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African Development Bank participates in launch of AGRF platform linking Africa’s SMEs to investment opportunity

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s incoming Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Dr. Beth Dunford, and  Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development Atsuko Toda joined development leaders online to launch this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Agribusiness Deal Room. The AGRF’s agriculture matchmaking platform initiative links some 4,000 actors in the agriculture sector to investment and… Read More
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MDBs’ climate finance rose to $66 billion in 2020, joint report shows

Elwin Mandowa,
MDBs publish 2020 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance Eight MDBs committed $66 billion for climate finance in 2020, up from $61.6 billion Of the total, 58 per cent was committed in low- and middle-income countries Climate finance committed by major multilateral development banks (MDBs) rose to a total of $66 billion last year from $61.6 billion in… Read More
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COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report

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The estimate is based on losses caused by the pandemic’s direct impact on tourism and the ripple effect on related sectors, and is worse than previously expected.  Last July, UNCTAD estimated that the standstill in international tourism would cost the global economy between $1.2 trillion and $3.3 trillion.  The steep drop in tourist arrivals worldwide in 2020 resulted in a… Read More
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Webinar on climate change adaptation amid Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    Webinar on climate change adaptation Who:     The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, the Economic, Social & Cultural Council of the African Union, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention When:    8 July 2021, 10.30-12.00 GMT Where:    Virtual The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African… Read More
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Korea to channel $600 million into energy investments alongside the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank, the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea have signed an agreement, under which Korea will provide $600 million in co-financing for energy projects alongside the African Development Bank. The Korea-Africa Energy Investment Framework (KAEIF) pact follows the signing on 28 May 2021 of a General Cooperation Agreement between the Bank… Read More
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La Mauritanie et la Banque africaine de développement signent deux accords de don de plus de huit millions de dollars pour l’investissement, l’emploi…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Mauritanie et la Banque africaine de développement signent deux accords de don de plus de huit millions de dollars pour l’investissement, l’emploi des jeunes et la gouvernance | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– African Development Bank Group Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO guidance on Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare, mitigate risks worldwide 

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“Like all new technology, artificial intelligence…can also be misused and cause harm”, warmed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World health Organization (WHO).  To regulate and govern AI, WHO published new guidance that provides six principles to limit the risks and maximize the opportunities intrinsic to AI for health.  Artificial Intelligence (#AI) holds enormous potential for improving the health of millions of people around 🌎🌍🌏, but only if ethics… Read More
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African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings: Investment in healthcare will help prepare for the next pandemic

Elwin Mandowa,
Africa’s ability to respond to future pandemics will depend on making investments in health and education, and governments must immediately intensify efforts to avoid further crisis. “Ebola was a signal,” John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, told participants in a virtual session on healthcare held during the African Development Bank’s 2021 Annual Meetings. “We… Read More
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African Development Bank 2021 Annual Meetings: Members show support for plan to tackle Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group’s shareholders have shown strong support for the Bank’s proposals to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, and this as the continent faces the possibility of a third wave of infection amid poor vaccine access. This emerged from the 56th Annual Meetings of the Bank Group. The three-day event, which ended on Friday, included the 47th meeting of… Read More
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En Tunisie, Souk At-Tanmia libère le potentiel des entrepreneurs et renforce leur résilience face à la pandémie de Covid-19.

Elwin Mandowa,
Le regard tourné vers l’horizon, Sondos Bannouri est plongée dans ses pensées. Sur les hauteurs de la montagne de Bargou, elle contemple le tracé des collines de sa région natale, Siliana. Au nord-ouest de la Tunisie, ce site historique regorge de vestiges antiques, témoins de l’une des batailles puniques les plus importantes : celle qui a opposé le roi Syphax… Read More
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