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African Development Bank Group approves historic health infrastructure strategy

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030, a historic first for the Bank. The strategy was developed in response to a call by the Bank’s Governors for the institution to define its role in addressing Africa’s health infrastructure deficits, highlighted by the ongoing pandemic. The strategy… Read More
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PIDA Week: Panel on New Approaches to Financing Sustainable Infrastructure in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    Virtual panel discussion on how African countries can address their infrastructure financing needs Who:     The African Development Bank, IFC, KMPG, UNECA, UNIDO When:   1 March 2022; 14:30-16:00 GMT Where:  Virtual access: https://bit.ly/3HthbTo The African Development Bank is hosting a virtual panel discussion to discuss how African countries can address their infrastructure financing needs and deliver innovative financing mechanisms, leveraging… Read More
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Zimbabwe: Chaos at opposition party rally turns deadly

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– – A chaotic scene at an opposition party rally in Kwekwe, central Zimbabwe, on Sunday turned deadly with reports of at least one death. Local media also reported of some 10 others sustaining injuries in skirmishes at an rally ground. The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters were reportedly attacked by a group of men armed with spears, machetes,… Read More
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RUSSIA vs UKRAINE: The Stupidity Of Cheering The Moscow-Based Adolf Hitler For Killing Innocent People, By Elias Ozikpu

Elwin Mandowa,
The events of the last few days have left me on the edge of my seat after Russian imperialist Vladimir Putin criminally invaded his southern neighbour and unleashed full-scale military attack on Ukrainians for no justifiable reason whatsoever. This comes following weeks in which Russia amassed over 150,000 troops near its border with Ukraine, with Washington consistently saying at the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum to hold virtual boardroom sessions 15-17 March, showcasing over $50 billion in bankable projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Investment Forum will host virtual boardroom sessions, a key component of the Africa Investment Forum market days, next month, following a postponement late last year, representatives of the initiative announced on Thursday. The boardrooms will be held virtually from 15th to 17th March this year to discuss and advance deals in the 2021 pipeline. The third edition of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa is the place to invest, visiting US congressional delegation acknowledges to African Development Bank chief

Elwin Mandowa,
United States Congressman Gregory Meeks has warned that the United States will only be part of the future if it invests in Africa now. The congressman from New York and Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee was speaking during a visit to the African Development Bank Group on Saturday, as he and a team of congressional colleagues concluded… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Atiku/Tinubu: The Presidential Desperation, By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
Perhaps it is not of order to begin this piece by pointing out clearly that this writer has nothing personal against the personality of the former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar or the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Indeed we believe strongly in their administrative capacity and patriotism. That was why we had openly preferred Atiku to the waffling and… Read More
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Putin’s Pugnacity In Ukraine, Biden And Trump, By Chido Nwangwu

Elwin Mandowa,
One of the fundaments, unwritten protocols and standard of conduct expected of former Presidents of the United States of America is not to offer any form of aid, support or succor to any of the foes and antagonists of the U.S.   More so, in the critical unfolding of an anti-democratic, punitive and brazen seizure of the parts of another country… Read More
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Ukrainian War: Time To Call The Europeans To Order, By Owei Lakemfa

Elwin Mandowa,
The eight-year war in Ukraine took a dramatic turn yesterday when Russian troops officially rolled into the country on the side of the separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine. It was also to insist on its position that Ukraine’s decision to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, threatens Russia’s security. Ukraine which since 2014 had declared itself at war with… Read More
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