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Universal Health Coverage ‘more urgent than ever’ – UN chief

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Painting a gloomy picture of under-investment in health, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his video message to senior ministers: “Universal Health Coverage is not only essential to end the pandemic, it will also drive progress across all health-related SDGs ”. #COVID19 is eroding decades of progress made towards universal health coverage. We need to invest in stronger health… Read More
Africa Investments 

COVID-19 crisis is pushing us to refocus priorities, says Bank Vice President Quaynor in Global Infrastructure Forum event on infrastructure project…

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank hosted an online seminar 7 October as part of the fourth annual Global Infrastructure Forum, drawing together representatives of government, the private sector and multilateral development institutions to discuss strengthening infrastructure development in the COVID-19 pandemic era.  The Bank’s workshop, titled Infrastructure Project Preparation: Ensuring Sustainability and Resilience Post COVID-19, took the form of a panel… Read More
Africa Investments 

In Ghana, improved, sustainable sanitation helps a “Queen Mother of Oranges” reign supreme in her heavily populated community market

Elwin Mandowa,
New project provides sanitation infrastructure to tens of thousands In Ashaiman, a district town in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region, shoppers know they can count on Diana Kumi to have the municipality’s freshest fruit for sale. However, for years, Esi Maame Kumi – also known by her popular nickname  “Queen Mother of Oranges” in the Twi language – held court in… Read More
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Stillbirths: An unnecessary, unspeakable tragedy – UN report

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A Neglected Tragedy: The Global Burden of Stillbirths, released by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), reveals that 84 per cent of these grievous episodes occur in low and lower-middle income countries. The first-ever joint global estimates also point out that stillbirths remain… Read More
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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala among final two shortlisted for WTO top job

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– – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made it to the final stage of the selection process for the top job at the World Trade Organization. She is the only African left in the race and will now compete with South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee for the top role. With the two women the remaining candidates in the race for the WTO job,… Read More
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Guinness Ghana appoints Helene Weesie as new MD

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– – Guinness Ghana, a Diageo PLC Group company has appointed Helene Weesie as its new Managing Director (MD) with immediate effect. Helene joins Guinness Ghana with a wealth of international experience within Diageo globally and within the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Her knowledge and expertise cuts across sales, marketing and general management; having held a number of roles both… Read More
Africa Investments 

La Banque en République démocratique du Congo – Interview avec Solomane Koné, Directeur Général par intérim de la Région Afrique centrale pour la…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque en République démocratique du Congo – Interview avec Solomane Koné, Directeur Général par intérim de la Région Afrique centrale pour la Banque africaine de développement | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– Read More
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Uganda: Hackers steal billions from telcos and banks

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– – Investigations have begun into an electronic fraud incident in Uganda leading to the loss of billions of shillings. Unidentified hackers broke into the systems of Pegasus Technologies, a company that integrates mobile money transactions between telcos, banks, and other local, regional, and international money transfer services to steal billions of shillings. Leading telcos, Airtel and MTN Uganda, as… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank urges Japanese investors to seek investment partners in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has urged Japanese investors to collaborate with local partners in Africa in order to stimulate growth on the continent. The invitation came on 29 September during a webinar to provide information to the Japanese private sector on doing business in Africa. About 250 participants, mainly from Japan, attended the webinar which was organized by the Bank’s… Read More
Business Technology 

Africa Tech Festival 2020: Data centres key to firing up Africa’s digital revolution

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The Data Route – virtual Africa Tech Festival to host Data Centres Africa London, 6 October 2020 – Africa is on the verge of realising its economic potential, as IT investment explodes across the continent and with South Africa alone, seeing IT infrastructure spending passing the $26-billion mark in 2020. The massive continental capital development is driving the continent’s digital… Read More
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