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OP-ED Opinions 

The World Needs To Act Now Before COVID-19 Overwhelms Africa, By Mosoka P. Fallah And Zacharia Kafuko

Elwin Mandowa,
So far Africa has survived the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in spite of its weak health systems, limited health care workforce and crumbling infrastructure. The continent as a whole experienced low official case and death rates either due to inadequate testing (and treatment) or other factors such as age, genetics and previous infections. This has led… Read More
Africa World 

Ecowas leaders meet in Accra for 59th ordinary session

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– – Ecowas leaders have gathered in Ghana’s capital, Accra for the 59th ordinary session of the authority of heads of state and government. Ghana’s president, Nana Akufo-Addo, who is chair ECOWAS is presiding over the meeting which will also discuss issues of security in the region. Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, ECOWAS Special Envoy and Mediator to… Read More
Africa Senegal West Africa World 

Guinea and Senegal sign deal to reopen land border

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– – Leaders of Guinea and Senegal have signed a deal to have their land border closed for months re-opened. A signing ceremony was held at the 59th ordinary session of the Ecowas authority of heads of state in Ghana’s capital, Accra on Saturday. The land border between Guinea and Senegal was closed last year ahead of elections in September… Read More
Africa Investments 

Covid-19: African countries win the race against time with testing laboratories

Elwin Mandowa,
In March 2020, Africa had its back to the wall, helpless in the face of the magnitude of a virus that appeared in Asia and quickly spread to the entire planet. Only two African countries were then able to test for the novel coronavirus: Senegal, with its Pasteur Institute, and South Africa, the most industrialized country on the continent. But… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Can Poverty Be Eradicated In Nigeria? By Dr Nasir Aminu

Elwin Mandowa,
Living in poverty is the default system of human nature, and the alternative approach requires perpetual struggle. Thus, anyone can manage to live in poverty, but to live out of poverty, one must learn. Nigeria is rated among the low-income countries and has surpassed India in the extreme poverty rate ranking. Based on the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (GMPI) measurement,… Read More
Africa Ivory Coast West Africa World 

Laurent Gbagbo back home in Ivory Coast after 10 years

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– – Former President of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo has returned to his home country after ten years. He has been away, facing trial for crimes against humanity on the back of the brief civil war that took place in 2010 in Ivory Coast. The ex-president and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude were acquitted of crimes against humanity by… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Renewable Energy Fund II secures €125 million first close with SEFA and CTF investments

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Renewable Energy Fund II has achieved its first close at €125 million, following a joint investment of €17.5 million from The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa and the Climate Technology Fund through the African Development Bank. AREF II, a successor to the original Fund, is a 10-year closed-ended renewable energy Private Equity Fund with a $300 million target… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Rights group wants Ghana to drop charges against LGBT activists

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– – Human Rights Watch has said Ghana’s attorney general must drop charges against 21 human rights activists facing trial for attending a paralegal training session. The activists were charged with “unlawful assembly” for attending a meeting on how to document and report human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. On June 11, 2021, the High… Read More
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