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On its 50th anniversary, the African Development Fund draws accolades, gratitude, for its achievements in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Fund (ADF) has celebrated 50 years of driving socioeconomic development in Africa’s most fragile countries. Held during the African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings—23 to 27 May—the event brought together beneficiaries and donors to speak about the impact and performance of the Fund. It also featured live performance and video.   Ana Monteiro, an environmental project coordinator… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

1999 Constitution Of Nigeria: Power Of The Peoples Against Power Of Politicians By Ndidi Uwechue

Elwin Mandowa,
Firstly, it is not correct to describe Nigeria as a “nation”. It is a pseudo-country. Country – because it is an amalgamation of several ethnic NATIONS, where each indigenous ethnic nation could have been a country in its own right. Pseudo – because this country is based on a false Union Agreement.  That is, the 1999 Constitution that creates the… Read More
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Fafi Numbers Guide

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– – The Lucky Number Dream Guide, (or Fafi) is available on several local online gaming platforms in South Africa. The book includes a long list of numbers corresponding to various words and claims that our lucky numbers may be revealed in our dreams. A dream involving an accident, for example, may suggest the number 3, whilst a dream about… Read More
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African Development Bank Group President begins official visit to Kenya

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group chief Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will call on President Uhuru Kenyatta today at the start of a four-day official visit to Kenya . Dr. Adesina, who arrived in Nairobi this morning, will also meet other senior government officials including Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning, Ambassador Ukur Yatani Kanacho, who is also the African Development Bank Group’s… Read More
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Will Nigeria’s ruling party pick northern candidate after Atiku’s emergence?

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– – Following the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar – a northerner – as the standard-bearer of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there is now fresh pressure on the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to pick a northern candidate that can rival Atiku. Former Vice-President Atiku, who like games at best Australian online casino, emerged… Read More
Africa World 

African academics express anger over new UK visa scheme

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– – Some African academics and students are crying foul over the new visa scheme introduced by the United Kingdom. The new UK visa scheme designed to attract the “brightest and best” graduates from around the world does not include any African universities on its list of institutions where those degree-holders can come from. The list of eligible universities from 2021, published… Read More
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Nigeria: A Country Of Devils: Northerner’s Divide And Conquer Tactics By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the 75-year-old former Vice President won the PDP primary by 371 votes. He beat other 13 candidates that included former senate president Bukola Saraki, Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Aminu Tanbuwal of Sokoto State. Nigeria is a country of devils. The evils perpetrated by Nigerian politicians every day aptly fit the description. With the ongoing… Read More
Africa Investments 

Winners of the 2021 YouthADAPT Challenge acquire skills to accelerate climate adaptation innovation and create green jobs

Elwin Mandowa,
Winners of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program’s 2021 YouthADAPT Challenge have received training to equip them to produce and scale climate-related innovation and create green jobs. The challenge competition awards business grants of up to $100,000 to young entrepreneurs and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Africa to develop innovative solutions on climate adaptation and resilience. During the three-day workshop,… Read More
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Key lessons in mainstreaming green growth and climate change in the African Development Bank’s interventions

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has won praise, in particular from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, for setting the bar in 2019 by allocating half of its climate finance to adaptation. To find out how the Bank has fared in mainstreaming green growth and climate change into its policies, strategies, and operations, the Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) unit conducted an assessment covering… Read More
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