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Africa Investments 

La Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement de Madagascar signent des accords de financement de 36,5 millions d’euros pour le…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement de Madagascar signent des accords de financement de 36,5 millions d’euros pour le renforcement des réseaux de transport d’électricité | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– African Development Bank Group Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank’s Coding for Employment program set to expand digital skills among rural youth

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Coding for Employment program will train over 500 digital ambassadors to lead a peer-to-peer training model set to expand digital skills to more African youth, especially in rural communities with limited internet connectivity. Coding for Employment and its technical partners, Microsoft Philanthropies, will offer the digital ambassadors an intensive three-month program featuring in-demand skills, such as… Read More
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Ghana’s decision to tax mobile money transactions sparks outrage

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– – A decision by the government of Ghana to introduce a levy on electronic transactions has left many citizens infuriated. In the presentation of the country’s 2022 budget statement, the country’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta announced that the introduction of the e-levy has been necessitated by the astronomical rise in electronic transactions, hitting $80 billion (over 500 billion… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinar on the Blue Economy

Elwin Mandowa,
What:         Webinar on the Blue Economy Who:          African Natural Resource Center of the African Development Bank and Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa When:       23 November 2021; 11:00 – 12:30 GMT Where:      Virtual The African Development Bank’s African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) and Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) cordially invite you to attend a webinar on “Blue Economy in Africa: the potential… Read More
Africa Investments 

Let’s push the African Continental Free Trade Area as a sure-fire way to a golden “made in Africa” label, leaders say at Intra-African Trade Fair

Elwin Mandowa,
That history repeats itself need not be a bad thing in Africa, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed during the opening ceremony of the second Intra-African Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa. Speaking on Monday, the president recalled that for centuries in pre-colonial times, Africa was a thriving trade hub. Now the continent is “taking concrete steps to write its… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinaire sur « l’économie bleue en Afrique : le potentiel pour les énergies marines renouvelables (off-shore) ».

Elwin Mandowa,
Qui ?   Le Centre africain des ressources naturelles (ANRC) et le Fonds pour l’énergie renouvelable en Afrique (SEFA), de la Banque africaine de développement Quoi ?   Webinaire sur « l’économie bleue en Afrique : le potentiel pour les énergies marines renouvelables (off-shore) ». Quand ?   le 23 novembre 2021, de 11h à 12h30 (GMT) Où ?          par vidéoconférence Le Centre africain… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO and partners unite for Day of Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, alongside celebrities, First Ladies, cancer survivors and health and community organizations, have united to raise awareness and mobilize efforts, one year after the UN agency launched a landmark global initiative on cervical cancer elimination.  ‘We have the tools’  They pointed to inequalities in accessing lifesaving tools and treatment, similar to what is happening during the… Read More
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UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in need by 2030

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In a joint declaration on Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to assisting the School Meals Coalition in which over 60 countries envision a nutritious meal in school for every child in need by 2030. Led… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Economic Conference — Financing Africa's post-Covid-19 development

Elwin Mandowa,
What:      African Economic Conference 2021 Who:       United Nations Development Program, African Development Bank, and  Economic Commission for Africa When:      2 to 4 December 2021 Where:     Cabo Verde and online  The 2021 edition of the African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), and the United Nations Development Programme… Read More
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COVID-19: Licensing agreement for new candidate drug ‘an important first step’

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The oral antiviral therapy PF-07321332 is designed to block the activity of the SARS-CoV-2-3CL protease, an enzyme the coronavirus needs to replicate.  It is administered together with low dose ritonavir, used in some treatments for HIV and hepatitis C.  Landmark agreement  The agreement will allow the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to sub-license PF-07321332 for production and distribution by qualified… Read More
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