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Africa Investments 

Flick the switch for women in Rwanda’s power sector with financial support and training

Elwin Mandowa,
Most women in Rwanda still depend on environmentally harmful and health-damaging firewood as a source of energy. Therefore, measures to improve access to clean and affordable energy are crucial and must be taken at the highest level, said Rwanda’s Minister for Gender and Family Promotion, Prof. Jeanette Bayisenge, at the online launch of the Rwanda segment of the African Development Bank’s… Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Anxiety grips LGBTQ+ people in Ghana after office shutdown

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– – Many LGBTQ+ persons in Ghana are now living in fear after police raided their community center in the capital, Accra to shut it down. On Wednesday police stormed the office space which is within a residential community to lock it up. The shutdown was carried out reportedly on the orders of the owner of the facility who gave… Read More
Africa Featured North Africa World 

Morocco to legalise cannabis production for medical use

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– – Morocco‘s government has announced that it will soon be legalizing the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. Once the approval is secured farmers would then be allowed to farm so the cannabis can be exported and used domestically. The government is hopeful this move will lift up impoverished farmers in the Rif mountains amid a growing… Read More
Africa Liberia World 

Liberia: Eight found dead in flat after a graduation party

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– – Police in Liberia are investigating the circumstances under which a young woman and seven others died after party in a flat. The woman and the seven others were found dead in an apartment in the country’s capital Monrovia, following a party to celebrate her graduation from university. Local media reported that the woman, her young daughter and mother… Read More
Africa Investments 

Dans le nord et le centre du Mali, un projet de la Banque africaine de développement redonne espoir à travers la réinsertion économique et sociale

Elwin Mandowa,
C’est dans le sillage de l’Accord de paix signé en 2015 à Alger entre l’État malien et les groupes armés que le Projet d’appui à la réinsertion socio-économique des populations du nord du Mali (PARSEP-NM) a démarré en 2017 pour une durée initiale de quatre années (2017-2020). Le gouvernement malien avait alors obtenu de la Banque africaine de développement un… Read More
Africa Investments 

Mauritius: JICA provides $289 million support to fight COVID-19 under initiative with African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy. The loan, signed on 24 February, is a parallel co-financing agreement between JICA and the African Development Bank under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Governors Take Fools’ Ride To Next Level By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
If there was any doubt that governors are underworked and overpaid, this week proved it.  This is not the old, familiar sitting governor vs godfather nasty fight. It’s a brawl mostly among serving governors of the same party and even the same region, who have no qualms airing their dirty laundry as entertainment.  What started as a sitcom starring Benue… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When The Mental Health Of A President Matters By Duncan Odey

Elwin Mandowa,
Most will agree that mental health, like physical health of public figures should be a legitimate topic for public discussion and concern. In medicine, mental impairment is considered as serious as physical impairment and it is just as debilitating and of equal, if not more, impact on fitness for public office. In the wake of the bloodletting that has become… Read More
Africa Investments 

Centrafrique : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 20 milliards CFA pour la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et la sécurité…

Elwin Mandowa,
La République centrafricaine et la Banque africaine de développement ont signé, lundi 22 février à Bangui, deux protocoles d’accord de dons pour financer la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire dans deux préfectures du centre-nord du pays. Le ministre centrafricain de l’Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération, Félix Molou, et le responsable-pays de la Banque… Read More
Africa Investments 

Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement soutient la modernisation du Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement, en partenariat avec le Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le développement (CAFRAD), a organisé jeudi 25 février, un séminaire virtuel pour présenter la nouvelle stratégie de modernisation dudit centre. Sous le thème « Promouvoir la bonne gouvernance des organismes publics régionaux : l’exemple du CAFRAD », la rencontre a réuni des représentants des autorités… Read More
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