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The impact of pan-African banks on financial development in sub-Saharan Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The Making Finance Work For Africa (MFW4A) initiative and the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) at the think tank ODI are hosting a short series of webinars based on two recently published DEGRP synthesis reports on the banking and financial sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. Join us for the second webinar in this series entitled: The impact of pan-African banks on financial development in sub-Saharan Africa.… Read More
Africa Investments 

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

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group will hold its 2021 Annual Meetings virtually, from 23-25 June, 2021. This will comprise statutory meetings of the Bank Group’s Boards of Governors, a High-level dialogue and knowledge events. During these meetings the Bank Group’s shareholders will assess progress in achieving the institution’s strategic goals and make statutory decisions. African Development Bank Group Read More
Development Health Advice 

Without access to vaccines, COVID will continue widening inequality everywhere 

Global Author
“Without access to vaccines, the gap will widen further”, warned the UN multi-faceted agency, calling for “strong partnership and cooperation at the national, regional and global levels”.   Debt inequality  World Bank President David R. Malpass, pointed out that inequality runs deep, encompassing not only vaccinations but also median income, interest rate differentials, bankruptcy processes and access to credit – all… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Low-income countries have received just 0.2 per cent of all COVID-19 shots given

Global Author
Although more than 700 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, richer countries have received more than 87 per cent, and low-income countries just 0.2 per cent.  On average in high-income countries 1 in 4 people has received a #COVID19 vaccine. In low-income countries it’s 1 in 500+. Scarcity of supply is driving vaccine nationalism and vaccine diplomacy. This is… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 equitable vaccine scheme reaches more than 100 countries and economies

Global Author
The first delivery of lifesaving jabs arrived in Ghana on 24 February. Announcing the news on Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that more than 38 million doses of AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech and Serum Institute of India-produced shots (one of the AstraZeneca vaccines known as COVISHIELD) have been transported globally so far. AstraZenica jabs have ‘saved millions’ The development comes… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Presidents and Global Leaders Back Bold Action on Climate Change Adaptation for Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
On Tuesday, 6 April, the African Development Bank, the Global Center on Adaptation and the Africa Adaptation Initiative, brought together more than 30 heads of state and global leaders committed to prioritize actions that help African countries adapt to the impacts of climate change and “build forward better.” In a historic and united show of solidarity for a continent that contributes only… Read More
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2021 African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) Annual Meeting

Elwin Mandowa,
What: 2021 African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) Annual Meeting Who: African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), African Development Bank, World Economic Forum (WEF) When: 14-15 April Where: Virtual The 2021 African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) Annual Meeting comprises a series of events that will take place on the sidelines of the World Circular Economy Forum+Climate. The Annual Meeting will gather key… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Migrants left stranded and without assistance by COVID-19 lockdowns 

Global Author
According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the first year of the pandemic saw more than 111,000 travel restrictions and border closures around the world at their peak in December.   These measures “have thwarted many people’s ability to pursue migration as a tool to escape conflict, economic collapse, environmental disaster and other crises”, IOM maintained.  In mid-July, nearly three million people were stranded, sometimes without access to consular assistance, nor the means… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Plausible’ link between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots, WHO committee says

Global Author
The opinion by the subcommittee of WHO’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) follows a review of latest information from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the United Kingdom’s regulatory body MHRA, and other countries.  The EMA concluded that unusual blood clots with low blood platelets should be listed as very rare side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine, while the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Environnement : la Banque africaine de développement engagée à soutenir la mise en place en Afrique d’infrastructures résilientes aux chocs…

Elwin Mandowa,
Engagée aux côtés de ses pays membres régionaux (PMR) dans leur lutte contre les effets négatifs du changement climatique, la Banque africaine de développement les exhorte à construire des infrastructures adaptées et résilientes aux chocs climatiques. L’Afrique a perdu des infrastructures de plusieurs milliards de dollars et des milliers de personnes ont péri à la suite du passage du cyclone… Read More
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