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Lifting sanctions on Mali may take longer than expected

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– – On Sunday Mali’s transitional government leader, retired Col. Major Ba N’Daou named a new civilian prime minister. N’Daou appointed former foreign affairs minister of the country Moctar Ouane to the new role. Ecowas had said that it will not lift sanctions imposed on Mali although the country had an interim president. It however indicated that sanctions could be lifted… Read More
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Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Sabah dies aged 91

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– – Kuwait’s Emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, has died at the age of 91, state media report. His 83-year-old half-brother, Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed, has been named by the cabinet as his successor. In July, Sheikh Sabah was flown to the United States for medical treatment following surgery for an unspecified condition in Kuwait that month. He had… Read More
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Uganda to undertake human trials of Covid-19 vaccine

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– – Uganda’s government has said that human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine will start in November this year. Ministry of health officials are reported by local media as saying that a vaccine, called Self Replicating RNA, has already been developed. The vaccine was developed under a partnership between Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and Imperial College in the UK.… Read More
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Ghana: Secessionist group burns buses, state transport terminal

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– – Some persons suspected to be members of Ghana’s secessionist group called the Western Togoland study group foundation have burnt down a state transport terminal and some vehicles in the Volta Region of Ghana. The assailants who fired gun shots also attacked some drivers who were spending the night in the bus terminal. Several drivers are traumatized after the… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy and hand over the pump price of petrol to the forces of demand and supply, also known as market forces. Labour, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and… Read More
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Togo gets first ever female Prime Minister

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– – Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé on Monday appointed the country’s first ever female prime minister. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé now succeeds Komi Sélom Klassou who had led the government since 2015. The 60-year-old politician prior to this latest appointment served as a senior official at the president’s office. Her role was as the director of the cabinet of the President… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinaire sur le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) : sensibiliser le personnel de la Banque sur les processus de résolution des plaintes

Elwin Mandowa,
Quoi? Webinaire sur le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) Qui? L’Unité de vérification de la conformité et de la médiation (BCRM) Quand? Jeudi 15 octobre de 9h à 13h GMT L’Unité de vérification de la conformité et de la médiation (BCRM), qui administre le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) au sein de la Banque, organise un webinaire de sensibilisation à l’intention de tout le personnel, le jeudi 15 octobre 2020 de 9h à 13h GMT. Ce webinaire a pour thème : « Comprendre le mandat du… Read More
Africa Investments 

Satellites track locust swarms as they attack crops in East Africa, earth observation webinar hears

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Climate for Development Africa Special Fund (CDSF) is using earth observation to build Africa’s resilience to extreme weather events, through the €20 million Satellite and Weather Information for Disaster Resilience (SAWIDRA) Program. The outcomes of the programs were highlighted on 24 September, during a webinar on earth observation, which involves using satellite data for weather, hydrological… Read More
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West Africa’s new single currency delayed for five years

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– – West African nations planning to adopt a single currency called the “ECO” effective this year say that won’t happen until after at least five years. In June last year, the regional bloc Ecowas made the headlines after announcing that beginning in January 2020, countries within the group will use a single currency called ECO. That decision was taken… Read More
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