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Keynote Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, at the launch of the African Mayoral Leadership…

Elwin Mandowa,
Good evening, everyone. I am delighted to be with you all. I see several faces that I know in this hall and many that I will be meeting tonight for the first time. There is no better way to meet than to be where with you discussing issues that affect our continent, and in the case of my speech to… Read More
Africa Investments 

Whistles and whips: Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation program results in sounds of success in Ethiopia’s lowlands

Elwin Mandowa,
(Korofto, Adama District, Ethiopia) If the shrill sounds of policemen’s whistles echoing across Ethiopia’s Awash River Valley do not seem out of place, the crack of whips in the air will have some visitors to these irrigated wheat fields wondering what is going on at this patch of remote farm cooperative. A short walk through the thigh-high wheat stalks reveals… Read More
Africa Investments 

Regular economic performance analysis could bolster investment decisions in Africa, says African Development Bank Chief Economist

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group’s Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management, Professor Kevin Chika Urama, shares his thoughts on the inaugural Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook report, released on Thursday 19 January. The new biannual publication aims to provide African policymakers, global investors, researchers, and other development partners with an incisive, timely, evidence-based evaluation… Read More
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Launch of Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) Report, 2023 – Keynote Speech By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina – President, African…

Elwin Mandowa,
I am pleased to welcome you all to the official launch of this maiden edition of the African Development Bank’s report on Africa’s Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook 2023.  I commend the Bank’s Economic Governance and Knowledge Management Complex for the continued efforts to provide sound and evidence-based economic intelligence to inform the much-needed structural transformation across African economies as… Read More
Development Health Advice 

$2.54 billion needed to tackle unprecedented health needs in 2023: WHO  

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In its appeal, the WHO said that a staggering 339 million people now need humanitarian assistance globally.   Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the UN agency’s Director-General, urged donors “to be generous” and help WHO to save lives, prevent the spread of disease within and across borders, and support communities as they rebuild.  Today, WHO staff are providing assistance in 54 health… Read More
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WHO calls for action to totally eliminate trans fat, ‘a toxic chemical that kills’

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Industrially produced trans fat – commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils and spreads – is responsible for up to 500,000 premature deaths from coronary heart disease each year, the UN agency said.  WHO has released a status report that follows up on its 2018 call for the substance to be totally eliminated from all foods by this… Read More
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‘We are not afraid’: Indigenous Brazilian women stand up to gender violence

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In Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, violence against women is not uncommon. “As a leader, I have experienced many things,” says Lutana Ribeiro, a member of the Kokama ethnic group, and the only female chief in Parque das Tribos, which is home to around 4,500 people. “Women knock on my door… Read More
Africa Investments 

Djibouti : le Fonds africain de développement accorde à 3,79 millions de dollars pour renforcer la résilience climatique de la ville de Djibouti

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Fonds africain de développement a approuvé le 22 novembre 2022, à Abidjan, un don de 3,58 millions de dollars (2,8 millions d’unités de compte) pour mettre en œuvre le projet « Étude intégrée des infrastructures urbaines et de l’adaptation climatique dans la ville de Djibouti ». Outre le Fonds africain de développement, le projet sera cofinancé par le Fonds de développement… Read More
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Pre-Africa Food Summit press conference (Dakar 2)

Elwin Mandowa,
What:            Dakar 2 Summit launch press conference         Who:             Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty of Senegal and the African Development Bank Group When:           Monday, 23 January 2023                      Set up: 10:30 am GMT                      Duration: 11:00 am GMT -12:30 pm GMT Where:          Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty Auditorium – located in the ministerial bloc Ousmane… Read More
Africa Business World 

Google’s parent company to lay off 12,000 workers

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Google’s parent Alphabet Inc is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, it said in a staff memo Friday, as the technology sector reels from layoffs and companies stake their futures on artificial intelligence (AI). Alphabet’s shares were up nearly 3% in pre-market trading. The cuts come at a delicate moment for the U.S. company, which has long… Read More
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