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Zimbabwe: $33 million African Development Bank clean water and sanitation project nears completion

Elwin Mandowa,
Safe water access and cleaner waste collection are set to become a reality for vulnerable communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, as a Bank-funded water and sewerage improvement project enters its final phase. The Bulawayo Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (BWSSIP), a $33 million project is on course to rehabilitate and upgrade water production treatment facilities, water distribution, sewer drainage networks… Read More
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Notes On Engaging Nigeria’s Ruling Class By Edwin Madunagu

Elwin Mandowa,
Nigeria’s ruling class has presented the nation with a number of issues around which the Nigerian Left can build an agenda of political engagement for the year 2020, or which, to use an old journalistic expression, the Left can use as “pegs” to construct an agenda of close and integrated engagement with the rulers for the year 2020 and beyond.… Read More
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Getting Africans Ready for the 4IR

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT:           Workshop on the digital economy and the fourth industrial revolution in Africa WHO:             The Industrial and Trade Development Department and Corporate IT Department WHEN:          19 to 20 February 2020 from 9 am to 5 pm WHERE:       Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium, African Development Bank Headquarters The African Development Bank will hold a workshop on the ability of the… Read More
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République démocratique du Congo : Bientôt de l’eau potable pour la ville de Mbuji-Mayi, grâce à la Banque africaine de développement

Elwin Mandowa,
le Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba a procédé au lancement des travaux de réhabilitation et de modernisation du système de production et de distribution d’eau potable de la ville de Mbuji-Mayi, dans le Kasaï-Oriental, financés par la Banque africaine de développement. Ces travaux, financés à hauteur de 27 millions de dollars US, par… Read More
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African Development Bank Rebuts World Bank President’s comments on Africa’s debt profile

Elwin Mandowa,
In several news reports, World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying some Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank, have a tendency to lend too quickly and in the process, add to the continent’s debt problems. This statement is inaccurate and not fact based. It impugns the integrity of the African Development Bank, undermines our governance… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

The Release Of Boko Haram Prisoners: Issues Arising By Tony Ademiluyi

Elwin Mandowa,
The Niger Delta militants had a clear cause which was the fulcrum of their struggles. Their region produced the wealth of the nation but the structural lopsidedness and sinister nature of the Nigerian state made it impossible for them to enjoy the benefits of the black gold. They vandalised pipelines, abducted Caucasian workers and took up arms against the state… Read More
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INEC’s Bloody Axe And The Political Remnants By Azu Ishiekwene

Elwin Mandowa,
On a hot, dusty harmattan day last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission loaded its gun, and pulled the trigger, terminating 74 political parties. The grieving remnants were left to bury their dead in what seemed a most unkind Valentine gift.   A number of the leaders of the affected parties have refused to be consoled. They have vigorously expressed their displeasure,… Read More
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