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East Africa Heads of State officially launch the Arusha Bypass Road

Elwin Mandowa,
On 22 July 2022, Heads of State of the East Africa Community (EAC) launched the Arusha Bypass Road, during the EAC Heads of State summit, which took place in Arusha, Tanzania. The 42.4 km bypass seeks to decongest traffic in the towns of Arusha and Moshi and to promote intra-regional trade. It is a component of the multinational Arusha-Holili/Taveta-Voi Road… Read More
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INTERVIEW: End ‘punitive and discriminatory laws’ to beat AIDS

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Mandeep Dhaliwal, the director of HIV and health at the UN Development Programme (UNDP) is concerned that the proliferation of such laws is hampering the UN’s response to the virus, which is also being hit by a host of interconnected global crises. Mandeep Dhaliwal: It is a pivotal time and opportunity to galvanize people around getting the AIDS response back… Read More
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Amidst stalled HIV prevention, WHO supports new long-acting prevention drug cabotegravir

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New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines advise countries to use the new potentially game-changing drug which is not yet available for sale, as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, and as part of a comprehensive approach to prevent the virus from spreading. Those using most PrEP medications on the market, have to remember to take their medication daily, a greater challenge… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank, African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions, launch $8 million project to promote transparency and…

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and the African Organisation of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E) have officially launched a three-year support project to improve regional collaboration and coordination between public sector accountancy institutions in Africa, aimed at increasing professionalism and efficiency in the sector. The launch of the African Financial Integrity and Accountability Support Project (AFIAP) took place in Waterkloof Pretoria… Read More
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African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund sign $110 million agreement with Tanzania’s CRDB Bank to boost access to finance by women’s SMEs

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank today signed a $60 million financial package comprising $50 million subordinated debt to support CRDB Bank’s regional expansion efforts and a senior loan of $10 million to accelerate access to finance for small businesses managed and owned by women in Tanzania. The facility is coupled with a $175,000 technical assistance grant from the African Development Bank’s… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Children at risk of new ‘unexplained acute hepatitis’ outbreak – UN health agency

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The current uptick focuses attention on the thousands of acute viral hepatitis infections that occur every year among children, adolescents, and adults. Treat hepatitis WHO, together with scientists and policymakers in affected countries, are working to understand the cause of this infection that does not appear to belong to any of the known five types of hepatitis viruses: A, B,… Read More
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Entrepreneurs in West Africa need donor support to boost SME growth

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– – The US based Aspen Institute of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) in partnership with Impact Investing Ghana (IIG) hosted West Africa’s leading Investors, Entrepreneurship Support Organizations and Entrepreneurs to promote better connections and to further support the entrepreneurial ecosystem growth. At the end of the annual West Africa Regional conference in Accra, on the theme “Accelerating Small and Growing Business… Read More
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5 Best Forex Brokers in Rwanda

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– – Rwanda allows a free-wheeling foreign exchange market where commercial banks are allowed to buy foreign currency at set floating rates. Given Rwanda’s pro-business position on forex, finding an internationally registered online forex broker to trade from Rwanda should not be difficult. There are many options available to Rwandan traders in terms of forex brokers, and here we will… Read More
Africa Investments 

Ethiopia: African Development Fund approves $4.3 million grant to fund capacity building, boost economic resilience

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $4.3 million grant to fund capacity building within Ethiopia’s finance ministry and related government departments, to enable the country tackle declining growth and other economic challenges. The Ministry of Finance will implement the project. The African Development Fund is the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank… Read More
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