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The African Development Bank Group’s $140,000 AgriPitch Competition names 25 finalists vying for top prizes

Elwin Mandowa,
Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The Bank, in collaboration with the implementing lead Private Equity Support and partner organizations Eldohub and the Private Finance Advisory Network, announced the 25 finalists for the Competition that will award $140,000 in grants and business… Read More
Africa Investments 

New data collection tool launched in Sudan

Elwin Mandowa,
Collection of data on African Development Bank projects in Sudan will now be an easier and faster exercise following the bank’s launch of the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative. The RASME platform makes it possible to collect field data remotely throughout a project lifecycle. It uses such electronic devices as smartphones, tablets and laptops to generate information… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

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Issues surrounding working hours and conditions are “at the heart of most labour market reforms and evolutions taking place in the world today”, Branch Chief Philippe Marcadent said in the foreword to ILO’s Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World. “The number of hours worked, the way in which they are organized, and the availability of rest periods can… Read More
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Ghana’s trade minister resigns from government

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Ghana‘s trade minister, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has resigned from the government, local media has reported on Friday. He is said to have tendered his resignation letter to Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday, Jan 5, 2023. Kyerematen has been serving as Ghana’s trade minister since 2017. It is not clear why Kyerematen has resigned but there are reports it… Read More
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Improve healthcare access to end ‘preventable tragedy’ of child mortality

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In 2021, an estimated five million boys and girls died before their fifth birthday together with some 2.1 million counterparts aged between five and 24 years, according to the latest estimates by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).  A second report found that 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period.  Many of these… Read More
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WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge

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“We continue to ask China for more rapid, regular, reliable data on hospitalizations and deaths, as well as more comprehensive, real-time viral sequencing,” he said, speaking from Geneva.  WHO is concerned about the risk to life in the world’s most populous country and reiterated the importance of stepping up vaccination coverage, including booster doses, particularly for vulnerable groups such as… Read More
Africa Investments 

Chocs climatiques : la Banque africaine de développement octroie 19,25 millions de dollars à Madagascar pour faire face aux multiples risques de…

Elwin Mandowa,
Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le 5 décembre dernier, à Abidjan, un financement additionnel de 19,25 millions de dollars américains en faveur de Madagascar pour l’aider à faire face aux chocs climatiques récurrents (sécheresse, tempêtes, cyclones). Le Financement additionnel du programme africain de financement de la gestion des risques de catastrophe (ADRiFi) à Madagascar… Read More
Development Health Advice 

2022 Year In health: New Ebola and cholera outbreaks, mpox emergency, COVID-19 ‘not over’

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A global population weary of the chaos caused by COVID-19 pandemic had to contend with a new, highly transmissible variant at the beginning of the year: Omicron. Omicron and on This latest version swept across Europe, leading to record weekly case numbers, although the number of deaths was relatively low, compared to previous outbreaks. And, although many countries began to… Read More
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UN chief issues global ‘wake-up call’ on Day of Epidemic Preparedness

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“The costs have been catastrophic”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement marking the day. Since the pandemic struck, he pointed out that millions of lives have been lost, as hundreds of millions fallen ill. And economies have been shattered, health systems stretched, and trillions of dollars lost. Moreover, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been “thrown off… Read More
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2022 Review: Confidence in the African Development Bank Increases!

Elwin Mandowa,
2022 was a year of renewed confidence in the African Development Bank Group. Contributing countries mobilized and contributed $8.9 billion to replenish the African Development Fund under ADF-16. Furthermore, they acceded to the request of the Bank Group’s Senior Management to create a Special Climate Action Window under ADF-16. Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain, the Swiss Confederation, Germany, and the Global… Read More
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