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OP-ED Opinions 

Impact Of Financial Literacy For Entrepreneurs By Abraham John Onoja

Elwin Mandowa,
Economic growth is one of the main indicators in creating the welfare of a country’s society. We are in the age of start-ups and new ventures are opening every day. The key to national economic development is Economic independence. Entrepreneurs ought to be encouraged in every possible way as this will result in encouraging employment, productivity and economic growth. However,… Read More

The Coding for Employment program opens doors to digital jobs for African women and youth

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Coding for Employment program, in partnership with Microsoft, is on a mission to raise a critical mass of digitally enabled African youth through demand-driven ICT and soft skills training and by linking youth to opportunities. The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated the need for digital skills to adapt to the changing nature of doing business and interpersonal… Read More
Africa Investments 

The African Development Bank and partners’ digital Coding For Employment program is ensuring African youth are competitive in the global digital…

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigerian Odetola Olashile Oluwapelumi has filled out her share of job applications. The young, new mother graduated with a Communication and Language degree, but says finding work that put her education to use was a struggle. “I’ve gone for different interviews, but in the long run – they just find something to disqualify you and that’s it,” Oluwapelumi says.… Read More
Africa Investments 

Sierra Leone: $13.5 million project to assist Ebola-hit communities kicks off

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and the government of Sierra Leone have launched a project to support 3,000 Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors and orphans, and other vulnerable sectors of society in the country. Through the Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund Project (PERSIF), the Bank is providing $13.5 million in grants from the African Development Fund and the Rural Water… Read More
Africa Investments 

Awakening the entrepreneurial spirit of every young African is key to continent’s future, development leaders agree

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank joined a number of development leaders in calling for greater support of youth entrepreneurship during a virtual event organized by the Tony Elumelu Foundation. The webinar was timed to coincide with International Youth Day, which fell on Wednesday 12 August, 2020. “Africa is young, and we need to do whatever it takes to empower our youth… Read More
Africa Investments 

‘Africa’s outlook is positive,’ African Development Bank tells Indian investors and officials

Elwin Mandowa,
The groundwork has been laid for Indian investors who are looking to invest in Africa. During a recent virtual conference hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and its partners, officials called for Indo-African partnerships to go beyond government-to-government cooperation and promote private sector participation in order to accelerate Africa’s development. The Conference on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Doing… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Night Carrington Staked Life For Nigeria’s Democracy By Louis Odion

Elwin Mandowa,
Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against the scheduled pro-democracy rally at a time the iron knee of squat Sani Abacha… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Night Carrington Staked Life For Nigeria’s Democracy By Louis Odion

Elwin Mandowa,
Lagos, like other states, was groping in the ghost land that Nigeria had become that dusk in 1997. Middle-class Surulere was roiling in virtual lockdown as hordes of riot cops led by the Commissioner of Police barricaded the road in what appeared a pre-emptive move against the scheduled pro-democracy rally at a time the iron knee of squat Sani Abacha… Read More
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