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Eswatini: African Development Bank satisfied with portfolio implementation progress at mid-term of Country Strategy Paper

Elwin Mandowa,
Meeting on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the mid-term report of the implementation of the Bank’s 2020-2024 Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Eswatini and the 2022 country portfolio performance.   The review assessed the extent to which the objectives and expected outcomes of the Bank’s strategy and captured lessons learned… Read More
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Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days —Press conference

Elwin Mandowa,
What:    Africa Investment Forum 2022 Press Conference Who:     Heads of Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:   3 November 2022, 13:30 GMT Where: Africa Investment Forum Press Briefing Room and hybrid (register here for online coverage) The Africa Investment Forum Market Days are holding from 2-4 November in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. This is the first in-person meetings since 2019. The Market… Read More
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African Development Bank calls for closer linkage of peace, security and development efforts

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Union held its first Political Conference in Tangier, Morocco, with delegates calling for accelerated partnerships between the various actors to respond more efficiently to Africa’s challenges. In her opening speech, delivered on behalf of the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the Bank’s Vice President for Finance and Director of Financial Services, Hassatou Diop… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa is open for business, continent’s leaders tell investors as Africa Investment Forum kicks off

Elwin Mandowa,
African leaders on Wednesday laid out the continent’s vast potential and invited global investors to seize investment opportunities. Speaking during the 2022 Africa Investment Forum Market Days being held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital, the leaders vowed to continue working to strengthen the economic resilience of their countries against external shocks. The three-day forum has drawn project sponsors, investors,… Read More
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Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days: High-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in Zimbabwe

Elwin Mandowa,
What: High-level panel discussion on investment opportunities in Zimbabwe Who: Zimbabwe’s President Dr Emerson Mnangagwa African Development Bank Group Chief Dr. Akinwumi Adesina Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof. Mthuli Ncube Zimbabwe’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Sekai Nzenza Private sector representatives: Mr. George Manyere (investment banker); Ms. Marjorie Mayida, Managing Director, Old Mutual Group; Dr. Kalpesh Patel, Managing Director, SteelMakers Group; Ms. Duduzile… Read More
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Nigeria’s first deep seaport built by China

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– – Nigeria’s first deep sea port in the city of Lagos has been handed over to the government after its completion. Built by the China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), the huge project is expected to boost the country’s maritime sector. The Lekki Deep Sea Port is the largest seaport in Nigeria, and one of the biggest in West… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days — Opening ceremony / Press conference

Elwin Mandowa,
What: Africa Investment Forum 2022 Market Days opening ceremony Africa Investment Forum 2022 Press Conference Who: President of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, African Development Bank head Akinwumi Adesina; heads of Africa Investment Forum founding partners, and global investors. When: Opening ceremony: 2 November 2022, 09:15 – 11:30 GMT Press conference: 3 November 2022, 13:30 GMT Where: Hybrid… Read More
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Africa Investment Forum: Building out Africa’s ICT infrastructure can pave the way for a digital leap forward

Elwin Mandowa,
One major lesson for Africa from the Covid-19 pandemic is that it had an outsize negative impact on workers in jobs that cannot be performed remotely.  Such jobs are typically in the informal sectors that dominate Africa’s economies. Services and other sectors more amenable to remote work were far less affected, which reduced the need for government social safety net… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO

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Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities, the UN health agency said. Dr. Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, said that the catastrophe has pushed the country to the brink and that diseases are rampant. Over 540,000 malaria cases have been reported. Other health threats include increasing cases of diarrheal diseases, an… Read More
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Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns

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The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been 381 laboratory-confirmed cases. While the outbreak was initially confined to northern districts, it has spread rapidly said WHO’s office in Lebanon, with laboratory-confirmed cases now reported from all eight governorates and 18 out of 26 districts. Serotype Vibrio cholerae O1… Read More
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