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Africa Investments 

Centrafrique : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 20 milliards CFA pour la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et la sécurité…

Elwin Mandowa,
La République centrafricaine et la Banque africaine de développement ont signé, lundi 22 février à Bangui, deux protocoles d’accord de dons pour financer la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire dans deux préfectures du centre-nord du pays. Le ministre centrafricain de l’Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération, Félix Molou, et le responsable-pays de la Banque… Read More
Africa Investments 

Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement soutient la modernisation du Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement, en partenariat avec le Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le développement (CAFRAD), a organisé jeudi 25 février, un séminaire virtuel pour présenter la nouvelle stratégie de modernisation dudit centre. Sous le thème « Promouvoir la bonne gouvernance des organismes publics régionaux : l’exemple du CAFRAD », la rencontre a réuni des représentants des autorités… Read More
Africa Investments 

Connecting Africa’s Capital Markets

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Webinar Who: African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)   When: Thursday, 25 February 2021, 13.00 GMT Where: Virtual, register here. The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) Partnership and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) will host a webinar titled Connecting Africa’s Capital Markets on Thursday, 25 February 2021, to highlight the progress of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Forum pour les investissements en Guinée : la Banque africaine de développement veut assister la Guinée à la mobilisation de trois milliards de…

Elwin Mandowa,
Forum pour les investissements en Guinée : la Banque africaine de développement veut assister la Guinée à la mobilisation de trois milliards de dollars dans des projets transformateurs | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow African Development Bank Group Read More
Africa Investments 

9th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism

Elwin Mandowa,
What: 9th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism Who: The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When: 3 March, 2021, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm GMT. Where: Virtual via Zoom (Please note this is a closed meeting) The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) of the African Development Bank will host its 9th Governing Council meeting on 3 March, 2021.… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Ghana receives first historic shipment of COVID-19 vaccinations from international COVAX facility

Global Author
Confirming the news on Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that further supplies of the AstraZeneca/Oxford jab will reach Côte d’Ivoire later this week. These are the first coronavirus shots from the COVAX scheme to be distributed outside India, where the vaccine is being produced under licence. Further supplies will be shipped to the other members as the global… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 imperils ‘historic advances’ in children’s access to school meals: UN report

Global Author
According to WFP’s report, State of School Feeding Worldwide, 370 million children in 199 countries and territories were suddenly deprived of school meals, when schools closed due to the pandemic. That meal was for many their only nutritious food of the day.  #DYK In some countries school meals are the only food a child receives in a day? During the… Read More

DFI Working Group launches report on blended concessional finance for private sector projects

Elwin Mandowa,
The report measures private investment in development projects in which MDBs and DFIs also make investments or have otherwise provided deal structuring or other support. These investments support global sustainable development goals by promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, tackling poverty and inequality, and mitigating climate change, among other impacts. Key highlights from the 2019 report include: African Development Bank Group Read More
Development Health Advice 

First wave of COVID-19 vaccine syringes start journey to Maldives

Global Author
The shipment is part of “the first wave” of syringes and safety boxes organised by the agency, which over the next few weeks, plans to dispatch more than 14.5 million single-use needles to more than 30 countries, including Côte d’Ivoire and São Tomé and Principe. Last year, we began buying 1 billion syringes for COVID-19 vaccinations. Today, the first deliveries… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros

Global Author
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking at WHO’s regular bi-weekly briefing for journalists on the latest efforts to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. He began by praising Friday’s pledge from leaders of the seven leading industrial nations, the G7, to intensify cooperation and increase their overall contribution to the international effort under the so-called ACT Accelerator programme, to around $7.5 billion. COVAX is… Read More
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