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Mozambique: Inquiry confirms forced prostitution in prisons

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – An inquiry in Mozambique has confirmed reports of forced prostitution in a women’s prison. Last month Anti-corruption organisation the Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) revealed that female prisoners in the country were being forced into prostitution by staff of prison facilities. The group said for years prisoners from Ndlavela Women’s Penitentiary in the capital, Maputo, have been taken to nearby… Read More
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South Africa: Jacob Zuma in prison to serve 15-month jail term

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– – Former South African president, Jacob Zuma has handed himself over to the police and has now been admitted to prison to serve his 15-month sentence for being in contempt of court. The Department of Correctional Services confirmed on Thursday that the former President was admitted to the Estcourt Correctional Centre in KwaZulu-Natal to begin serving his time. “Mr… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank to support creation of agricultural value chains in Côte d'Ivoire – President Adesina

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank will support Côte d’Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create more jobs and make economic growth more inclusive, the bank’s president, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, said on Tuesday during a meeting with Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi. “The African Development Bank will support the Ivorian government in the creation of agricultural value chains in banana,… Read More
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Ghana: Salaries for presidential spouses spark outrage

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– – News of Ghana’s previous parliament approving an arrangement for spouses of Ghana’s President and the Vice-president to receive monthly salaries has sparked outrage among citizens. Ghana’s Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah told local media that since 2001, there has been a precedent where all surviving spouses of presidents and vice presidents received monthly allowances. Africa Feeds… Read More
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Zambia’s ex-president Kaunda buried despite family’s protest

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– – Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda has been buried at a memorial site for former presidents. He was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka despite a court appeal by his family members against this arrangement. Kenneth Kaunda who was in office from 1964 to 1991 died on June 17 aged… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank, CIF launch a study on the role of women in Uganda’s plastic recycling economy

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds have launched the Gender Technical Assessment of Opportunities to improve Implementation of Plastics and Waste Management in a Ugandan Municipality study, which examines gender challenges in waste management and plastic recycling. In Uganda, plastic waste poses a significant environmental challenge in the form of clogged drains and 80% of the waste pickers… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment announcement Country Manager, Designated for Mozambique Country Office Mr. Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo as Country Manager, designated for Mozambique Country Office, effective 16 August 2021. Mr. Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo, a citizen of Equatorial Guinea, is an Economist and a writer with more than 15 years of experience in natural resource economics, development economics, public policy… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Buhari Butcher Of Aso Rock: Why Is Igboho Declared Wanted? By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Each time a northerner is president, the country is plunged into anarchy. Buhari has again validated my thesis. Only a blood thirsty villain, moron, and a delusional tyrant like Buhari will abduct innocent Nigerians in the middle of night, murdered people in their sleep, cart away the dead bodies like carcasses of animals.and dumped them along their way. Sowore was… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia: Kaunda’s family sues government over burial plans

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– – Some relatives of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda have gone to court to try to stop his burial at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka. The country’s first president who was in office from 1964 to 1991 died on June 17 aged 97. The government later decreed that Kaunda would be buried at the Embassy Park where… Read More
Africa World 

President of Haiti killed in attack at private residence

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Mr Joseph said in his statement that “all measures had been taken to guarantee the continuance of the state”. He also condemned what he called a “hateful, inhumane and barbaric act,”. Just received the news the Haitian president of Haiti has been Assassinated 🇭🇹 — Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) July 7, 2021 – – Jovenel Moïse, 53, came to power in… Read More
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