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Canada and African Development Bank sign CAD 133 million gender lens Climate Fund for Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The Government of Canada and the African Development Bank  have signed an agreement formalizing the Canada–African Development Bank Climate Fund (CACF), a transformative special fund aimed at providing concessional loans to climate change-related projects with a strong gender-responsive component. The fund will be capitalized through a combination of a CAD 122.9 million ($104.8 million)) repayable contribution, aimed at providing concessional… Read More
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How Basics International is lifting Ghanaian women out of poverty

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– – Women dominate the informal sector in Ghana but they also fall within the most vulnerable groups of people in dire need of economic empowerment. Many of them lack the needed skills to become employable or build successful entrepreneurial ventures. That’s what the Ghanaian social enterprise Basics International comes in to help with its recent initiative called Hedzole. The… Read More
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World Water Day 2021: Development partners must mobilize support to achieve a water-secure Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
On World Water Day, we reflect on the impact that the African Development Bank has made over the past decade in this sector through various projects, which are helping communities all over Africa protect themselves against the coronavirus. The African Development Bank prides itself in making investments that make a tangible difference and improve the quality of life of the… Read More
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Inequity of COVID-19 vaccines grows ‘more grotesque every day’ – WHO chief

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“In January, I said that the world was on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure unless urgent steps were taken to ensure equitable distribution of vaccines”, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists at a regular news briefing.  “Today, AstraZeneca announced positive results from a trial of the vaccine among 32,000+ people in ??… Read More
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Women ‘systematically excluded’ from COVID response, despite being worst affected 

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Women have suffered the worst impacts of COVID not only on the frontlines of healthcare, but also through the loss of jobs as the informal economy shrinks; an alarming spike in domestic violence; and the unpaid care burden that threatens to push 47 million additional women into extreme poverty, said a report published on Monday by UN Women, the UN… Read More
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1.4 million with tuberculosis, lost out on treatment during first year of COVID-19

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Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) from more than 80 countries, showed a reduction in treatment of 21 per cent in the first year of the pandemic, compared with 2019. “#Tuberculosis is preventable & treatable, but remains 1 of the ?’s top infectious killers because too many people go undiagnosed. Improved screening is essential to rapidly identify people… Read More
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Fragile gains: Women have made progress in education, but challenges persist in business and around abuse

Elwin Mandowa,
As part of our coverage for International Women’s Month, we seek some insights from Vanessa Moungar, the African Development Bank’s Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society. Moungar tells us how the Bank is supporting women entrepreneurs and outlines the challenges that remain. What does International Women’s Month mean to you? Working for a world that is more equal and… Read More
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First Person: Prepare for the next pandemic, says WHO scientist

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During the early ‘90s, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan successfully raised funds to get antiretroviral drugs to those affected by the HIV epidemic. Many of the children of those patients are still alive today thanks to her work. As part of the podcast series, Awake At Night, she shares her insights with the UN’s head of communications, Melissa Fleming. Getting vaccines to… Read More
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COVID-19: Virus variants, vaccine inequity, contribute to rising caseload

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After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases are now increasing in most regions of the world.  Meanwhile, deaths are falling, though at a slower rate.  “These are worrying trends as we continue to see the impact of variants, opening up of societies, and inequitable vaccine rollout”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his regular briefing… Read More
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Appointment of Mr. Achraf TARSIM as Country Manager designated for Morocco

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Achraf TARSIM as Country Manager designated for Morocco. Achraf, a Tunisian citizen, joined the Bank in 2009, as an economist in the Governance and Economic and Financial Reforms Department.  Prior to this appointment, Achraf was Regional Sector Manager – North Africa, responsible for Energy, Infrastructure and Financial… Read More
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