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82 shortlisted for 2nd Ghana Cocoa Awards

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– – From a total of 155 entries received for the 2020 edition of the annual Ghana Cocoa Awards, 82 nominees have been shortlisted for the 2nd Networking and Awards Gala Night on 14th November 2020 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra Ghana. The eminent Advisory and Awarding Board, chaired by Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, is presently assessing the finalist… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Catch-up, ‘get ahead and stay ahead’ of coronavirus, urges UN health agency chief

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), informed journalists that “intensive care units are filling up to capacity in some places, particularly in Europe and North America”.  Meanwhile over the weekend, numerous world leaders re-evaluated their situation, the UN health agency chief noted, and “took action to limit the spread of the virus”. No one wants lockdowns… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank, partners, announce new Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa initiative

Elwin Mandowa,
The Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa network, (WECA), a new initiative creating a membership group for women executives and management leading the fight against corruption and non-compliance in business, made its debut at an online webinar co-hosted by the Bank on October 22. Its organisers, leaders from the African Development Bank, the Coalition for Ethical Operations (CEO) and… Read More
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Science, unity and solidarity, key to defeating COVID: UN chief

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The Berlin-based summit is backed by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), involving 100 countries, and around 2,500 participants, geared towards improving health worldwide and respond to global health challenges. Secretary-General António Guterres in his video message, ran through the many disruptive effects of the coronavirus pandemic beyond the loss of more than 1,147,000 lives as of Sunday, and 42.5 million… Read More
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‘Very tough’ months ahead in COVID battle, WHO helping scale up dwindling oxygen supplies

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said some countries were now on a “dangerous track” and the worrying rise was leading to hospitals and ICUs “running close or above capacity – and we’re still only in October.”  “We urge leaders to take immediate action, to prevent further unnecessary deaths, and essential health services collapsing, and schools shutting again.”  Action needed  The WHO Director-General said countries needed to “conduct… Read More
Business Opinions 

Employment study: A strong desire for intra-African mobility among candidates in Africa

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Paris, October 22th, 2020 — Fed Africa, a multi-sectoral recruitment agency dedicated to Top and Middle Management functions on the African continent, present in Paris and Abidjan, publishes its first study on professional mobility. This survey was carried out among 761 employed candidates or actively seeking for a position between February and April 2020. The study questioned both expatriation candidates… Read More
Africa Investments 

Roundtable on Integrated Continental Power Systems Masterplan

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT: Stakeholders Roundtable on Continental Power Systems Masterplan WHO: The African Union Commission (AUC), AUDA-NEPAD and the African Development Bank WHEN: Wednesday, 28 October 2020; 9.00 am – 4.00 pm GMT WHERE: Virtual (Closed session) The African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank will jointly host a virtual stakeholder roundtable on the… Read More
Africa Investments 

À São Tomé-et-Principe, la Banque africaine de développement facilite l’accès des jeunes à l’enseignement supérieur

Elwin Mandowa,
Armindo José Lourenço, 27 ans, est étudiant en droit à la Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie de l’Université de São Tomé-et-Principe. « J’ai toujours été déterminé à devenir avocat. C’est pour cela que je suis aujourd’hui à l’université », explique-t-il. « Tous les élèves veulent aller à l’université et obtenir un diplôme. Je ne suis pas différent des autres. C’est une… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank project enhances scholarship and research capacity in African countries and regional institutions

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Through funding from the African Development Fund’s (ADF) Regional Public Goods window, a training and research capacity building programme has awarded 90 Master’s and five PhD scholarships to strengthen capacity for inclusive and green growth policy formulation in Africa. The Research Capacity and Knowledge Enhancement for Africa’s Transformation Project implemented by the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), received a grant… Read More
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Development finance institutions pledge to sustain COVID-19 mitigation, livelihood recovery

Elwin Mandowa,
Multilateral development finance institutions on Wednesday pledged to continue to collaborate in their efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerate the recovery of economies and livelihoods. At an extraordinary virtual meeting to discuss the impact of their responses to the pandemic and the worsening debt situation, the organizations said that sustaining their joint efforts would… Read More
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