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OP-ED Opinions 

Nigeria And The Ides Of March By Posi Olatubosun

Elwin Mandowa,
Six years ago, effective from 31st December 2014, the edict which created the Nigeria Project by the British formally elapsed thereby bringing about the end of an illegitimate and an unfortunate arrangement which forcefully pit-together two rather unlikely and unwilling parties, in a beauty and the beast macabre union. With the expiration of the 100-Year ill-informed amalgamation treaty unilaterally midwifed by… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

There’s No One Nigeria By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
The forced fusion and futile act of 1914 Amalgamation that produced what is known as Nigeria has torn the country into shreds. Doubts and questions whether Nigeria is really one country has become poisonously sickening.  Historical prejudices rooted in ethnic rivalry and acrimonious rancor strike at the heart of peaceful coexistence of various nationalities that make up Nigeria. Is Nigeria… Read More
Africa Investments 

Connecting Africa’s Capital Markets

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Webinar Who: African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)   When: Thursday, 25 February 2021, 13.00 GMT Where: Virtual, register here. The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) will host a webinar titled Connecting Africa’s Capital Markets on Thursday, 25 February 2021, to highlight the progress of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Forum pour les investissements en Guinée : la Banque africaine de développement veut assister la Guinée à la mobilisation de trois milliards de…

Elwin Mandowa,
Forum pour les investissements en Guinée : la Banque africaine de développement veut assister la Guinée à la mobilisation de trois milliards de dollars dans des projets transformateurs | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow African Development Bank Group Read More
Africa Investments 

9th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism

Elwin Mandowa,
What: 9th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When: 3 March, 2021, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm GMT. Where: Virtual via Zoom (Please note this is a closed meeting) The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) of the African Development Bank will host its 9th Governing Council meeting on 3 March, 2021.… Read More
Africa Featured World 

Covid-19: Poor countries without vaccines could face grave death toll

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Poorer countries will most likely “bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths” from inequalities in access to Covid-19 vaccines. This dire warning was given by the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland in a video address to the High-Level Segment at the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 23 February. More than… Read More
Africa Central Africa Rwanda World 

Rwanda’s Kagame criticizes ‘hypocrisy’ in Covid-19 vaccine supply

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– – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has criticized what he calls “hypocrisy and double standards” in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. The World Health Organization (WHO) director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that deals between rich nations and vaccine manufacturers had made it hard to acquire vaccines for its Covax initiative. The @WHO Director-General has said that deals between… Read More

DFI Working Group launches report on blended concessional finance for private sector projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The report measures private investment in development projects in which MDBs and DFIs also make investments or have otherwise provided deal structuring or other support. These investments support global sustainable development goals by promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, tackling poverty and inequality, and mitigating climate change, among other impacts. Key highlights from the 2019 report include: African Development Bank Group Read More
Africa Ghana West Africa World 

Ghana is first in Africa to receive Covid-19 vaccines under COVAX

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– – Ghana on Wednesday morning took delivery of 600,000 AstraZeneca doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The consignment arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Ghana’s capital, Accra via an Emirates airline plane. The government said the doses are part of the first batch of vaccines the country is acquiring through the Covid-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) which Ghana among… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Goodluck Jonathan, Nasir El-Rufai: A Pair Of Good Or Bad? By Dr Bolaji Akinyemi

Elwin Mandowa,
In recent times, the social media space has been awash with postulations of possible pair of men and women that could rekindle the hope of Nigerians as per the NIGERIA project. If it were possible, the late nationalists: Awolowo, Azikwe and Bello would have been woken from their graves to come and right the wrongs that Buhari’s leadership has done… Read More
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