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Egypt: African Development Bank approves 225 million euros budget support loan for electricity sector to bolster economic resilience and…

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved a 225 million euros loan to finance Egypt’s Electricity and Green Growth Support Program (EGGSP). The funding, provided in a challenging global context, will help meet the Government of Egypt’s financing requirements in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and support a sound electricity infrastructure base, a key… Read More
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The Independent Review Mechanism hosts a virtual outreach with civil society organizations

Elwin Mandowa,
The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (BCRM), the Secretariat of the Bank’s Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), organized an information webinar for civil society organizations (CSOs) on “Handling Complaints from People Affected by Projects Financed by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB)” on Wednesday, 10 June 2020.  The session brought together 61 participants from civil society organizations representing 8 countries in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Remembering The “Profeseers” Of UNILAG By Joke Omotunde

Elwin Mandowa,
Forty years ago, a brand new set of undergraduate students graduated from the Mass Communication Department of the University of Lagos. I was fortunate to be one of them. I remember very well the enthusiasm of fellow graduating students, the hopes and aspirations of a greater and brighter future ahead in uncharted territories. If not, how could I have survived my initial encounter with what… Read More
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Upsurge In Rape Cases And Conversations We Must Start Having By Timothy Ola Bamgboye

Elwin Mandowa,
I’m one that believes that the best time to discuss war prevention strategies is peace time, not war time. War time is best devoted to winning the war, not thinking of how to prevent another war. What that translates to in the battle against the recent upsurge in rape cases in Nigeria is that ordinarily, we should not be having… Read More
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Juneteenth: Black America’s Long Walk To Freedom By Osmund Agbo

Elwin Mandowa,
In a few days, black America will pick up the pieces from the intense trauma of the past few weeks to mark this year’s Juneteenth. June 19, 1865 was the date when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders in Galveston, Texas declaring all previously enslaved people free. Though the abolition of slavery happened much earlier, the American south wasn’t… Read More
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Okonjo-Iweala, WTO And Africa’s Chances By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
The announcement of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominated candidate for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organization, which would now be vacant by September 1, 2020, and not 2021, following the incumbent’s decision to take his exit a year earlier, was received with great excitement among Nigerians. This enthusiasm is in itself a reflection of… Read More
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Northerners Dominate Federal Character By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria is a troubled nation going through tortured times. Sixty years ago, Nigeria became independent. Till today, our federal system of government continues to experience tensions due to issues of inequality and ethnic domination. The Federal Character Commission was established to ensure federal character principle that will guarantee equitable representation of different groups in all tiers of the federal government.… Read More
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