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Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS

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“To be effective, pandemic responses need to move beyond one-way communications to bring communities into decision making at all levels”, said Matthew Kavanagh, UNAIDS Deputy Executive a.i for Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge.  “Community leadership is not a mere nice-to-have. It is essential for ending pandemics”.  Step in the right direction  In a positive step forward, the first international definition of “community-led… Read More
Africa Investments 

New report shows need for greater action if Africa is to hit SDG, Agenda 2063 targets

Elwin Mandowa,
The coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and climate change have all hampered Africa’s progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With 2030 less than 8 years away, most African countries are struggling to meet the SDG targets. Without renewed efforts, nearly 492 million Africans will be left in extreme poverty with at least 350 million still in that… Read More
Africa Investments 

Desert to Power: Ministers meeting in Nouakchott commit to strengthening public-private partnerships

Elwin Mandowa,
The third ministerial meeting of the 5 Sahel countries of the Desert to Power initiative has taken place under the theme “Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in the implementation of the Desert to Power Initiative.” Representatives of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger attended the meeting held on 8 December 2022 in the Mauritanian capital. The African Development Bank Group, in collaboration… Read More
Africa Investments 

Policy Dialogue: the Equitable Framework and Finance for Extractive-Based Countries in Transition

Elwin Mandowa,
What:      Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development focusing on the Equitable Framework and Finance for Extractive-Based Countries in Transition (EFFECT) tool Who:        The Africa Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre of the African Development Bank and the OECD Development Centre Where:     Virtual (click here to register) When:      15-16 December 2022 The Africa Natural Resources Management and Investment… Read More
Africa Investments 

CBD COP15: New African Development Bank, WWF study calls for urgent attention and increased investment in Africa’s biodiversity

Elwin Mandowa,
The  African  Development  Bank and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), have launched a regional report on the performance of African countries under the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. The report highlights the important role that multilateral development banks can play in meeting biodiversity targets by providing advisory services, capacity building, market research, and linkages with other relevant partners. The… Read More
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Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all

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Although 45 per cent of countries are on track to achieve drinking water targets by the end of the decade, only a quarter are likely to meet sanitation targets.  The findings come in a report published by WHO and UN-Water, which brings together UN agencies and other organizations working on the issue.  ‘An urgent crisis’  The study examines WASH access… Read More
Africa Investments 

Sudan: African Development Bank Group commits nearly $74 million to boost wheat production

Elwin Mandowa,
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 9 December 2022 in Abidjan approved $73.81 million to finance the Sudan Emergency Wheat Production Project under the Bank’s African Emergency Food Production Facility. Agriculture is the backbone of the Sudanese economy, accounting for 60% of total national exports and generating a third of its gross domestic product. It… Read More
Africa Investments 

2022 AEC: Accessing clean, affordable energy in Africa is key as the world moves towards energy transition: panelists

Elwin Mandowa,
As the world moves toward energy transition, it is important that Africa’s ongoing challenges with access to clean, affordable and inclusive energy be addressed for the continent to achieve a fair and just energy transition, panelists said during the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC). They made these points during a dialogue of development partners on Africa’s just energy transition on… Read More
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Ghana to secure $3 bln IMF loan approval in 2023

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– – Ghana expects to secure a $3 billion loan facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by next year, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said on Tuesday. The West African nation is in serious economic crisis and urgently needs IMF bailout after earlier asserting it won’t turn to the fund for support. It would be the 17th time Ghana is… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank Group President appoints Senegal’s former Minister Amadou Hott as Special Envoy for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in…

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has appointed Senegal’s former minister Amadou Hott, as his Special Envoy and global champion for the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA). The African Development Bank, Africa Union and Africa50 launched the Alliance during COP27 last November with global partners: the African Union Development Agency, the African Sovereign Investors Forum, the European… Read More
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