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Ghana: Anger over delays in payment of government workers

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– – Government workers in Ghana are angry over delays in the payment of their salaries for the month of February. Per a schedule released by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department, February salaries of civil servants, public servants and other government employees were supposed to have been paid by the 25th day of the month. But most of the… Read More
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COVID-19: Germany first to contribute ‘fair share’ for vaccine equity push

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The country has committed to provide $1.22 billion to support the ACT-Accelerator, the global partnership for equitable access to tests, treatments, vaccines, and personal protective equipment (PPE).  The mechanism requires $16.8 billion to meet urgent needs.  ‘Fair share’ calculation  Last month, the co-chairs of the ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council – President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr… Read More
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African Development Bank Group approves historic health infrastructure strategy

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2022-2030, a historic first for the Bank. The strategy was developed in response to a call by the Bank’s Governors for the institution to define its role in addressing Africa’s health infrastructure deficits, highlighted by the ongoing pandemic. The strategy… Read More
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PIDA Week: Panel on New Approaches to Financing Sustainable Infrastructure in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    Virtual panel discussion on how African countries can address their infrastructure financing needs Who:     The African Development Bank, IFC, KMPG, UNECA, UNIDO When:   1 March 2022; 14:30-16:00 GMT Where:  Virtual access: https://bit.ly/3HthbTo The African Development Bank is hosting a virtual panel discussion to discuss how African countries can address their infrastructure financing needs and deliver innovative financing mechanisms, leveraging… Read More
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Africa Investment Forum to hold virtual boardroom sessions 15-17 March, showcasing over $50 billion in bankable projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Investment Forum will host virtual boardroom sessions, a key component of the Africa Investment Forum market days, next month, following a postponement late last year, representatives of the initiative announced on Thursday. The boardrooms will be held virtually from 15th to 17th March this year to discuss and advance deals in the 2021 pipeline. The third edition of… Read More
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Africa is the place to invest, visiting US congressional delegation acknowledges to African Development Bank chief

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United States Congressman Gregory Meeks has warned that the United States will only be part of the future if it invests in Africa now. The congressman from New York and Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee was speaking during a visit to the African Development Bank Group on Saturday, as he and a team of congressional colleagues concluded… Read More
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General Assembly holds debate to boost momentum for universal COVID-19 vaccination

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Addressing a high-level debate on universal vaccination, Abdulla Shahid highlighted the persistent inequity in access to these lifesaving medicines and the failure of the international community to protect everyone against the disease.  Immoral and impractical  “Let me be clear: vaccine inequity is immoral, and it is impractical,” he said, speaking from the iconic UN General Assembly Hall in New York. … Read More
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UN condemns brutal killing of eight polio workers in Afghanistan

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One member of the vaccination transit team was killed in Taloqan district in Takhar province, while four members of house-to-house teams were murdered in two separate incidents in Kunduz city, according to a statement from the UN Country Team. Two vaccinators and a social mobilizer were killed in Emamsaheb district of Kunduz province.  In the wake of the carnage, the… Read More
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Europe can look to Africa as preferred gas supplier

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– – With recent sanctions on Russia by western nations threatening the critical supply of Russian gas to European markets, an opportunity has emerged for African gas producers to step up, enhancing hydrocarbon production and exports to meet international supply gaps. Significant progress has already been made to establish Africa as a viable gas export market, and now, with geopolitical… Read More
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