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Africa Investments 

Au Sénégal, la Banque africaine de développement contribue à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire dans les régions de Louga, Matam et Kaffrine (rapport)

Elwin Mandowa,
Lancé en 2013, le Projet d’appui à la sécurité alimentaire dans les régions de Louga, Matam et Kaffrine (PASA Lou-Ma-Kaf), qui doit s’achever en 2022, a contribué à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire dans le nord-est et le centre-ouest du Sénégal, indique un rapport publié le 21 octobre dernier par la Banque africaine de développement. Le projet a bénéficié d’un prêt… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Women occupy top four positions at Ghana’s premier University

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– – History has been made at the University of Ghana, the country’s first public university where its top four management positions have been occupied by women. The top positions currently being occupied by women are the Chancellor, chairperson of the University Council, vice-chancellor and the Registrar. The university had its first female vice chancellor getting inducted officially into office… Read More
Africa West Africa World 

Sierra Leone wants to allow dual citizens run for office as MPs

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– – Sierra Leone’s government is making moves to allow dual citizens be deemed qualified to run for office as Members of Parliament. Sierra Leone’s laws do not currently allow for that with critics saying it deprives the country of competent human resources who can serve in various leadership positions including lawmaking. President Julius Maada Bio said in a tweet… Read More
Africa Investments 

Boost industrial manufacturing to accelerate economic growth and development in Nigeria, African Development Bank head says

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has said low levels of industrial manufacturing are hampering economic growth and development in Nigeria and many other African countries. He said Nigeria must accelerate its manufacturing sector through integration and a rapid progression up global and regional value chains where it has a comparative advantage. Adesina was speaking at a… Read More
Africa Investments 

Deliver financing for adaptation and resilience in Africa, global leaders urge ahead of COP26

Elwin Mandowa,
Ahead of key climate talks at COP26 in Glasgow, African leaders and development partners have called for greater funding towards climate adaptation. The calls were made at the launch of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) report on adaptation trends in Africa. The report was launched on Tuesday in Nairobi on the inaugural Adaptation Acceleration Day. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Military Nonsense In Sudan, By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
When two years ago the Sudanese people bravely organized a spontaneous revolution that ended three decades of brutal dictatorship led by Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir the global democratic community heaved a sigh of relief that another barbaric bloody dictator (wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court) had fallen by the way side. The glory of that revolution was… Read More
Africa Business Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

AU Commission calls for removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe

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– – The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. In a statement Mr. Mahamat said he was “concerned by the negative impact of continued sanctions against the Republic of Zimbabwe to the country’s socio-economic development and recovery efforts.” Zimbabweans led by their president, Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2019… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Nigerian Police Is Your Enemy, An Example Of The Notorious Hakeem Odumosu, By Elias Ozikpu

Elwin Mandowa,
One of the most important things we have failed to do as a people during the last 61 woeful years of Nigeria’s history is the careful documentation of the conducts of public office holders who commit untold atrocities during their tenures in office, forgetting that one day the sun will set on their on tenure and their footprint whilst in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ken Saro-Wiwa And Ogoni Eight V. Fulani Butchers By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
The murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni environmental activists in 1995 is a gentle reminder that the greatest threat to a safe, orderly, peaceful, democratic, and prosperous Nigeria are the Fulani Butchers – past and present rulers of Nigeria. Ken Saro-Wiwa and Ogoni eight environmental activists were executed by the gap-tooth dictator Sanni Abacha for waging a non-violent campaign… Read More
Africa Ghana World 

Anglican Archbishops oppose Ghana’s anti–LGBTQ+ bill

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– – Several church leaders particularly those in the UK have strongly criticised Ghanaian bishops over their support for a draconian anti-LGBTQ+ law. These include Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the global Anglican Church, Stephen Cottrell, the archbishop of York, and other Church of England bishops have in numerous tweets. In an earlier statement, the archbishop of… Read More
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