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On the Kenya-Tanzania border, the African Development Bank eases trade with One Stop Border Post

Elwin Mandowa,
On the border between Tanzania and Kenya sits Namanga, a town of 16,000 residents where cross-border trade has thrived thanks to investment in a One Stop Border Post (OSBP). In 2007, the African Development Bank provided financing of $108 million to Kenya and $77 million to Tanzania with the objective of easing the flow of people and goods across the… Read More
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Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency

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Dr Michael Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, was speaking in Geneva after confirmation that there are now 28,060 confirmed cases of infection in China and 564 deaths – with 225 cases in 24 other countries, where one death has been recorded, in the Philippines. “Although we are pleased that the numbers from today are the… Read More
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Mali : Lancement officiel du Programme de développement et d’adaptation au changement climatique dans le Bassin du fleuve Niger

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement, le Gouvernement du Mali et l’Autorité du bassin du fleuve Niger (ABN) ont lancé, mardi 04 février 2020, à Bamako, le Programme intégré de développement et d’adaptation au changement climatique dans le Bassin du fleuve Niger (PIDACC/BN).  D’un coût global d’environ 122 milliards de FCFA, dont 13,8 milliards de FCFA pour le Mali, le PIDACC/BN… Read More
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Female Genital Mutilation costs $1.4 billion annually: UN health agency

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New modelling by the UN agency to coincide with the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, marked on Thursday, reveals that the cost of treating the total health impacts of FGM would amount to $1.4 billion globally per year.  The figure sees individual countries devoting nearly 10 per cent of their yearly expenditure to treat FGM; for… Read More
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$675 million appeal to stop coronavirus in its tracks, as deaths rise

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Speaking in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that latest data indicated 24,363 confirmed infections in China and 490 deaths from the respiratory disease (2019-nCoV), which was declared on 31 December. “In the last 24 hours, we had the most cases in a single day since the outbreak started,” he said. Noting the concern generated by the virus, Tedros he added… Read More
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In Cameroon, new seed varieties help cocoa crops bloom and farmers thrive

Elwin Mandowa,
Antoine Mani Tonye sinks his thumb into the red soil to gauge how deep to plant the next seedling. The Cameroonian cocoa farmer has seen healthy yields and an improvement in his income since he began planting a locally adapted seed variety developed in a laboratory in the capital Yaounde. “In its first year, my nursery has been the best.… Read More
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Coronavirus: UN health agency moves fast to tackle ‘infodemic’; Guterres warns against stigmatization

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And in the face of concerns that people of Chinese descent are being discriminated against as fears grow over the spread of the disease, UN chief António Guterres called for international solidarity and an end to any ill-founded discrimination of the outbreak’s victims. ‘Cloud’ rumours false WHO Director of Global Infectious Hazard Preparedness, Sylvie Briand, told journalists in Geneva on… Read More
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African Development Fund approves close to $35 million to the Government of Liberia for renewable energy

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Fund has approved a $34.74 million grant and loan to boost renewable energy access and promote an attractive investment climate in Liberia. At a signing ceremony on 29 January in Monrovia, Dr. Orison Amu, the African Development Bank’s Country Manager in Liberia, and Samuel Tweah Jr., Liberia’s Minister of Finance & Development Planning, inked financing agreements for… Read More
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Tackle ‘unacceptable inequalities’ in cancer care, saving up to seven million lives, WHO urges

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Less than 15 per cent of these nations offer comprehensive cancer treatment services through their public health systems, compared with more than 90 per cent among their richer counterparts, according to the UN agency.  “At least 7 million lives could be saved over the next decade, by identifying the most appropriate science for each country situation, by basing strong cancer… Read More
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