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Africa Investments 

African Development Bank COVID-19 response grant is saving lives in South Sudan

Elwin Mandowa,
A $4 million COVID-19 response grant from the African Development Bank has boosted South Sudan’s capacity to respond to the health crisis created by the pandemic. As at 18 September 2020, South Sudan had 2,599 confirmed cases, 49 deaths and 1,290 recoveries. In response to the pandemic, in June 2020, the Bank rolled out the grant under its COVID-19 Response… Read More
Africa Investments 

Expediting Japanese private sector engagements in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Webinar for the Japanese Private Sector on Doing Business in Africa Who: African Development Bank When: Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 08.00 to 10.00 GMT;  17.00–19.00 in Tokyo time Where: Virtual. Click here to register. (Click here to submit your questions by 28 September 2020.) The private sector plays a critical role in driving economic growth and can help African… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Comrade Oshiomhole: What Next? By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
The gubernatorial election in Edo State had come and gone (last weekend) with the victor and the vanquished emerging. The incumbent Governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 307,955 votes across the 18 local government areas of the state to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who scored 223,619 votes according to the… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Rejoinder To Award-winning Disaster Minister Sadiya Faruq’s Op-ed: “Reward For Hard Work Is More Work” By Matthew Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in Nigeria, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, was recently adjudged the best minister in twelve months of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term by Transparency Watch. Instead of rolling out the red carpet to celebrate the achievement, she humbly told me that it calls for more work and not celebration. In her opinion, which appeared… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Limits Of Bullionvanism As An Effective Political Strategy By Rèmí Oyèyemí

Elwin Mandowa,
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”         – Frederick Douglas. Bullionvanism is coined to define the concept of deploying a deluge of cash coveyed by bullion van(s) to influence the political process to determining the outcome of an election. The process would include the buying over of vote canvassers, the… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Edo Election: Tinubu Like A Stage Magician Is Willfully Blind To Reality By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
I am not a fan of APC or PDP. I believe APC is Lucifer, PDP Satan. The two political parties are one and the same. Both are corrupt and anti-people.  The Edo State gubernatorial election attracted the hoopla that is reserved for presidential election. More than anything else, the election serves as a referendum on Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 2023.… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Nigerian Army And ‘Fatal Arrogance’ By Yushau A. Shuaib

Elwin Mandowa,
It is baffling and hard to believe that the Nigerian Army under the current leadership of Lt. General Tukur Buratai would recruit the service of publicists for dark propaganda, rather than public relations to protect its image. Just recently, the Army’s publicists shot a movie titled “Fatal Arrogance” that portrays the leadership and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinar on Earth Observation in Africa: Satellite Data Support for Weather, Hydrological and Climate Services

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT: Webinar on Earth Observation in Africa: Satellite Data Support for Weather, Hydrological and Climate Services WHO: The African Development Bank and EUMETSAT WHEN: Thursday, 24 September 2020 at 9.00 UTC and 13.00 UTC WHERE: Online – Registration here The webinar, organized by the African Development Bank, the Climate for Development in Africa Special Fund (CDSF), and the European Organization for the… Read More
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