Locust Swarms: World Bank To Support Africa And M/East With $500M
Yemisi Izuora The World Bank Group has approved a US$500 million program to help countries in Africa and the Middle East fight the locust swarms that are threatening the food…
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AfDB Raises $3Bn To Alleviate COVID-19 Economic Impact In Africa
Yemisi Izuora The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact that the Covid-19 pandemic will…
Seven African Countries To Benefit From World Bank $379M Data Initiative
Yemisi Izuora The World Bank has set aside a total of $379 million in International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants to help harmonise and strengthen statistical systems in seven…
AfDB Defends Its Governance Structure Posture Poorly Rated By World Bank
Yemisi Izuora The African Development Bank, AfDB has reacted to several news reports, quoting World Bank President David Malpass as saying some multilateral development banks, including the AfDB, have a…
How Mainstreaming Gender Equality Will Help Africa To Grow
Yemisi Izuora Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Carl-Michael Grans, has clearly stated that gender equality is a proper way to stimulate more development in African. Grans said this while declaring…
Ghana Emerges 4th In 2019 Global Retail Dev. Index, As Nigeria Lags At 30th Position
Yemisi Izuora Ghana has emerged the 4th in the 2019 Global Retail Development Index which studies the global retailing landscape. The country also ranked 1st and has been described as…
French summit aims to boost counterterror fight in W. Africa
Source: AP French and West African heads of states vowed to boost their military efforts under a joint command in Africa’s Sahel region, which has seen a surge of…
Children Among Sudan Plane Crash – BBC
Yemisi Izuora A Sudanese military plane reportedly crashed in West Darfur state killing at least 18 people, including four children. The aircraft crashed five minutes after taking off from an…
Development Partners Vote $53Bn For To Support Africa Economic Growth
Yemisi Izuora A global coalition of development partners have disclosed commitment to maintain momentum in the fight against extreme poverty, with $82 billion for the International Development Association (IDA), the…
UN Identifies Key Improvements In Africa’s Human Development
Yemisi Izuora The 2019 UNDP Human Development report, has identified that Africa has experienced one of the most significant improvements in human development since 1990 during which life expectancy increased…
