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African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Webinar Series-Session #2

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT: African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Webinar Series-Session #2 WHO: The African Development Bank WHEN: Tuesday,10 November 2020; 11.00 am – 1.00 pm GMT WHERE: Virtual. Please register here The AYAF is a networking platform that seeks to bring together young agriculture entrepreneurs “agripreneurs,” agribusiness leaders, agribusiness investors, environmentalists, academia, development partners and government agencies to work on facilitating youth entrepreneurship… Read More
Africa Business World 

Consumers gear up for a festive season like no other

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– – The global retail sector is in an unprecedented state of flux and as the end of the year approaches, Nielsen has identified a range of evolving consumer groups as well as four Holiday/Festive consumer behavioural resets related to this crucial holiday period. Nielsen Retail Intelligence MD for Sub-Sahara Africa Kelly Arnold comments; “As the end of the year approaches, upcoming… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics

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According to the two UN agencies, immunization rates in some countries have fallen by as much as 50 per cent, with people unable to access health services because of lockdown and transport disruptions, or unwillingness due to fear of contracting COVID-19.  Polio and measles vaccination campaigns, designed to fill gaps in essential services, also had to be paused to prevent… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Ahead of global health assembly, WHO stresses need for solidarity, preparation

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The reminder comes ahead of next week’s World Health Assembly, the annual meeting of the UN agency’s decision-making body, which normally takes place in May but had to be cut short this year due to the pandemic.  There are more than 47 million COVID-19 cases, and over 1.2 million deaths, according to latest figures.  The Assembly will chart the course for… Read More
Africa Investments 

Technology at the heart of tomorrow's fashion

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series, Episode 3 Who: Gender, Women & Civil Society Department, African Development Bank When: 13 November 2020, 12.00 to 14.00 GMT Where: Online via Zoom – Click here to register for free The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank Group will hold the third instalment of the Fashionomics Africa Webinar Series… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank signs grant agreement to support the Rwanda Coding Academy

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda to support the Rwanda Coding Academy, set up to develop top technology talent to drive a booming, innovation-driven digital economy in the East African nation. The Rwanda Coding Academy was set up as a proof-of-concept model school for developing ICT and other… Read More
Africa Investments 

Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Webinar on Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa Who: African Development Bank’s Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund (CDSF) When: 19 November 2020, 09:00 GMT   Where: Virtual. Please register here The African Development Bank’s Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund (CDSF) invites you to a webinar to discuss the opportunities and constraints around improved flood forecasting and early warning systems in… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Protecting citizens from COVID while granting refugee access, can be done: UNHCR

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Opening a virtual session of UNHCR’s annual Dialogue on Protection challenges, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Gillian Triggs, warned that “measures restricting access to asylum must not be allowed to become entrenched under the guise of public health”,  Instead, she urged States to maintain access for asylum seekers and to safeguard the rights of refugees, together with displaced and Stateless… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank, Africa Investment Forum Founding partners, announce postponement of the Africa Investment Forum to 2021

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved  the postponement of  the 2020 Africa Investment Forum to 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The annual three-day investment marketplace was initially scheduled for November 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The decision follows a careful evaluation of the impact… Read More
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