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OP-ED Opinions 

Kenyans: Stop Burning Witches, Witchcraft Is Superstition By Leo Igwe

Elwin Mandowa,
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches urges the people of Kenya to stop lynching persons suspected to be witches because witchcraft allegations are mistaken assumptions.  The call has become necessary following reports of the brutal murder of elderly women accused of witchcraft in the country since August. Kenyan advocates drew the attention of AFAW to a particular video that was circulating… Read More
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CNN Erred! By Adeola Soetan

Elwin Mandowa,
It’s wrong for a foreign media organization to poke nose into the internal affairs of a sovereign nation. By  Nigeria’s unwritten law, exclusively known to our leaders, the life and death of Nigerian citizens absolutely belong to government. And government invariably can determine when, where and how citizens will die or “undie”. With its so-called exposure of Lekki massacre, CNN… Read More
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Governor Sanwo-Olu: Victim Or Villain? By Lekan Lawani

Elwin Mandowa,
The sad events of November 20, 2020 have come and gone. The slain and the wounded #ENDSARS Protesters and there families are left to bear the burden of loss of their wounded and dead young ones. The real question is “What really happened?” This question continues to beg for correct answers. In this confusion and information contusion that followed, the… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s investments are transforming the continent, unlocking economic potential, and spurring development – 2020 ADER report

Elwin Mandowa,
From agro-processing initiatives to energy, transportation and water and sanitation services, transformative investments by the African Development Bank are paving the way to unlock Africa’s economic potential, according to the 2020 Annual Development Effectiveness Review (ADER), released on Friday. The report, which analysed the Bank’s contribution to Africa’s development in 2019 is themed Building resilient African economies. “Our goal has… Read More
Africa Investments 

Meet the African Development Bank experts moving Africa’s industrialization agenda forward

Elwin Mandowa,
Industrializing Africa is one of the High 5 strategic priorities of the African Development Bank. Each year, Africa Industrialization Week offers key stakeholders an opportunity to reflect on how the continent can catalyze industrial growth. A week of events culminates in Africa Industrialization Day, celebrated every year on 20 November. This year’s theme is Inclusive and sustainable industrialization in the… Read More
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Why Nigeria Cannot Sanction CNN By Evans Ufeli Esq

Elwin Mandowa,
CNN, though in Nigeria, is an international media organisation in the United States of America which operates via cable television on DSTV network and other platforms. The operations of CNN on world press coverage is not regulated by the National Broadcasting Commission. NBC or the Minister of Information has no such powers to sanction an organisation that is not under… Read More
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Lekki Massacre: There Can Be No Peace Without Justice By Buhari Olanrewaju Ahmed

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria was built on a deceitful foundation, and all things woven around that deceit have now crumbled. Nigerians have been battling with sorrows and tears. We have not succeeded in attaining a peaceful moment as a people under a democratic dispensation. Like all dictators, bloodshed and bullet-firing are the only economic response that the Buhari regime can offer as a… Read More
Africa East Africa Featured World 

Uganda’s Bobi Wine released after 37 died over his arrest

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – Bobi Wine has emerged as the strongest challenger against  76 year old President Yoweri Museveni, in the presidential election scheduled for January 14. The United States condemned the violence that characterized his arrest. It said in a statement that it “deplores the violence that has claimed multiple lives today, and we extend our sympathy to the victims’ families… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Industrialisation Day: African Development Bank calls for faster industrialisation of African economies

Elwin Mandowa,
At the forefront of promoting smart industrial policies and mobilising infrastructure development funding for Africa, the African Development Bank on Africa Industrialization Day 2020, urges the continent to accelerate industrialization for the transformation of African economies. The African Development Bank counts Industrializing Africa as one of its High-5  key strategic aims, critical for the transformation of African economies.   “Industrialization,… Read More
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