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Development Health Advice 

Health experts give green light to Janssen COVID jab, allay clotting concerns

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In a virtual press conference from Geneva, SAGE hailed the one-dose Janssen shot – produced by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary – as a safe and lifesaving addition to the three other vaccines it has already approved for use: Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. The expert panel also noted that clotting episodes – also known as hypercoagulable events – were a… Read More
Africa Investments 

Tanzanian agro-dealer Suzana Lameck proves that women help agriculture flourish

Elwin Mandowa,
During the March and November planting seasons in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, farmers and small agri-input distributors know they can rely on Suzana Lameck Sabuni to deliver quality and affordable fertilizer just when they need it. Suzy, as her customers fondly call her, is proof of the valuable contribution that women-led businesses make to the agriculture sector. And, despite a lack… Read More
Africa Business World 

Brexit shakes up world’s strongest driving licences

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– – The United Kingdom driving licence has dropped from the most to the least powerful after Brexit took place earlier last year. In a 2021 comparison by Compare the Market, the power of 22 countries’ driving licences was ranked based on their ability to be used abroad with ease and without restrictions. The most powerful driving licence is that… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment of Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Ms. Atsuko TODA

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of  Ms. Atsuko TODA as Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 16 March 2021. Atsuko, a Japanese citizen, is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience with international institutions. Atsuko joined the Bank in December 2016 as Director of the Agriculture Finance and… Read More
Africa Investments 

Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy between the two regions. The north of Angola has a surplus of more than 1,000 MW of mostly renewable power,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Environnement et Climat : la Banque africaine de développement aux côtés des États africains pour réduire le coût budgétaire du changement climatique

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a lancé plusieurs initiatives afin de réduire le poids des dépenses climatiques qui atteignent jusqu’à 10% du budget national de certains de ses pays membres régionaux. Face à l’urgence climatique marquée ces dernières années par des cyclones, inondations et sécheresses, de nombreux pays africains ont dû transférer des ressources prévues pour des secteurs de développement… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says

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In many countries, if COVID-19 infections are confirmed or suspected, newborn babies are being routinely separated from their mothers, putting them at higher risk of death and lifelong health complications, according to the agency.  Newborns need close contact with parents, especially mothers, after birth. However, in many countries, if #COVID19 infections are confirmed or suspected, newborn ? are separated from… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank President calls for Global Vaccine Solidarity and Justice for Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on Friday, Adesina decried the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and vaccine justice for Africa,” Africa’s premier development bank chief said. Adesina underlined the stark disparities between vaccine acquisitions… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: WHO and European Medicines Agency to meet on AstraZeneca vaccine

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Agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists that WHO’s Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety has been reviewing available data on the vaccine and will meet with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Tuesday. Germany, France Italy and Spain have become the latest countries to temporarily halt use of the shot, following reports of blood clots in people who received the… Read More
Africa Investments 

In Nigeria, a mother’s search for tasty, nutritious food for her son spurs a baby food revolution

Elwin Mandowa,
For Women’s History Month, we spotlight Oluwaseun Sangoleye, founder of Baby Grubz, a Nigerian baby food company. As a first runner-up in the African Development Bank’s 2020 AgriPitch competition, Sangoleye and Baby Grubz received a $10,000 grant from the Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund. We asked Sangoleye about her journey to change the way mothers think about… Read More
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