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Corridor routier Abidjan-Lagos : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 12 millions d’euros supplémentaires

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le 17 avril dernier, un financement supplémentaire de 12,33 millions d’euros en faveur de la Commission de la CEDEAO pour couvrir une partie des frais liés à l’étude du projet de développement du corridor autoroutier Abidjan–Lagos.   Ce corridor relie les capitales de cinq États d’Afrique de l’Ouest -Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana,… Read More
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Syria: As coronavirus threat intensifies, ceasefire more urgent than ever

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“We cannot afford hostilities which would surely lead to another surge in displaced vulnerable communities”, Geir O. Pedersen said via video-teleconference. “We could not afford this scenario before the pandemic; the price could only be higher now”. Dozens reported killed in Afrin Just yesterday, a bomb detonated in a crowded market on the country’s Turkish border in the north-western city… Read More
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COVID-19: Act now to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ for millions missing out on school meals

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The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) fear these young lives will suffer devastating nutritional and health consequences as a result of the crisis. During #COVID19 school closures, the world’s most vulnerable children are missing out on more than education. For millions of children in fragile countries, school is a place of safety?️, the promise of… Read More
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UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kit, amid severe global shortages

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The COVID-19 taskforce initiative follows a direct request to WHO from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to coordinate the Organization’s response to the new coronavirus. Demand 200 times greater than normal It comes amid unprecedented global shortages of critical supplies, skyrocketing prices and export bans, said Paul Molinaro, Chief, Operations Support and Logistics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme. “The demand has obviously… Read More
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Sudan: Coronavirus could be tipping point for ‘untold suffering’, Bachelet urges sanctions relief

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One year after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was removed from power, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the promise of development, democracy, justice and peace, is now being threatened by acute resource constraints.  Moreover, the already-grim picture is further exacerbated by a combination of ongoing unilateral sanctions, international institutions’ failure to provide debt-relief and a deficit… Read More

African Development Institute to rally African policy planning for macroeconomic resilience against COVID-19 pandemic

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank will host a virtual seminar on Wednesday, 29 April 2020 to develop responses to macroeconomic policy challenges facing Africa nations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like elsewhere, African countries are not spared the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their national health systems, economies, trade, cultures, societies and… Read More
Investments 

IDEV 2019 Annual Report: From experience to knowledge and learning

Elwin Mandowa,
For Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV), 2019 was a year of helping the African Development Bank Group and its Regional Member Countries (RMCs) to transform experience into knowledge and learning through independent evaluations.  IDEV has supported both the Bank and its RMCs to achieve their development goals through the lens of the Bank’s High 5 priorities, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable… Read More
Investments 

African Development Bank Chief Financial Economist Edson Mpyisi discusses the locust crisis in the East and Horn of Africa regions and the Bank’s…

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Chief Financial Economist Edson Mpyisi discusses the locust crisis in the East and Horn of Africa regions and the Bank’s work to help affected African nations | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow Read More
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Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges UN labour agency

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“The safety and health of our entire workforce is paramount today”, underscored ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. Without adequate safeguards that meet the strict occupational safety and health criteria needed for bringing workers back, countries risk a resurgence of the virus, according to the UN’s labour agency.  However, it noted, that by putting the necessary measures in place, the risk of a… Read More
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COVID-19 putting routine childhood immunization in danger: UN health agency

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In his latest update on the crisis, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the pandemic has put polio vaccination campaigns on hold, while some countries have scaled back or even shut down routine immunization services. Solidarity. Solidarity. Solidarity. — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) April 27, 2020 “Every year, more than 116 million infants are vaccinated, or 86% of all… Read More
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