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Togo gets first ever female Prime Minister

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – 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
Africa Business West Africa World 

West Africa’s new single currency delayed for five years

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
– – 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
OP-ED Opinions 

Who Is The Dumbest: Buhari Or Osinbajo? By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
As we approach the October 1 nationwide peaceful rally, we are succumbing to the tragic evils of dictatorship in a representative democracy. The newest jolt to an angry, divided, and fragile nation is the plan by General Muhammadu Buhari to kill the October 1 peaceful rally. If there’s a single consensus about Buhari’s regime, it is that the government isn’t… Read More
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Anti-foreigner sentiment re-emerges in South Africa

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Xenophobic sentiments against foreigners in South Africa have emerged once again among locals. The hashtag #NigeriansMustGo has been trending on social media in South Africa as locals revive anti-foreigner agitations. Last week a protest was held outside the Nigerian High Commission in the capital, Pretoria, under the hashtag #PutSouthAfricansFirst. At the Nigeria Embassy to hand over the memorandum… Read More
Africa Featured Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia: Young people drop out of school due to Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , , ,
– – Some young people in some underprivileged communities in Zambia may not return to school this year, despite all education institutions having re-opened, because a number have either been married off or/and fallen pregnant during the months that the schools were closed. Others are just staying home, because their parents are more comfortable with them being away from school,… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank named to the board of World Business Angels Investment Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
The World Business Angels Investment Forum today announced the African Development Bank as its newest  Board Member. In this capacity the Bank will represent Africa’s early-stage equity markets, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems, small and medium enterprises and high-growth businesses, angel investors, and private equity funds. Abdu Mukhtar, the Bank’s Director of  Industrial and Trade Development, will occupy the Bank’s Board… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Beyond A Reversal Of Petroleum And Electricity Price Increases: Towards An End To A Reign Of Waste And Brigandage! By Gbenga Komolafe

Elwin Mandowa,
The Nigerian labour movement with full collaboration of hundreds of other progressive organizations in the country including the Coalition for Revolution (CORE), the Joint Action Front (JAF), Alliance for Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) as well as the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organizations of Nigeria (FIWON), have resolved to embark on a general strike action and mass protests against recent… Read More
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