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World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030

Global Author
The AIDS pandemic continues to be responsible for more than 13,000 deaths every week. Yet, one year after adopting a political declaration on HIV and AIDS: Ending Inequalities and Getting on Track to End AIDS by 2030, data from UNAIDS shows that HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths are not currently declining fast enough to end the pandemic in eight years,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Ghana: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism extends $2m to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to boost farmers’ access to fertilizers

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will extend a $2 million partial trade credit guarantee to ETG Inputs Ghana Limited to support delivery of fertilizer to 200,000 smallholder farmers in Ghana’s Upper East, Savannah, Northeast, and Northern Regions. The move will ease the current shortages in supply and boost yields, food security, and incomes of farmers in the designated regions.… Read More
Africa Investments 

“Africa and the Bank have shown incredible resilience to the pandemic”

Elwin Mandowa,
The Covid-19 pandemic led to a global economic recession, but what has been its impact on African economies? What makes this crisis unique is not so much its magnitude – Africa has experienced other major crises – but the confluence of multiple crises contained within it. The Covid-19 pandemic, with its countless victims, has sapped many countries of their vital… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank to launch public financial management academy to build capacity in African countries

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Wednesday approved the creation of a virtual academy to build public financial management capacity in African countries. Countries will receive technical assistance through structured, targeted, dedicated and local training as well as through policy dialogue. The academy, hosted within the African Development Institute of the African Development Bank Group, will… Read More
Africa Investments 

Global Community of Practice (G-CoP) Policy Dialogue Series : The Success or Failure of Current Development Finance Models in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What: 9th G-CoP E-Policy Dialogue Who: African Development Institute, the African Development Bank Group When: Monday, 13 June 2022, 14:00–16:00 GMT Where: Join the Event via Zoom (Click here) Register: Click here to register for the event by 10 June 2022 The rationale: Development financing needs in Africa are huge and widening. At the same time development finance from all… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic

Global Author
At a press conference in Geneva updating on both the current Monkeypox outbreak and COVID-19, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that 29 countries where the Monkeypox virus does not usually circulate, had confirmed cases. “The risk of #monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries is real. WHO is particularly concerned about the risks of this virus for vulnerable groups including children and… Read More
Africa Investments 

Afrique centrale : le secteur financier de la CEMAC en plein essor grâce à l’appui de la Banque africaine de développement

Elwin Mandowa,
Le secteur financier de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) qui regroupe sept pays d’Afrique centrale (Cameroun, Centrafrique, Congo, Gabon, Guinée équatoriale et Tchad), connaît un réel dynamisme grâce à des réforme hardies réalisées avec le soutien du groupe de la Banque africaine de développement. Une mission de la Banque africaine de développement a séjourné à Douala… Read More
Africa Investments 

Malawi: African Development Bank extends grants of $9.25 million for rollout of Climate Disaster Risk Financing

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved two grants of $9.25 million to implement the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi) in Malawi. The move will boost the country’s resilience against climate-related shocks and food insecurity. The funding will support the government of Malawi to develop climate risk management solutions and pay its sovereign risk premium… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank, Global Center on Adaptation host dialogue to look at climate risks facing Gambia’s Port of Banjul Fourth Expansion Project

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation hosted a virtual dialogue on Monday last week to discuss climate adaptation related to the Port of Banjul Fourth Expansion Project in Gambia. The proposed project will increase cargo handling and storage capacity of the terminal in order to cope with increasing cargo volumes and trade. The dialogue was attended… Read More
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World Food Safety Day highlights need to improve health, prevent foodborne risks 

Global Author
Benefits of safe food for well-being include improved nutrition and reduced absenteeism in schools and in the workplace. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), only when food is safe can we fully benefit from its nutritional value and from the mental and social benefits of sharing a safe meal. “Unsafe foods are the cause of many diseases and… Read More
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