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Guinea: Tension high as army commander is killed ahead of poll

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– – The killing of a senior army officer in Guinea, Col Mamady Condé has heightened tension in the West African nation ahead of presidential election on Sunday. Col. Condé’s death is coming just two days before the crucial presidential election which is already characterized by protests. Local media reported that Armed men shot Col Condé dead on Friday at… Read More
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Renewable energy and Agric project boost jobs in Niger Delta

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– – Asanita Agricultural Processing Company has secured funding to build a renewable energy power plant and a cassava processing to ethanol plant in Southern Nigeria. The project located on a 40-hectare estate in Edo State in the Niger Delta region, will produce 50,000 litres per day of ethanol and deliver electricity for up to 300 homes. By creating hundreds of jobs for illegal migrant returnees and boosting the local economy, it also aims to discourage human tracking and illegal migration. The power plant is designed to reduce carbon… Read More
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Founder of Nigeria’s notorious police unit SARS ‘feels guilty’

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– – Fulani Kwajafa founded the recently disbanded and hated police unit the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in 1984. But years later the unit has become a point of hate and agitations among the citizens its officers were supposed to protect. Members of the SARS unit were accused of committing extrajudicial killings and torture. Recent killings carried out allegedly by… Read More
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Ivory Coast: Ouattara’s two main presidential rivals boycott poll

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– – The two main challengers to Ivory Coast’s President Alassana Ouattara in this month’s presidential election have said they are boycotting the poll. Former president, Henri Konan Bédié, and the former prime minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, made the declaration on Thursday. They have also asked their supporters to disrupt the electoral process which they claim amounts to electoral coup.… Read More
Africa Investments 

World Food Day 16 October, 2020

Elwin Mandowa,
To mark World Food Day 2020, we share a message from African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Champion H.E. Andry  Rajoelina, President of Madagascar who reflects on the challenges of his own country in fighting hunger and malnutrition. President Rajoelina also emphasises the need for united action to combat stunting. The ALN Secretariat is hosted by the Bank to foster opportunities for high-level engagement… Read More
Africa Investments 

A São Tomé-et-Principe, la Banque africaine de développement contribue à former une nouvelle génération d’agriculteurs et de pêcheurs

Elwin Mandowa,
Cela fait 30 ans que Paulina Barbosa vend du poisson à São Tomé, la plus grande île de l’archipel. « J’accompagnais ma mère, qui vendait du poisson. J’ai appris avec elle. Elle vendait dans la rue, portait le poisson sur la tête, sans hygiène, se souvient Paulina. À l’époque, il n’y avait pas autant de clients qu’aujourd’hui. » Depuis 2014, la… Read More
Africa Investments 

World Food Day 2020 : Banking on agriculture

Elwin Mandowa,
Quick facts on the African Development Bank’s Feed Africa High 5: Approvals for the Feed Africa priority totaled UA 884.7 million in 2019. Twenty-nine percent went to non-sovereign operations. The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Africa, is an African Development Bank initiative launched in a continent that holds 60% of the world’s arable land; yet we remain importers of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Why COVID-19-impacted World Food Day 2020 is the time to prioritize investments in food systems

Elwin Mandowa,
World Food Day 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization, but celebrations this 16 October are muted due to the coronavirus. COVID-19’s multi-sectoral impact should have governments and development institutions rethink investments in food security, healthy diets, and building infrastructure that supports how food is grown, processed, traded, delivered, sold and consumed. COVID-19… Read More
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A Reflection On IGP’s Speech Announcing The Ban On SARS By Isaac Prince

Elwin Mandowa,
After listening to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu’s speech last Sunday the 11th of October, 2020 announcing the disbandment of the Special Armed Robbery Squad (SARS), I had no doubt in my mind that the motive for the action was less than his desire to entrench an accountable crime-fighting unit for the Nigerian police. I will explain.   … Read More
Africa Investments 

World Food Day 2020: He came second place, but Kenyan agripreneur still on winning streak

Elwin Mandowa,
Kenyan Francis Nderitu’s Raino Tech4Impact cold storage start-up finished second in the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition last June, surprising the young man whose company brings farm-grown fish to market. Despite not getting the top prize at AgriPitch, designed to train young African “agripreneurs” in how to pitch investors and scale up their business, the runner-up title turned out to… Read More
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