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African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa’s economic growth remained stable in 2019 at 3.4 percent and is on course to pick up to 3.9 percent in 2020 and 4.1 percent in 2021, the African Development Bank’s 2020 African Economic Outlook (AEO) revealed Thursday. The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria,… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Imagine If Leah Sharibu Was A Nigerian President’s Daughter By Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Elwin Mandowa,
On   November 27, 2000, 10-year-old Damilola Taylor died on the streets of South London. Damilola was on his way home from Peckham library when he was stabbed in the leg with broken glass by two brothers.  He was later found in a condemned building a few yards to his home.  For six years, the British justice system searched for Damilola’s   killers.   In… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Agba Jalingo: Ben Ayade’s Tale By Moonlight By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

Elwin Mandowa,
Under fire over the wickedly role he has played in the illegal arrest and detention of Agba Jalingo; Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State has come up to buttress many of our insinuation and perception.  Ayade has correctly shown that he is just the complainant, but Jalingo’s is a sinner against both the state and the Federal Government. Ben… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Maryam Sanda: The World Has Moved On From Death Penalty By Seun Awogbenle

Elwin Mandowa,
On Monday, January 27, Maryam Sanda was convicted of the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Maryam, the mother of one, who was alleged to have stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife, was found guilty of the two-count homicide charge brought against her by the police. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal High Court whom I consider a man… Read More
Investments 

Egypt: African Development Bank approves $22 million to expand leasing financing to corporates and SMEs

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank  on Wednesday approved a $22 million Senior Loan to help Egypt’s Corporate Leasing Company (Corplease) expand its operations in the North African country. The decision signaled confidence in a burgeoning local market and in the Egyptian economy as a whole. The Bank will mobilize $7 million of the $22 million from… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Will 2020 Kick-start Decade Of The Driven Human? By Deseré Orrill

Elwin Mandowa,
Currently, there’s a lot of posturing amongst the major car manufacturers, as they jockey for position in the autonomous vehicle chase, with most of them predicting that there will be some form of self-driving vehicle on the roads by the early to mid-2020s – most likely as ride-hailing services (think Uber and Lyft) or commercial transportation (set routes, set times).… Read More
Investments 

Mali: African Development Bank support improves livelihood of rural youth

Elwin Mandowa,
Momou Dembélé, 30, is a qualified electrician. Married with two children, she left her hometown of Kimparana, where she trained, for Ségou in central Mali. With her husband’s support, she landed her first job with Moulin Moderne du Mali (Modern Mill of Mali, or ‘M3’), which produces wheat flour and pasta products. « “M3 was a real opportunity for me. What… Read More
Development Leaders 

Will 2020 kick-start the decade of the driven human?

Elwin Mandowa, , ,
Ole!Connect’s, Deseré Orrill, takes a look underneath the hood of autonomous transportation, what it means to our future mobility, and whether we are ready to relinquish the wheel, or not… Currently, there’s a lot of posturing amongst the major car manufacturers, as they jockey for position in the autonomous vehicle chase, with most of them predicting that there will be… Read More
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