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Stephen Ashcroft Appointed the African Development Bank’s Director of Corporate Services and Procurement

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen Ashcroft as Director, General Services and Procurement, with effect from 16 February 2022. Mr. Stephen Ashcroft, a British national, brings more than 25 years of progressively responsible managerial experience in procurement and related fields. He is joining the Bank after a career at AECOM, a Fortune… Read More
Africa Investments 

Dr. Alex Mubiru appointed Acting Director General, Cabinet Office of the President of the African Development Bank Group

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Mubiru as Acting Director General, Cabinet Office of the President, effective from December 17, 2021. Dr. Mubiru, a citizen of Uganda, will hold this position until further notice, given the appointment of the Director General of the Office of the President, Yacine Fal, as Acting Vice… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use  

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The vaccine is produced by the Serum Institute of India, under licence from Novavax, and will now be part of the COVAX facility portfolio, boosting efforts to vaccinate more people in lower-income countries.  WHO Assistant-Director General for Access to Medicines and Health Products, Dr. Mariângela Simão, said that “even with new variants emerging, vaccines remain one of the most effective tools to protect people against serious illness and death from SARS-COV-2.”  She said WHO… Read More
Africa Investments 

The African Development Bank appoints Ms Yacine Fal as Acting Vice President, Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Yacine FAL, currently Director General, Cabinet Office of the President, as the Acting Vice President, Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery of the African Development Bank Group. Her appointment is effective from 17 December, 2021. In her current position as Director General, Ms. Fal oversees the administrative… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’

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“When COVID-19 community transmission increases and stringent public health measures become a necessity, schools must be the last places to close and the first to re-open”, argued Henrietta Fore. The new cases are being fuelled, increasingly, by Omicron; the new variant of concern that public health experts and scientists are working hard to understand and assess. Amid rising uncertainty, many governments are weighing… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Lifesaving support for new mothers in crisis-wracked Afghanistan

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“Shortages of equipment, supplies and medicine, a lack of fuel and heating facilities, especially now with winter approaching, and uncertain support from partners are just some of the challenges we’re facing,” said Shahla Oruzgani, head midwife at the maternity hospital. At the Ahmad Shah Baba Hospital, where Dr. Aqila Bahrami works, the outlook is no less bleak. “We used to… Read More
Africa Investments 

Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and African Development Bank chief Akinwumi Adesina discuss Ethiopia’s development priorities

Elwin Mandowa,
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde met with African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina while on a working visit to Côte d’Ivoire. Meeting Thursday at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, they discussed Ethiopia’s current and post-Covid-19 development priorities. Describing the African Development Bank as Ethiopia’s development partner of choice, President Zewde commended the Bank for its longstanding support and its… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Migrant workers still at great risk despite key role in global economy

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As exemplified by the many roles of migrants considered ‘essential’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, the report highlights an increase in demand for their labour. Foreign doctors account for 33 per cent of the United Kingdom’s physicians, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and there is an overall reliance on foreign healthcare workers in Europe and the… Read More
Africa Business World 

Top Advantages of Playing Slots Online

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– – Slot machines have a terrible reputation in the gambling sector since they are chance-based games that do not involve any skills or techniques. Yet, contrary to common belief, slot machines are the most prevalent type of real money gambling in the United States. Slot machines alone account for up to 80% of the casino income in well-known parts.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021

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Dr. Carissa Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), delivered her final briefing of the year, providing a regional update and reflections on the crisis.  📢 “#COVID19 does not simply go away, so we need to employ all the resources we have to ❌ stop it: 💉 vaccines, 😷 masks,🧍🏾‍♂️ ⬅️➡️ 🧍🏾‍♂️social distancing, and, of course, 🔬surveillance”, @DirOPSPAHO… Read More
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