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La Banque africaine de développement mobilise près de 118 millions d’euros pour renforcer la riposte sanitaire du Maroc face à la pandémie de Covid-19

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, mardi 03 novembre, un financement additionnel de près de 118 millions d’euros au programme d’appui à l’amélioration de la protection sociale mis en œuvre au Maroc (PAAPS-FA Covid-19). Ce financement, qui a pour objectif de renforcer la riposte du Royaume face à la pandémie de Covid-19, constitue une extension du… Read More
Africa Investments 

Togo : l’appui stimulant de la Banque africaine de développement ouvre des débouchés aux jeunes entrepreneurs agricoles

Elwin Mandowa,
Mawulawoè est présidente de Lolonunyuie, un groupement spécialisé dans la production de soja biologique au Togo. Il y a quelques années, Lolonunyuie a rencontré des difficultés à écouler son soja. Mais depuis la mise en œuvre, à la fin de l’année 2015, du Projet d’appui à l’employabilité et l’insertion des jeunes dans les secteurs porteurs (PAEIJ-SP), la situation a bien… Read More
Africa Investments 

Inception Workshop for the Financial Modelling in the Extractive Sector project

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Financial Modelling in the Extractive Sector – Inception Workshop Who: The African Natural Resources Centre (ECNR) When: 09 and 10 October 2020, from 10:00 to 12:00 GMT Where: Virtual The African Natural Resources Centre (ECNR) of the African Development Bank will hold the Inception Workshop for the Financial Modeling Project in the Extractive Sector (FIMES) on 09 – 10… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy

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Special Representative Virginia Gamba stated that “once again children paying the highest price and the COVID-19 pandemic has put an additional burden on them, their families and communities all over the world”. “Now more than ever we must all act to protect children and support all international efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, particularly in situations of armed conflict”,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’ – WHO chief

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“Public health is more than medicine and science and it is bigger than any individual and there is hope that if we invest in health systems…we can bring this virus under control and go forward together to tackle other challenges of our times”, UN World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in a regular press briefing. ‘Seize the… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group approves $440,000 emergency relief assistance for flood victims in South Sudan and Sudan

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit by floods in South Sudan and Sudan. The package, from the Bank’s Special Relief Fund, will be split nearly equally between the two countries and will be used to purchase food items and water,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 ‘really concerning’, says WHO chief

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“Although we’re still learning about the virus, what’s clear is that this is not just a virus that kills people.  To a significant number of people, this virus poses a range of serious long-term effects,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking in Geneva on Friday during the UN agency’s latest virtual press conference.  The situation also underscores how herd immunity… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank wins AFSIA Development Finance Institution of the Year award for increasing solar energy footprint across Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank emerged Development Finance Institution of the Year at the 2020 African Solar Industry Solar Award  (AFSIA) , in recognition of  its increasing solar energy footprint across Africa. The award, from the African Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) presented 29 October, during the virtual African Energy Forum, underscores the critical role the Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa… Read More
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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID 

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“COVID-19 has caused untold suffering especially to families living in the poor urban areas who normally rely on informal day-to-day employment; many families in the coastal region are struggling just to feed themselves”, said Lauren Landis, WFP’s Kenya Country Director.  With the help of local and national authorities in Kenya, the World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out aid… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa’s energy masterplan takes shape as African Development Bank and AUDA-NEPAD release key report

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a continental energy grid and market. The study, supported by the European Union, is the first step in an ambitious project to create an efficient, competitive energy sector that helps to serve Africa’s vast non-connected population,… Read More
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