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Bénin : la Banque africaine de développement présente les résultats de l’étude sur l’environnement des affaires

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a présenté les résultats d’une étude sur l’environnement des affaires au Bénin lors d’un atelier organisé, jeudi 12 mars 2020 à Cotonou, par son bureau de représentation. L’atelier, auquel participaient les principaux acteurs de la société béninoise, était placé sous la coprésidence du ministre d’État béninois chargé du Plan et du Développement, Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, et… Read More
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A chat with Dr. Awuese Oku, Chief Learning and Development Officer about EDGE Certification and what it means for the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
1 – What is Edge Certification and why should we be excited about it? Launched at the World Economic Forum in 2011, Economic Dividends for Gender Equality (EDGE) is the leading global standard for gender equality in the workplace. The rationale is to measure through evidence-based data, progress made in mainstreaming gender in the workplace and with an organisation’s external… Read More
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COVID-19: UN ‘remains open for business’, determined to deliver for the people we serve, says UN chief

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In an email to all UN staff as the weekend began, the Secretary-General António Guterres, emphasized that the Organization “remains open for business”, but “our work will be done from different locations, using different technologies”. The #COVID19 pandemic is a crisis that affects everyone. We must all play our part by showing solidarity with the most vulnerable – the elderly, the sick,… Read More
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Coronavirus update: new WHO fund, Guterres calls for ‘prudence, not panic’

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In the face of a health crisis unlike any other in our lifetimes, said the Secretary-General, it is natural to feel anxious, worried and confused. The most vulnerable in society are also the most affected, and the social and economic fallout will affect most of us for months to come. However, “this is a time for prudence, not panic. Science,… Read More
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Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism launches $2.2 mill project in Nigeria to boost fertilizer supply to 200,000 farmers

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial support to improve supply for 200,000 smallholder farmers. The trade credit guarantee project is AFFM’s first in the West African nation and will involve 10 fertilizer suppliers, 12 hub agro-dealers and 120 retail agro-dealers. The project will also train farmers… Read More
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Sierra Leone to count on African Development Bank to help build resilient economy, restore self-sufficiency in rice production

Elwin Mandowa,
Sierra Leone will look to the African Development Bank to stimulate agribusiness development in the country with a focus on rice production, its president Maada Bio told a visiting delegation led by its president Akinwumi Adesina. Adesina began a two-day visit to Sierra Leone on Wednesday, during which he will hold meetings to discuss curbing malnutrition, creating skills and jobs… Read More
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The African Development Bank revives key aquaculture project in western Cote d’Ivoire

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has revived an important aquaculture project in the Mountain District of western Cote d’Ivoire, and last week launched the women and youth component of the project to build electricity systems. The project to reactivate the Dompleu aquaculture station is led by the public company Cote d’Ivoire Energies and implemented by the United Nations Food and Agriculture… Read More
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Côte d’Ivoire : la Banque africaine de développement relance l’important projet aquacole de Dompleu, dans l’ouest du pays

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement a lancé, mercredi 11 mars à Man, dans l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire, la composante Appui à l’autonomisation des femmes et des jeunes du Projet de renforcement des réseaux électriques du District des Montagnes, piloté par la société publique Côte d’Ivoire Énergies et mis en œuvre par l’Organisation des Nations unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture… Read More
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Mali : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 32 milliards de francs CFA pour la construction de la « route de l’unité nationale »,…

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement du Mali ont signé, jeudi 05 mars dernier à Kidal, un accord de financement pour la construction de la route Bourem-Kidal, longue de 285,83 Km et surnommée « route de l’unité nationale ». L’accord de financement portant sur 32,25 milliards de francs CFA a été signé par la responsable du bureau-pays de la Banque… Read More
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Coronavirus update: Countries urged to fight ‘controllable’ pandemic

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was speaking during his regular update on the new coronavirus disease, one day after the new designation was announced.  “Let me be clear: describing this as a pandemic does not mean that countries should give up.  On the contrary, we have to double-down”, he said.  “This is a controllable pandemic. Countries that decide to give up on fundamental public health measures may end up with a larger… Read More
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