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Mechanical Lloyd Plc delists from Ghana Stock Exchange

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– – Mechanical Lloyd Plc has announced the company’s delisting from the Ghana Stock Exchange. The offer results and delisting was approved by the Ghana Stock Exchange and took effect last Friday, 16 April 2021. The shares of Mechanical Lloyd Plc will no longer be traded on the stock exchange after successfully delisting. So far about three firms namely PZ… Read More
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Feeding Africa: Leadership to Scale up Successful Innovations

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The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and CGIAR, System Organization, will co-host a high-level dialogue: Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. Forum participants will identify ways to expand activities, financing and partnerships that promote Africa’s agricultural transformation through technology and innovation.… Read More
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Au Maroc, la Banque africaine de développement soutient la modernisation du rail et améliore la mobilité des populations et la compétitivité…

Elwin Mandowa,
Il est 8h du matin. Le soleil se lève sur la vibrante métropole de Casablanca, bordée par l’océan Atlantique. D’un pas vif, Mohamed Al Mamoune en arpente les artères bondées. Il se dirige vers la gare ferroviaire direction Rabat, la capitale du Royaume, où un client l’attend. Jeune trentenaire, d’origine sénégalaise, Mohamed est entrepreneur dans les métiers du numérique. Il… Read More
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African Development Bank’s first virtual business opportunities seminar of 2021, draws 450 global partners and suppliers

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank hosted its first virtual business opportunities seminar (BOS) of 2021 on 6 and 7 April. The BOS seminars offer a one-stop shop for companies, civil contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and suppliers from the Bank Group’s regional and non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to projects or to the Bank. Held virtually as a result of… Read More
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Vaccine equity the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares, as governments call for solidarity, sharing

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The summit – held in virtual format on the theme, “A Vaccine for All” – brought together senior officials from the UN, government, business, the scientific community and civil society, who explored ways to guarantee equal access to the vaccine as a global public good, and to strengthen countries’ readiness for its distribution. “Vaccine equity is the challenge of our… Read More
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COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever, WHO warns

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“Around the world, cases and deaths are continuing to increase at worrying rates”, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his regular briefing.  “Globally, the number of new cases per week has nearly doubled over the past two months. This is approaching the highest rate of infection that we have seen so far during the pandemic.”  As of Friday,… Read More
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African Union holds global conference to accelerate African vaccine development and manufacturing capacity

Elwin Mandowa,
African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscored the need to increase local production of vaccines and therapeutics to achieve greater public-health security.  “The production of vaccines and access to vaccines is an absolute priority,” Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, said Monday in opening remarks at the start… Read More
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Lutte contre la corruption en Afrique : la Banque africaine de développement et l’OCDE appellent à plus de vigilance dans le contexte actuel de crise…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement et l’Organisation pour la coopération et le développement économique (OCDE) ont estimé, lors d’une table ronde virtuelle organisée mercredi 14 avril, que le contexte actuel lié à la pandémie de Covid-19 nécessitait une vigilance accrue dans la promotion de la conformité des entreprises et de lutte contre la corruption, en particulier en Afrique.  La rencontre… Read More
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Alert over shortage of new drugs for ‘world’s most dangerous bacteria’  

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The alert from the World Health Organization (WHO) is delivered in a report showing that none of the 43 antibiotics in development today sufficiently addresses the growing threat posed by 13 priority drug-resistant bacteria.  “The persistent failure to develop, manufacture, and distribute effective new antibiotics is further fuelling the impact of antimicrobial resistance and threatens our ability to successfully treat bacterial infections,” said Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director General on antimicrobial resistance.  Those most at risk are young children and those living in poverty,… Read More
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Twitter office in Ghana sparks anger among Nigerians

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– – Some Nigerians have not been happy with the decision to pick Ghana as host of the Africa headquarters of social media giant Twitter. Making the announcement on Monday, the US based social media company cited Ghana’s role as a champion for democracy, a supporter of free speech and online freedom, and the Open Internet, of which Twitter is also… Read More
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