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Africa Investments 

As Covid-19 strains health budgets, African Development Bank and partners develop tool to enhance public-private collaboration

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank, the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa and their partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa Initiative have published a study on public-private collaboration in the health sector. The publication provides an assessment tool to assist countries and other interested development partners to identify related constraints and conduct constructive dialogue that enhances partnerships. Insights… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

ECOWAS to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau after coup attempt

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– – ECOWAS leaders have said they will be deploying troops to Guinea-Bissau to help stabilize the country after Tuesday’s failed coup attempt. The country’s president Umaro Sissoco Embaló revealed this week that he and his cabinet were targeted in a coup attempt while attending a meeting. Gunfire was heard near the ministerial building where the meeting was taking place… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Why ECOWAS didn’t impose sanctions on Burkina Faso

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– – Ecowas heads of state have decided against imposing any sanctions on Burkina Faso after concluding their meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra on Thursday. Soldiers seized power Burkina Faso last month, ousting President Roch Kabore, an action that led to Burkina Faso’s suspension from ECOWAS and the African Union. The West African leaders have asked the junta release unconditionally,… Read More
Africa Business Southern Africa World 

South Africa: Nestlé recalls chocolates with glass particles

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– – Nestlé has recalled some of its KitKat chocolate bars in South Africa after finding glass particles during safety checks. Although the food manufacturer has not received any complaints from customers, it is taking preventive action by recalling the affected batches. In a statement, Nestlé asked customers who had purchased the listed batches to return them. The batches are:… Read More
Africa Investments 

Sénégal : le président Akinwumi Adesina voyage à bord du Train express régional financé par la Banque africaine de développement

Elwin Mandowa,
Le samedi 29 janvier 2022, le Train express régional a accueilli à son bord un passager particulier : le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina a emprunté ce train qui rallie Diamniadio au centre-ville de Dakar en compagnie du ministre chargé du suivi du Plan Sénégal émergent, Abdou Karim Fofana et des directeurs généraux… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Politicisation Of Rebirth Of The Commodity Pyramid, By Aminu Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
About seventy percent of the Nigerian population areemployed in the agriculture sector. It is therefore only logically strategic for the government to lay emphasis on the economic growth of the sector. It is a fact that agriculture is an engine of economic growth hence justifying the Central Bankof Nigeria’s huge investment in the sector. CBN’s numerous intervention programmes across the value chain of about 21commodities is what has brought about the increase inproductivity as well as the development of the agriculture value chain in the last 5 years. Our firm, Tiamin Rice Limited, is… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Are Some Foreign Higher Institutions Overrated? By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
Almost a month into the death of Fadlullah Agboluaje, a Nigerian student admitted to Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine, the school authorities are yet to tell the family what went wrong. Fadlullah’s death is an avoidable one that ought not to have been. But the young man is gone – very painful. His sister, Rofeeha, had explained how her brother… Read More
Africa Investments 

La Banque africaine de développement et ONU Femmes signent une convention de financement de 4 millions de dollars pour soutenir les femmes…

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, a signé le 27 janvier à Dakar, une convention de financement de quatre millions de dollars américains avec ONU Femmes pour soutenir l’accès des femmes entrepreneures aux marchés publics en Afrique de l’Ouest. La convention de financement – la plus importante jamais signée par la Banque en faveur d’ONU Femmes – entre… Read More
Africa Investments 

At Senegal’s home of vaccines, African Development Bank President reiterates commitment to Africa’s pharmaceutical industry

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has reiterated the Bank’s commitment to ensuring that the continent’s 1.4 billion people gain greater access to quality healthcare. Adesina spoke during a visit to Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar, a biomedical research center that has been at the forefront of Africa’s fight against Covid-19. Calling for an end to vaccine… Read More
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