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‘This is a time for facts, not fear,’ says WHO chief as COVID-19 virus spreads

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As the number of coronavirus cases reportedly passed 60,000, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told foreign policy and security experts gathered for the Munich Security Conference that the UN agency was encouraged that there has not yet been widespread community transmission of the virus, now named COVID-19, outside of China.  WHO was also encouraged that “the global research community has… Read More
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World Health Organization: Coronavirus must generate ‘solidarity not stigma’

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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told journalists via VTC from Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of the Congo, that countries globally are in “a better state of preparedness for COVID-19, the coronavirus, than they were just a week ago”. And WHO’s efforts to help countries boost their lab capacity continue. Health workers are the ‘glue’ It… Read More
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Zimbabwe: $33 million African Development Bank clean water and sanitation project nears completion

Elwin Mandowa,
Safe water access and cleaner waste collection are set to become a reality for vulnerable communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, as a Bank-funded water and sewerage improvement project enters its final phase. The Bulawayo Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (BWSSIP), a $33 million project is on course to rehabilitate and upgrade water production treatment facilities, water distribution, sewer drainage networks… Read More
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Getting Africans Ready for the 4IR

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT:           Workshop on the digital economy and the fourth industrial revolution in Africa WHO:             The Industrial and Trade Development Department and Corporate IT Department WHEN:          19 to 20 February 2020 from 9 am to 5 pm WHERE:       Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium, African Development Bank Headquarters The African Development Bank will hold a workshop on the ability of the… Read More
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République démocratique du Congo : Bientôt de l’eau potable pour la ville de Mbuji-Mayi, grâce à la Banque africaine de développement

Elwin Mandowa,
le Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba a procédé au lancement des travaux de réhabilitation et de modernisation du système de production et de distribution d’eau potable de la ville de Mbuji-Mayi, dans le Kasaï-Oriental, financés par la Banque africaine de développement. Ces travaux, financés à hauteur de 27 millions de dollars US, par… Read More
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Outside China, Coronavirus transmission ‘iceberg’ may not be as big as feared

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“We’re not seeing a dramatic increase in transmission outside China,” Dr. Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme chief, said, while urging against making hasty assessments. As of 4pm on Thursday in Geneva, there were 46,550 infections from COVID-19, the overwhelming majority in China, WHO reported. With 1,820 laboratory-confirmed cases and 1,369 deaths, all but two have… Read More
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African Development Bank Rebuts World Bank President’s comments on Africa’s debt profile

Elwin Mandowa,
In several news reports, World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying some Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank, have a tendency to lend too quickly and in the process, add to the continent’s debt problems. This statement is inaccurate and not fact based. It impugns the integrity of the African Development Bank, undermines our governance… Read More
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak still an international public health concern

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The World Health Organization (WHO) convened its Emergency Committee which reaffirmed that the risk remains high at the national and regional levels, but low globally.  “It was the unanimous view of the Committee that this event still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)”, the UN agency said in a statement.  “The Committee was concerned that withdrawing the… Read More
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UN health agency developing COVID-19 virus treatment master plan

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Mr. Tedros was speaking at a press conference in Geneva, at the conclusion of a two-day research and innovation forum on COVID-19, during which leading health experts from around the world met to assess the current level of knowledge about the new disease, identify gaps and work together, so that critical research can begin immediately. These include decisions surrounding easy… Read More
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In Morocco youth take up agriculture and make good money with African Development Bank support

Elwin Mandowa,
In Morocco, the African Development Bank has helped thousands of young people towards a new future in agriculture. Abdelhak Boukhari, a young farmer said he learned farming from his father. “I started in this area in 1995 when I was very young. It was really difficult at first because I didn’t have any land; I didn’t have anything. I shared… Read More
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