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Appointment Announcement : Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Beth Dunford as Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 1st July 2021. Dr. Dunford, a national of the United States of America, brings extensive experience to this role. She has held senior level leadership positions in the US government where she managed large and complex… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Dictator Presidents Of Northern Extraction Destroy Our Democracy By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
June 12 was Democracy Day in Nigeria.  Are we in a democracy or in a dictatorship? Is there any semblance of democracy in Nigeria? Is Nigeria a true federalism? Are we coming apart or coming together? Is Nigeria one country? Do we get along?  Do we have freedom of press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of movement? Do… Read More
Africa Investments 

Building back better: African Development Bank to launch Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What:     Launch of the Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa 2021-2025 Who:      The African Development Bank When:     Friday, 2 July 2021, 10:30-11:30 GMT Where:    Virtual On Friday, 2 July 2021, the African Development Bank will launch a comprehensive five-year Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA). The strategy will serve as the Bank’s operating manual for fostering public… Read More
Africa Investments 

G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses over the next five years

Elwin Mandowa,
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and the European Investment Bank today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in Africa. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a severe global economic and health crisis.… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Open Letter To The Most Senior Biafran In Buhari’s Government By Rudolf Okonkwo And Chido Onumah

Elwin Mandowa,
Dear Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Jideofor Onyeama,  We chose to write you instead of President Muhammadu Buhari because it is apparent from the president’s two most recent media outings that his cognitive impairment has greatly deteriorated, even though that is no justification for his murderous and genocidal rhetoric. From his utterances, the gap between things his innermost… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Religions And Persecution Of Nonbelievers In Africa By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has, in a recent document, highlighted a critical aspect of humanism and religion in Africa-conditions of nonbelievers in the region. The document outlines challenges that Africans who do not identify with any religion face on the continent. It shows that while the number of those who identify as atheist, agnostic, freethinker,… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia’s President doing well after collapsing at public event

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
– – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu has assured citizens that he is well after collapsing while attending a public event. He was presiding over the national defence day on Sunday when “he experienced sudden dizziness” in the capital, Lusaka. In a statement, the Secretary to the Cabinet Simon Miti indicated that the president “is well and has continued to discharge his… Read More
Africa Investments 

2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group

Elwin Mandowa,
SAVE THE DATE   2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group Building Resilient Economies in Post Covid-19 Africa 23-25 June 2021 Virtual event ———————————————– Public sessions Wednesday 23 June Formal Opening Ceremony High Level Knowledge Event: “From Debt Resolution to Growth: The Road Ahead for Africa”   Thursday 24 June Knowledge Event 1: “Climate Change and Green Growth”… Read More
Africa Featured West Africa World 

African countries urged to develop child online protection policies

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– – Speakers at the just ended first ever Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection (AWA4COP) symposium have urged African countries to take seriously the issue of protecting children online. The symposium was part of the inaugural campaign aimed at urging African countries to consider Child Online Protection Guidelines to develop inclusive, multi-stakeholder national strategies for online child… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Buhari: One Hell Of An Interview! By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his long silence. He broke his silence last Thursday through an exclusive interview on the Abuja-based Arise TV network. He spoke on a number of important national issues. He talked about IPOB, agitation for Oduduwa and Biafra Republics, Fulani herdsmen and their clashes with native farmers and land-owners, #EndSARS protest, insecurity, poverty, unemployment and… Read More
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