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Investments 

La Banque africaine de développement octroie un don de 976000 euros pour le Projet d’appui au démarrage du marché financier unifié d’Afrique centrale

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Le Gouverneur de la Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC), Abbas Mahamat Tolli et le Responsable-Pays du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) au Cameroun, Solomane Koné, ont procédé le 21 décembre 2019 à Douala, au Cameroun, à la signature d’un accord de don d’un montant de 783 328 UC, (environ 976 000 euros), portant financement, par… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Year of the Nurse and the Midwife highlights ‘backbone’ of health systems

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For this reason, the UN agency and its partners will use the coming year to advocate for greater investment in these crucial health workers.  “Nurses and midwives are the backbone of every health system: in 2020 we’re calling on all countries to invest in nurses and midwives as part of their commitment to health for all,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General.  The International Year of the Nurse and… Read More
Development Health Advice 

New Year’s Day a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths: UNICEF

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The agency believes 2020’s first baby will be born in Fiji and that globally, over half of all births on 1 January will take place in eight countries: India, China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, the United States of America, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia.  A warm cuddle against her mother’s skin can be life-saving for a premature baby. ‘Kangaroo… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

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According to the WFP 2020 Global Hotspots Report, millions of people in Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region will require life-saving food assistance in the coming months – the sheer scale and complexity of which will stretch the UN food relief agency’s capacity to the limit and require generous donor support for a ramped-up… Read More
Investments Southern Africa 

Angola: Assets of ex-president’s daughter frozen over graft

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Assets of the daughter of former Angolan President, Eduardo dos Santos have been frozen by an Angolan court. The court ordered the freezing of assets held by dos Santos’ daughter Isabel over corruption allegations. State news agency Angop reported of the court decision on Tuesday. This is the latest high-profile case in the government’s anti-corruption drive. The Angolan government filed… Read More
Investments 

Funding options for African countries hit by climate change: Africa Climate Change Fund shows results

Village Reporter
The debate around climate change often focuses on the targets that need to be achieved. Another aspect of the discussion is increasingly gaining attention; that is the funding required, for African countries in particular, where climate change has hit the hardest. The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) recently convened an event titled “Supporting African countries to unlock and absorb climate… Read More
Investments 

‘Let West Africa’s success echo throughout the world.’ ECOWAS hails the success of African Development Bank investments in the region

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The African Development Bank’s investments in West Africa are yielding remarkable results, the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, said in Abuja on Saturday. He was speaking at the bloc’s fifty-sixth ordinary session, attended by regional heads of state and government. Brou said the Bank had provided “invaluable technical and financial interventions…in the… Read More
Investments 

ECOWAS endorses Adesina for second term as President of the African Development Bank

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed the candidacy of African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina for a second term at the helm of the institution. The decision was announced at the end of the fifty-sixth ordinary session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held on Saturday in Abuja, Nigeria. “In recognition… Read More
Investments 

Global Gender Summit 2019: Climate investment funds can cushion women from adverse effects of climate change

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Gender-sensitive climate action can help reduce women’s vulnerability to climate change, according to experts. The topic arose during the Global Gender Summit in Kigali, hosted by the African Development Bank and the government of Rwanda. Panelists discussed gender and social risk management, livelihood diversification and institutional strengthening, at a session entitled “Gender responsive climate action: experience from the Climate Investment… Read More
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