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Human rights are the ‘means by which governments can successfully beat pandemics’, says UNAIDS chief

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Interruptions of HIV services, harassment, abuse, arrests, deaths and a failure to respect human rights in the early responses to the pandemic have underscored how trust has been undermined, individuals harmed, and public health responses set back, according to a new UNAIDS report launched on Thursday. “It is a myth that there can be a trade-off between human rights and… Read More
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2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group: Final Communiqué

Elwin Mandowa,
FINAL COMMUNIQUE OF THE FIFTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) AND THE FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF)HELD VIRTUALLY ON 26th – 27th AUGUST 2020 WE, the Governors, representing Member Countries of the African Development Bank and State Participants of the African Development Fund… Read More
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Dr. Akinwumi Adesina re-elected unanimously as President of the African Development Bank Group

Elwin Mandowa,
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second five-year term as President of the African Development Bank Group on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by the Board of Governors of the Bank. A globally renowned development economist and a World Food Prize Laureate and Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Adesina has distinguished himself in driving a bold agenda… Read More
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African Development Bank 2020 Annual Meetings: Governors’ Dialogue: a key moment of the meetings

Elwin Mandowa,
On the first day of the African Development Bank’s 2020 Annual Meetings, President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday 26 August 2020, outlined the Bank’s successes and challenges. During a virtual dialogue with the Governors of the Bank’s 81 member countries, Adesina highlighted the Bank’s efforts to ensure that African countries were cushioned against the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April,… Read More
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Curtain falls on the African Development Bank 2020 Annual Meetings as Governors endorse President Adesina’s bold development program

Elwin Mandowa,
Newly reelected African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina voiced great optimism about Africa’s future as the institution closed its 55th Annual meetings. The Bank’s Board of Governors today unanimously voted for a second five-year term for Adesina, giving him a mandate to renew a focus on the institution’s priorities, including closer continental integration, boosting renewable energy sources and developing infrastructure.… Read More
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Highlights: Day 1 of the African Development Bank’s 2020 Annual Meeting

Elwin Mandowa,
The opening day of the African Development Bank’s 2020 55th Annual meeting showcased the strong relationship between Africa’s pre-eminent financial institution and its host country, Côte d’Ivoire. The meeting, held virtually for the first time to comply with COVID-19 pandemic social-distancing guidelines, caps a productive but ultimately challenging year for the institution and the countries it serves.    “This is an… Read More
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Malawi: the Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay road now among the country’s safest roads, thanks to African Development Bank support

Elwin Mandowa,
A five-year project to rehabilitate the Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay road with African Development Bank financing has made the road one of Malawi’s safest, according to the project’s completion report. The project, began in 2013, wrapped up in 2018.  The road was formerly very narrow and poorly maintained, and it required an hour and a half to travel the 50 kilometres between… Read More
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2020 Annual Meetings: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina seeks a second term “to serve Africa”

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday made a case for his re-election as head of the institution, saying that he wanted to fulfil “his sense of duty and commitment.” Adesina recalled that his current five-year term as head of the African Development Bank Group was marked by the implementation of five strategic priorities for the continent’s development, known… Read More
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COVID-19: UN urges ramping up social protection programmes to safeguard those most vulnerable

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COVID-19 is posing potential catastrophic impacts on people living with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) , with projected deaths to increase up to 10, 20 and 36 per cent for HIV, TB and malaria patients, respectively, over the next five years, according to UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling the virus. UNAIDS calls on countries to adopt urgent measures to… Read More
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2020 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank: a renewed commitment to economic resilience in Africa

Elwin Mandowa,
The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 46th meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund (ADF) began in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday, 26 August 2020. In his opening speech, the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, highlighted the unusual context of this year’s Annual Meetings, taking place against the backdrop of… Read More
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