders. The importance of the Bank’s public mandate, its governance, and the excellent quality… Read More
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