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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
Africa Investments 

The Akatsi-Akanu road project stimulates trade and improves livelihoods in Ghana and Togo – report

Elwin Mandowa,
The reconstruction of the Akatsi-Akanu road, completed in 2013, has stimulated trade between Ghana and neighbouring Togo, helping to alleviate poverty. More importantly, it has improved the livelihoods of many women living along the international route, according to a report by the African Development Bank, which funded the project. This road is an important international route that needed urgent attention… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Lai: The Most Dangerous Minister In Buhari’s Cabinet By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria’s Ministry of Information used to be the preserve of processed, patriotic and disciplined minds. It used to be a place for rational public servants like Chukwuemeka Chikelu, the late Dora Akunyili and Frank Nweke Jr – and not propagandists. I recall vividly the bold undertakings of the ministry under Chikelu, “the debonair and cool-ruling minister”. At the time, Nigeria… Read More
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