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ECOWAS to setup peacekeeping force to deal with coups

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– – West African leaders have announced their intention to establish a regional peacekeeping force to deal with coups. The said peacekeeping force would also help deal with the surging militant activities in member states. West Africa has for the past two years witnessed several coups. The regional body wants to more to boost constitutional government in the region. ECOWAS… Read More
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Crucial replenishment meeting for the African Development Fund as it marks 50 years of supporting the continent’s low-income countries

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Members of the African Development Fund are meeting in Morocco for the fourth and final pledging session on the Fund’s sixteenth replenishment. The crucial meeting will culminate in a financing package for the Fund’s next cycle covering 2023-2025. The meeting will be attended by representatives from the Fund’s donor countries and the senior management of the African Development Bank Group,… Read More
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Springbok Casino Voted Best Live Dealer Casino in 2022

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– – South African online casino players will be happy to learn that one of their favorite gaming sites, Springbok Casino, has been voted as Best Live Dealer Casino in 2022. This announcement was made by the leading South African gambling portal, No Deposit Casinos this week, although it didn’t come as a surprise to many, who have come to… Read More
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ECOWAS Heads of State meet for an ordinary session in Abuja

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– – The Sixty-Second Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) would take place on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. The Heads of State will be considering reports from the Council of Ministers meeting, which held from December 01 to 02, 2022, in Abuja. The West African leaders… Read More
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World Circular Economy Forum 2022

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What:      World Circular Economy Forum 2022 Who:       Sitra, African Circular Economy Network, African Circular Economy Alliance; and the government of  Rwanda        When:      5 December (pre-event media briefing);  6-8 December 2022 (Forum)      Where:     Kigali, Rwanda and online The 6th World Circular Economy Forum, WCEF2022, will take place from 6 to 8 December in Kigali, Rwanda. Under the… Read More
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Diaspora’s remittances, investment and expertise vital for Africa’s future growth, say participants at African Development Bank Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
Hundreds of academics and leaders of international institutions from around the world came together for an African Development Bank Forum on ways to harness the skills, wealth and dynamism of Africa’s 160-million-strong diaspora to its growth and development. The hybrid event took place against the difficult geopolitical backdrop of high global economic imbalances slowing direct investment into the continent as… Read More
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Uganda: African Development Bank Group commits $301 million to renovate the country’s meter gauge railway and bolster regional trade

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The African Development Bank Group is providing  $301 million to overhaul  the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the East African Community’s Northern Corridor linking the capital, Kampala, to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa. The East African Community Railway Rehabilitation Support Project will bolster rail services and lower transportation costs in a region… Read More
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COP27: Climate Investment Funds announces nine countries to participate in the first Nature, People and Climate platform

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The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) will extend $350 million in financing and other support for nature-based solutions in nine countries under its Nature, People and Climate Investment platform. The beneficiary countries are: the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Kenya, and the Zambezi River Basin Region, comprising Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Tanzania. They were announced during the global climate summit (COP27)… Read More
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Angola launches ICT initiative for remote monitoring and evaluation of development projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has rolled out the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) project in Angola, following a three-day training session in the capital, Luanda. RASME is a set of real-time digital data-gathering tools and processes that enable the Bank, its clients and development partners to better prepare projects, report on progress and evaluate impact openly and transparently.… Read More
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African leaders call for faster industrialization during African Union Summit

Elwin Mandowa,
African leaders reviewed the continent’s progress in industrialization, economic diversification, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the context of global shocks, debt vulnerabilities, climate change, and security concerns. Twenty heads of state and government as well as their representatives attended the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Industrialization, Economic Diversification, and the AfCFTA in Niamey. “Not so long… Read More
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