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UNGA 2021: The world has the resources to end hunger, African Development Bank head tells UN Food Systems Summit

Elwin Mandowa,
“The world has the resources to end hunger,” African Development Bank president Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina said in a message on the first day of the United Nations Food Systems Summit. Convened by UN Secretary General António Guterres, the event is billed by its organisers as “a historic opportunity to empower all people to leverage the power of food systems… Read More
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Uganda launches last-mile connectivity to increase electricity access to rural communities

Elwin Mandowa,
Representatives of UMEME Ltd hand over electricity connection accessories to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa. Looking on (right) is the African Development Bank’s Country Manager for Uganda, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan. With support from the African Development Bank and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in… Read More
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New African Development Bank white paper ties entrepreneurship to socioeconomic resilience

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has published a white paper on Entrepreneurship and Free Trade that makes a case for entrepreneurs and innovation as vital drivers of resilience and emergency preparedness across Africa. The white paper, titled Towards a New Narrative of Building Resilience and released in September 2021, places the private sector—particularly technology and knowledge-based entrepreneurs—at the heart of the… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Save as many lives as possible, and leave no one’s health behind’: Japan’s message to the world

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In a pre-recorded message for the high-level debate of the 76th General Assembly, Mr. Suga highlighted that it is necessary to create an environment where all countries and regions can secure vaccines equitably with no political or economic conditions. “‘Save as many lives as possible and leave no one’s health behind’. This has been the conviction that Japan, as a… Read More
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4th High-Level event on the Third Industrial Development Decade for Africa (IDDA III) – Strengthening Africa’s Pharmaceutical Industry – learning the…

Elwin Mandowa,
Who: United Nations Industrial Development Organization in cooperation with the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank, the United Nations Office of  the Special Adviser on Africa, the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), the AfroChampions Initiative and the African Export-Import Bank When: 28 September 2021, 9:00 to 11:00 am ET (GMT-4) Where: Virtual… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO backs Regeneron COVID-19 drug cocktail – with equal access and price cut 

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“This is a major breakthrough in the care of COVID-19 patients”, said Dr. Janet Diaz, WHO head of clinical care. “This is our first recommendation for a therapeutic for those patients with mild, moderate disease,” she said, because it reduces “the need for hospitalisation if they are at high risk”.  Effective ‘reduction in mortality’   WHO’s conditional recommendations are for use of the drug… Read More
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UN General Assembly 2021: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres applauds African Development Bank’s global leadership on climate…

Elwin Mandowa,
Six weeks ahead of this year’s global climate summit (COP26), African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday spoke out on the urgent need to finance climate adaptation. He called on the developed world to deliver on its promise of $100 billion per year for climate change. The African Development Bank chief was commenting a day after United… Read More
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UN GA 2021: Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world, African Development Bank head says during panel on closing the health gap

Elwin Mandowa,
Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced the urgent need to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production and access in the wake of a pandemic that has caused unprecedented economic loss and bankrupted health care systems in Africa. The Future Investment Initiative Institute hosted the virtual event on Tuesday, as part of a… Read More
Africa Business World 

Sustainable Investment Opportunity for Future-fit African Startups

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– – While 2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem, with more startups raising more money from more investors than ever before– critics and commentators alike have often claimed that Silicon Valley-style investment frameworks are ill-suited to the continent’s diversity and nuanced need for funding. With investment into African startups considered key to the… Read More
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Au Niger, les jeunes fixés dans leurs terroirs par de judicieux investissements agricoles de l’État

Elwin Mandowa,
Hachimou Abou Moussa, 34 ans, vit à Soura Sarkin Galma, une bourgade de la région de Maradi, dans le sud du Niger. Ce pays sahélien est régulièrement en proie à des sécheresses aggravées par le changement climatique. Les régions de Tahoua, Zinder et Maradi concentrent, à elles seules, près de la moitié de la population nigérienne, soit environ 8,9 millions… Read More
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