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African Development Bank to launch African Economic Outlook 2021

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Virtual launch of the African Economic Outlook 2021 Who: The African Development Bank, with President Akinwumi A. Adesina and Prof. Joseph Stiglitz When: Friday, 12 March 2021, 14.00 – 16.30 GMT Where: Virtual The African Development Bank will launch its 2021 African Economic Outlook on Friday, 12 March 2021. The theme of this year’s report is From Debt Resolution… Read More
Africa Investments 

Water project improves quality of life, halts school abstention rate in Rwanda

Elwin Mandowa,
Beatrice Icyimanaizanye considers it a miracle that she no longer has to walk more than 6 km in search of water. She can now fetch it almost at her doorstep. She is overjoyed as she narrates how a project funded by the African Development Bank has enabled her community in Tumba village in Rwanda’s Rulindo district to access safe and… Read More
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Ghana’s PassionAir makes history with first ever all-female flight crew

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Ghanaian local airline, PassionAir has announced that it successfully operated its first ever all-female crewed flight on Saturday, 20 February 2021. In a statement the airline said “the flight, OP 178 from Accra to Tamale, was entirely “womanned” by women from the flight deck to the cabin.” The pilot-in-command of the flight, Captain Eva Gichuru said “This flight indicates that,… Read More
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Court rules that Uber drivers are ‘workers,’ not self-employed

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He thinks the Supreme Court’s ruling has wider implications for a lot of other gig economy workers like other private hire drivers, couriers and delivery drivers. “The central point for me is that the ruling focuses on the control that companies exercise over people’s labour – this control also carries with it responsibilities for their conditions and wellbeing. “This is… Read More
Africa Investments 

Investing in local production capacity to keep Africa’s fashion industry alive

Elwin Mandowa,
Emanuela Gregorio, coordinator of the African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative, recently sat down with Alan Kasujja, the presenter of BBC’s Africa Daily podcast, to discuss how the Bank is boosting the continent’s fashion industry. The two also discussed the impact of second-hand clothing on local industries. Gregorio said investing in production capacity is crucial for the industry’s survival. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0979byl… Read More
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UN chief to security meeting: ‘2021 must be the year to get back on track’

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“Our global tests and challenges are getting bigger and more complex. Yet our responses remain fragmented and insufficient”, Secretary-General António Guterres said via videoconference.  “2021 must be the year to get back on track. Pandemic recovery is our chance”.  Global Vaccination Plan  The UN chief stressed the need for available and affordable inoculations for everyone, everywhere.  “Vaccine equity is crucial for saving lives and for… Read More
Africa Investments 

Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series Episode 6 – African Continental Free Trade Area: Opportunities for Fashion Entrepreneurs

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series, Episode 6 Who: Gender, Women & Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank in partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) When: Friday, 26 February 2021, 12.00 to 14.00 GMT Where: Online via Zoom – Click here to register The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank Group, in collaboration… Read More
Africa Investments 

Seychelles : plus de 700 micro, petites et moyennes entreprises accèdent à des financements grâce à la Banque africaine de développent

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Programme de développement des micro, petites et moyennes entreprises (MPME) dont la mise en œuvre s’est achevée, en juin 2020, a permis à 716 MPME des Seychelles d’avoir accès aux financements, indique le rapport d’achèvement du projet publié par la Banque africaine de développement le 4 février 2021. Ce programme lancé en 2014 a été financé à hauteur de… Read More
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WHO seeks $1.96 billion for 2021 Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Response

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The strategy follows the initial plan last year that outlined the path countries should take to suppress transmission of the new coronavirus.  “Fully funding the SPRP is not just an investment in responding to COVID-19, it’s an investment in the global recovery and in building the architecture to prepare for, prevent and mitigate future health emergencies”, said WHO chief Tedros… Read More
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First Person: ‘The world is in your hands and begins at your door’.

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Mr. Don, the UK’s leading garden writer and broadcaster, is an advocate for the Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) for the International Year of Plant Health (extended into 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), an initiative aimed at demonstrating the ways in which protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and… Read More
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