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Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection launched

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– – The African Telecommunication Union (ATU) and Child Online Africa (COA) will host the first ever Africa Week of Action for Child Online Protection (AWA4COP) that will focus on rallying African countries to keep the momentum and continue creating awareness on Child Online Protection in order to safeguard the well-being, integrity, and safety of African children online. This week… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN health agency urges nations to donate 250 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Global Author
“This week, we’ll probably pass the two billion doses – if we have not already passed it…in terms of number of doses of these vaccines, these new COVID vaccines that have actually been developed. And these have been distributed now in over 212 countries,” said Dr Bruce Aylward, Head of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) Hub. Dr. Aylward,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Mozambique: African Development Bank grants $1.6 million to support national Covid-19 response

Elwin Mandowa,
Mozambique has received a $1.6 million grant from the African Development Bank to purchase emergency health materials in response to the Covid-19 outbreak. The grant, which forms part of a $9.7 million grant to support the Covid-19 emergency response and strengthen health systems in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and in São Tomé and Príncipe, was approved by the… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group to brief journalists on 2021 Annual Meetings

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Pre-Annual Meetings Press Conference Who: The African Development Bank Group When: Monday, 7 June 2021, 11.00-12:00 GMT Where:   Virtual             In preparation for its 2021 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank Group will hold a press conference on Monday, 7 June 2021, at 11.00 GMT. The Annual Meetings are the Bank Group’s most important event, attracting around 3,000 delegates… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group to hold Annual Meetings virtually from 23 to 25 June 2021

Elwin Mandowa,
The 2021 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group will take place from 23 to 25 June, 2021 in a virtual format. This year’s theme, “Building Resilient Economies in Post Covid-19 Africa,” will provide a platform for the Bank’s governors to share their experience in addressing the pandemic and the policy measures they are employing to rebuild economies and… Read More
Business 

Bord Bia to host World Milk Day campaigns in Africa

Village Reporter,
May 31,2021 – In celebration of World Milk Day on June 1, Bord Bia Africa is hosting a series of in-store and online campaigns throughout Africa to celebrate the health benefits of Irish milk and dairy products. Bord Bia (The Irish Food Board) is the Irish government agency responsible for the promotion, trade development and marketing of the Irish food,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa and Asia are ‘intertwined’ – Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges and forge economic ties at Asian launch of African Economic Outlook

Elwin Mandowa,
Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in Asia, and the world economy as a whole, participants heard at a webinar to promote the 2021 African Economic Outlook among Asian audiences. This was the second such webinar for the region, following the successful Asia launch of the 2020 African Economic Outlook webinar last… Read More
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IBM, DOTS to empower Malawi youth with digital career grooming

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Digital Opportunity Trust and IBM Team Up to Provide Digital and Career Skills for Youth in Africa and the Middle East Young Malawians, especially women will make part of a global tech-savvy network of youth earmarked to hone career-ready digital skills and business knowledge following  a collaboration between computer giant IBM and Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT). The collaboration aims to… Read More
Africa Investments 

The Third Japan-Africa Business Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
The Asia External Representation Office of the African Development Bank, in coordination with the African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo, will host the Third Japan-Africa Business Forum to promote Africa as an investment and trade destination. Under the theme, “Shaping a New Africa in the Era of Covid-19,” the JABF 2021 opening session will feature speeches by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Vaccine equity at heart of new $50 billion plan to end pandemic, drive recovery

Global Author
The plan seeks to scale-up supplies of vaccines, tests and treatments, thus reducing the “equity gap” in developing countries, the leaders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a joint statement.  Vaccine access key  They warned that unless governments act now, continued waves… Read More
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