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Ghana’s president orders probe into death of protesters

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– – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday ordered a probe into the shooting of protesters on Tuesday in the town of Ejura in the Ashanti region by security forces. The protesters were agitating over the death of a social media activist, Ibrahim Mohammed who was attacked by a mob over the weekend. Mohammed, also known as “Macho Kaaka”, dies… Read More
Africa Business World 

ZEEPAY completes Series A fund-raise at $7.9 million

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– – Leading Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay, has today announced completion of a USD7.9 million Series A.0 funding. The funding is a hybrid of both equity and balance sheet funds to support its operations. Zeepay enables digital remittances from the diaspora to mobile wallets, bank accounts and visa cards across 20 markets in Africa. The fundraise was led by I&P, an impact… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Ms Ojukwu, Ataga And The Murder In Lekki, By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
The former Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Michael Usifo Ataga, (50) was recently murdered inside an Airbnb service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos. A 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, (21) was said to be behind the murder. Miss Ojukwu, obviously terrified after the commission of crime, had been traced… Read More
Africa World 

Bill Cosby freed from prison after court overturns his conviction

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US comedian Bill Cosby has left prison hours after his sexual assault conviction was overturned by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court. The judges said there had been a “process violation” by the prosecution, but admitted their ruling was unusual. Mr Cosby, 83, served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia. In 2018 he… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank participates in launch of AGRF platform linking Africa’s SMEs to investment opportunity

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s incoming Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, and  Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development Atsuko Toda joined development leaders online to launch this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Agribusiness Deal Room. The AGRF’s agriculture matchmaking platform initiative links some 4,000 actors in the agriculture sector to investment and… Read More
Africa Investments 

MDBs’ climate finance rose to $66 billion in 2020, joint report shows

Elwin Mandowa,
MDBs publish 2020 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance Eight MDBs committed $66 billion for climate finance in 2020, up from $61.6 billion Of the total, 58 per cent was committed in low- and middle-income countries Climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a total of $66 billion last year from $61.6 billion in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Fall Of Nnamdi Kanu And Asari Dokubo’s Vow To End His ‘Evil Empire’, By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
No man is too great for a nation to conquer. Nnamdi Kanu came into reckoning after the Buhari administration breasted the tape of victory in 2015. Before this time, he was only a cipher who trafficked in hate, conspiracy theories and supremacist ideas on the fringes of social media groups and broadcast channels. But the disaffection of a section of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinar on climate change adaptation amid Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    Webinar on climate change adaptation Who:     The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, the Economic, Social & Cultural Council of the African Union, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention When:    8 July 2021, 10.30-12.00 GMT Where:    Virtual The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African… Read More
Africa Investments 

Korea to channel $600 million into energy investments alongside the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank, the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea have signed an agreement, under which Korea will provide $600 million in co-financing for energy projects alongside the African Development Bank. The Korea-Africa Energy Investment Framework (KAEIF) pact follows the signing on 28 May 2021 of a General Cooperation Agreement between the Bank… Read More
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