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Africa Investments 

Côte d’Ivoire : dans l’est du pays, l’économie locale relancée par la hausse de la production agricole avec le soutien de la Banque africaine de…

Elwin Mandowa,
La production agricole a décuplé ces dernières années dans l’est de la Côte d’Ivoire revitalisant l’économie locale, suite à la mise en œuvre du Projet d’appui aux infrastructures agricoles dans la région de l’Indénié-Djuablin (PAIA-ID), entre 2012 et 2019, indique un rapport de la Banque africaine de développement du 18 septembre dernier. Financé à hauteur de 30,2 millions de dollars… Read More
Africa Investments 

Finding the words for a world in crisis

Elwin Mandowa,
In December 2019, we heard vague murmurings about it and began to wonder: “What’s going on?” In January 2020, it started spreading and the situation became increasingly more disturbing! By March 2020, the whole planet was affected. All of a sudden, we were staring at the stark reality. Our buzz words became: “Covid-19”, “coronavirus”, “social distancing”, “lockdown”, “barrier measures”, “hand… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: ‘Legitimate concerns’ must be heard, and fears addressed over misinformation

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On the margins of the General debate of the UN General Assembly, UN News spoke to UN Under-Secretary General for Global Communications, Melissa Fleming, and from the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Sylvie Briand, Director of Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases.   In a joint interview, they discussed how important it is for the UN to engage with the public, and… Read More
Development Health Advice 

One millionth death from COVID-19 ‘an agonizing milestone’: UN Secretary-General

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“They were fathers and mothers, wives and husbands, brothers and sisters, friends and colleagues,” he said in a statement on Monday.  Our world has reached an agonizing milestone: the loss of 1 million lives to #COVID19. We must never lose sight of each & every life. As the hunt for a vaccine — affordable and available to all — continues,… Read More
Africa Investments 

Webinaire sur le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) : sensibiliser le personnel de la Banque sur les processus de résolution des plaintes

Elwin Mandowa,
Quoi? Webinaire sur le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) Qui? L’Unité de vérification de la conformité et de la médiation (BCRM) Quand? Jeudi 15 octobre de 9h à 13h GMT L’Unité de vérification de la conformité et de la médiation (BCRM), qui administre le Mécanisme indépendant d’inspection (MII) au sein de la Banque, organise un webinaire de sensibilisation à l’intention de tout le personnel, le jeudi 15 octobre 2020 de 9h à 13h GMT. Ce webinaire a pour thème : « Comprendre le mandat du… Read More
Africa Investments 

Satellites track locust swarms as they attack crops in East Africa, earth observation webinar hears

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank’s Climate for Development Africa Special Fund (CDSF) is using earth observation to build Africa’s resilience to extreme weather events, through the €20 million Satellite and Weather Information for Disaster Resilience (SAWIDRA) Program. The outcomes of the programs were highlighted on 24 September, during a webinar on earth observation, which involves using satellite data for weather, hydrological… Read More
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West Africa’s new single currency delayed for five years

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– – West African nations planning to adopt a single currency called the “ECO” effective this year say that won’t happen until after at least five years. In June last year, the regional bloc Ecowas made the headlines after announcing that beginning in January 2020, countries within the group will use a single currency called ECO. That decision was taken… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank named to the board of World Business Angels Investment Forum

Elwin Mandowa,
The World Business Angels Investment Forum today announced the African Development Bank as its newest  Board Member. In this capacity the Bank will represent Africa’s early-stage equity markets, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems, small and medium enterprises and high-growth businesses, angel investors, and private equity funds. Abdu Mukhtar, the Bank’s Director of  Industrial and Trade Development, will occupy the Bank’s Board… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Conflict, climate crisis, threaten fragile gains to advance women and children’s health

Global Author
Protect the Progress: Rise, Refocus, Recover, 2020 highlights that since the movement was launched 10 years ago, spearheaded by then UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, there has been remarkable progress in improving the health of the world’s women, children and adolescents, with under-five deaths reached an all-time recorded low in 2019, and more than 1 billion children were vaccinated over the past decade. Coverage… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Updated influenza vaccine advice targets protection of elderly and health workers

Global Author
The updated recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO), come as the northern hemisphere braces for the seasonal bug, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives from respiratory-related causes every year. “There has in fact been an increased demand and we’re hearing now that countries that are trying to get influenza vaccine cannot get it”, said Dr Ann Moen, Chief, Influenza Preparedness… Read More
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