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COVAX surpasses 1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine deliveries

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– – COVAX, the international coalition that is responsible for making Covid-19 vaccines accessible to countries around the world has surpassed the milestone of 1.5 billion deliveries. It has said that the COVID-19 vaccines delivered around the world had reached 1.5 billion, following a shipment of 2.26 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to Tanzania. A little over… Read More
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Travel & Tourism in Africa to create 14 million new jobs in 10 years

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– – The World Travel & Tourism Council’s latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) has revealed that the African Travel & Tourism sector is expected to create almost 14 million new jobs over the next decade. The positive forecast from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which shows an average of 1.4 million new jobs every year, also reveals the… Read More
Africa Investments 

2022 Annual Meetings: President Akinwumi Adesina outlines the African Development Bank’s plan to feed the continent

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Monday outlined the Bank’s plans to address the looming food crisis threatening Africa as a result of the war between Ukraine and Russia. “I’m optimistic. Africa will not experience a food crisis. We have the means to overcome this challenge!” Adesina said. He was briefing journalists from 41 countries in Africa… Read More
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Gold Coast Elmina: How Africa’s Gold Changed The World

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– – In the new documentary film titled “Gold Coast Elmina” Ghanaian author Seyram Agbleze tells the story of Elmina. In present day Ghana, Elmina remains only a shadow of itself and an average community in the Central region however it was in this same community that Europe made its historic contact with Africa centuries ago. The first Portuguese sailors… Read More
Africa Investments 

Innovate4Climate Conference 2022

Elwin Mandowa,
What: African Development Bank at Innovate4Climate           Who: African Development Bank and partners       When: 25 and 26 May 2022 Where: https://www.innovate4climateconference.com/   The African Development Bank will take part in the World Bank Group’s flagship climate action event Innovate4Climate (I4C) 2022 with an exhibition booth and two workshops. The I4C 2022 edition will be held virtually over three days,… Read More
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Africa’s leading financial institution will avert looming food crisis

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $1.5 billion Emergency Food Production Facility to help tackle the global food crisis sparked by the Russian-Ukraine conflict. The funds will help 20 million African farmers produce an extra 38 million metric tons of food to address growing fears of starvation and food insecurity on the continent. The Bank, which is Africa’s… Read More
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COP 15: In Senegal, the women-led Ndoloum Vert project is fighting desertification one tree – and one baby – at a time

Elwin Mandowa,
Women and their central role in fighting climate change and sustainable land management was the focus of a special session during the 15th summit of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) which closed Friday in the Ivorian commercial capital. In a session organized by the African Development Bank on Monday 16 May, a panel comprising female entrepreneurs, women’s… Read More
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Zambia: High rates of maternal deaths spark concerns

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– – Mid wives around the world, celebrated their day, this month on 5th May, under the theme ‘100 Years of Progress’. For Zambian midwives and the health ministry, however, the International Day of the Midwife celebrations may have been bittersweet, thanks to the many cases of maternal health failings experienced in the country. The Ministry of Health, in Zambia,… Read More
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Ghana’s plan to reclassify popular forest reserve sparks concerns

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– – More than fifteen Civil Society Organization (CSOs) promoting environmental management are fiercely resisting moves by the government to reclassify the Achimota forest reserve for redevelopment. There has been an outcry over reports that President Akufo-Addo has granted Executive Approval for the 92-year-old national forest reserve to be re-classified. The document widely circulated on social media, suggested that the… Read More
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Africa has what it takes to feed itself, African Development Bank chief tells G7 development ministers

Elwin Mandowa,
Amid a looming food crisis, Ethiopia has emerged as an African country that has taken significant steps to achieve self-sufficiency in food production. With support from the African Development Bank’s agricultural Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program, Ethiopia has not imported grain in 2022, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina emphasized during a meeting with G7 development ministers meeting on… Read More
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