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Guinea-Bissau: Heavy gunfire at presidential meeting compound

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Gunfire had been heard near a ministerial building in Guinea-Bissau where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were having a meeting on Tuesday. One police officer has been killed in the gunfire in the capital Bissau, according to local media reporting. The firing though according to residents had now subsided after it was earlier… Read More
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African Union, Ecowas condemn attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – The African Union and the West African regional bloc, ECOWAS have all condemned what they called an attempted coup in Guinea-Bissau. Gunfire was heard near a ministerial building in Guinea-Bissau where President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were having a meeting on Tuesday. At least one police officer was killed in the gunfire in… Read More
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Atiku And The Fallacy Of Single Term Presidency, By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN

Elwin Mandowa,
Recently, the former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, tested the political waters through the Chairman of Daar Communications, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, concerning a supposed one-term presidency. Dr. Dokpesi was reported to have advised the South-East Zone to allow Atiku to run for a single term from 2023 to 2027 and that if Atiku should renege on this promise, he… Read More
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Why Mali’s ruling junta and France are engaged in a row

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian last week said Mali’s junta was “illegitimate” and “out of control”. That follows recent sanctions imposed on Mali by West African regional bloc, ECOWAS to force the soldiers to return the country to constitutional rule. But Mali believes there are external forces manipulating the actions of ECOWAS and distaste France’s posturing. A… Read More
Africa Investments 

Senegal: African Development Bank President Visits Pasteur Institute in Dakar

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina paid a visit on Saturday to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, the biomedical research center whose mission is to protect and promote public health. The Pasteur Institute has invested heavily in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and excels in the production and distribution of human vaccines. During his visit to… Read More
Africa Investments 

11th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism

Elwin Mandowa,
Who:      The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism What:     11th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When:    28 February 2022, 9:00 to 13:00 GMT Where:   Virtual (Please note this is a closed meeting) The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will hold its 11th Governing Council meeting on 28 February to review its achievements in 2021 and discuss… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria’s Pyramids Of Promise, Like London Bridge, Are Falling Down, By Owei Lakemfa

Elwin Mandowa,
It is common in the social media these days for people to do a countdown to the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari government. They seem in so much hurry to see its back, that they cannot hide their excitement. Their main grouse is that the retired general made lots of promises especially of a secured, peaceful, prosperous and happy Nigeria,… Read More
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Ecowas sends delegation to Burkina Faso over political crisis

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – The West African regional bloc, Ecowas has sanctioned a delegation to hold talks with Burkina Faso’s coup leaders in the capital, Ouagadougou. The team’s visit to the country on Monday is to among others assess the political situation there after soldiers seized power. President Roch Kaboré was ousted by the soldiers blaming him for failing to contain worsening… Read More
Africa Investments 

A water project in rural Zambia helps a little go a long way

Elwin Mandowa,
Kamana Chinyunda is a 44-year-old woman from Chimboma, a village in the district of Kalabo in Zambia’s Western Province. When an official from Zambia’s Ministry of Water approached her village about forming a water committee, she was among the first people to volunteer her time. Village water committees manage the operation and maintenance of water facilities. “I was very excited… Read More
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