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Ivory Coast: Thousands flee after controversial election

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Over 3,600 people have fled Ivory Coast into Liberia as they feared post-election violence, according to the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR). The UNHCR said numbers had surged after the 31 October presidential poll which was won by the incumbent President Alassane Ouattara. President Ouattara according to final election results won a controversial third term with more than 94%… Read More
Africa Business World 

Biden presidency offers reset for US-Africa business ties

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
– – The election of a new US president gives countries in Africa a chance to press the reset button on economic ties with the United States, according to Stephen Hayes, a former president of the Corporate Council on Africa, a body in Washington DC that encourages American businesses to invest in the continent. He thinks that Joe Biden will… Read More
Africa Investments 

25 young African agripreneurs advance to ‘boot camp’ in the African Development Bank’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Elwin Mandowa,
Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition, stepping closer to a share of $120,000 in seed funding prizes, training and other benefits. The final round offers young entrepreneurs in Africa’s agricultural sector the opportunity to pitch their agribusiness proposals online to a panel of experts and investors who… Read More
Africa Investments 

Intégration : le corridor routier entre la Côte d’Ivoire et le Mali, financé par la Banque africaine de développement, améliore la mobilité des biens…

Elwin Mandowa,
A la frontière ivoiro-malienne, les travaux du corridor routier entre la Côte d’Ivoire et le Mali arrivent quasiment à leur terme. Mais avant même son achèvement, l’infrastructure soulage déjà transporteurs et populations riveraines dans les deux pays. Le corridor Bamako‑San Pedro, dont les travaux ont été lancés en 2015 pour un achèvement prévu en juin 2021, a été financé à… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Federal University Otuoke Rushes To Appoint Unqualified Candidate As Vice-chancellor, By Ejike Mokolobia

Elwin Mandowa,
In an inexplicable rush to appoint an unqualified candidate as Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State has lowered the qualification bar to accommodate a ‘son of the soil’ Dr. Teddy Charles Adias who happens to be the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university.   Dr. Adias’s Record of Service (copy attached) shows that he entered the service of the Niger Delta… Read More
Africa World 

Biden says ‘time to heal’ after defeating Trump

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– – Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. “I sought this office to restore the soul… Read More
Africa World 

America’s first black woman VP-elect says she ‘won’t be the last’

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Kamala Harris on Saturday shattered barriers to become the first woman vice president and, in a symbolism-heavy victory speech, told girls she would not be the last. Introducing President-elect Joe Biden in an optimism-fueled outdoor rally, Harris — also the first Black woman and Indian-American as vice president — sported a white suit in recognition of the suffragist… Read More
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