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African Development Bank announces 100 finalists for IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Some 25,000 participants from across Africa and beyond, joined the online platform to pitch their ideas for innovative solutions to the health and economic challenges caused by the virus. Participants in the 72-hour ideathon… Read More
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The Rape Pandemic: #No By Reuben Abati

Elwin Mandowa,
Since February 27, 2020, when the first index case of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria, and that satanic, virulent virus overwhelmed our lives, Nigeria has had cause to deal with other convergent afflictions: the first in my view, is the pandemic of irresponsible governance as evidenced by the kind of poor leadership responses that we have witnessed in some states… Read More
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La Banque africaine de développement mobilise 75 millions d’euros pour aider la Côte d’Ivoire à faire face à la pandémie de Covid-19.

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, lundi 8 juin à Abidjan, un prêt de 75 millions d’euros (soit environ 49,12 milliards FCFA) sous forme d’appui budgétaire, en faveur de la Côte d’Ivoire afin de financer le programme d’appui à la riposte contre le COVID-19 (PARC).  L’aide financière de la Banque, accordée dans le cadre de… Read More
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La Banque africaine de développement présente sa stratégie pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire face aux effets du Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a dévoilé, vendredi 05 juin à Abidjan, une feuille de route stratégique pour aider les pays africains à faire face aux effets de la crise du Covid-19 en matière de nutrition et de sécurité alimentaire. Cette réponse, appelée FAREC (« Feed Africa Response to Covid-19 »), vise à soutenir les gouvernements africains dans leurs efforts pour atténuer… Read More
Africa OP-ED Opinions 

Good Tiding Of Hope From Governor Uzodinma By Peter Claver Oparah

Elwin Mandowa,
Recently, Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, signed into law a bill seeking to abrogate the huge pensions paid to former governors and their deputies, former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the Imo State House of Assembly. By that well-lauded and well-received move, the governor who is a potential beneficiary of that life-long largesse, capped a notorious well head through… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Rape Is Not A Family Affair But A Criminal Offence By Evans Ufeli Esq

Elwin Mandowa,
Sexual assault and rape are two very common offences that have become a recurring decimal in recent times in Nigeria. We are daily inundated with rape and sexual violence cases and the murder of its victims every day. Most offenders do not know the legal implication of the above-mentioned offences until they are charged to court. The offence of rape… Read More
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Shocks, And More Domestic Shocks From COVID-19 FBNQuest By Gregory Kronsten

Elwin Mandowa,
We are indebted to the National Bureau of Statistics for its recent poll to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the population. The bureau’s telephone coverage of the same 1,950 households it contacted in 2018/19 within its general household survey does not make pleasant reading. It held between 20 April and 11 May, and therefore covers the period of the… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security against impacts of COVID-19

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the COVID-19 crisis through a raft of immediate and longer-term measures. The Feed Africa Response to COVID-19 (FAREC) paves the way for a comprehensive intervention to build resilience, sustainability and regional self-sufficiency in Africa’s… Read More
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