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Monday, August 15th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy President William Ruto has been declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election amid dramatic scenes. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.5% of the vote, according to the official results. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Saturday, August 13th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT) an initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has won the National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award. This was announced at a gala event during the joint convention of the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists at Caesars […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, August 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Pan-African social enterprise, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has chided the Government of Sierra Leone over its recent shutdown of the internet in the West African nation, following political protests that erupted. PIN essentially builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights to improve the livelihoods of under-served young Africans. The […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, August 12th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders and experts in the field of resource management have reiterated the need to take advantage of Africa’s potential to leverage green minerals for the desired energy transition in the continent. This position was collectively canvassed at a recent webinar hosted by the African Development Bank (AfDB) with aim examining the prospect […]
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Thursday, August 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said that a total of 4,765 trucks carrying relief supplies have entered Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region since April. The UNHCR, in its latest Ethiopia emergency situation update posted Wednesday, said that since the resumption of humanitarian convoys into the Tigray region in April, […]
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Thursday, August 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six police officers were killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the head of police said on Thursday. Two officers were killed in the capital, Freetown, three in the northern town of Kamakwie and one in the northern city of Makeni, police inspector general William Fayia Sellu […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, August 11th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 260 locations in the rural areas have been successfully connected to national electricity grid in Côte d’Ivoire through a project supported by African Development Bank (AfDB). Launched in Côte d’Ivoire in 2019, the €48.51 million Project to Improve Access to Electricity in Rural Areas, is 87 percent funded by […]
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has refuted claims of writing a letter to the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, tasking him to give the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, a chance in the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections. Akufo-Addo also noted that he never informed […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced appointment of Dr. Alex Mubiru as Director General in the Cabinet Office of the Bank Group’s President, with effect from 16 August 2022. Dr. Mubiru, a Ugandan national, brings close to 25 years of experience to the position, with a proven track record in the […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyans are going to the polls on Tuesday to elect a president and a new parliament, with around 22 million people eligible to cast their ballots in a closely fought election. Pre-election polling put opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga slightly ahead of William Ruto, who served as vice president […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Monday, August 8th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Enoh Ebong has reassured that her organisation’s partnership with African Development Bank’s Africa Investment Forum (AIF), will boost women women’s entrepreneurship in Africa. Ebong gave the assurance when USTDA and AIF co-hosted a forum of 40 women leaders who are delivering high-quality […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, August 7th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a build up to the forthcoming African Energy Week (AEW) holding in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 18 to October 21, Africa Energy Chamber (AEC) in collaboration with Rystad Energy will on Tuesday host an interactive webinar. The webinar which will be held under the theme, “Energy Addition in Africa”, […]
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Saturday, August 6th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Guinea Bissau has experienced four coups since independence from Portugal in 1974 and is currently in turmoil. Nigeria Peacekeeping force used to illustrate the story [Photo Credit: Premium Times Nigeria. The Nigerian navy shipped military hardware and contingent to Guinea Bissau on Saturday on a peacekeeping mission under the auspices of ECOWAS. […]
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Friday, August 5th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rwanda is set to conduct the fifth Population and Housing Census from Aug. 16 to 30, a government official said. All required preparations had been put in place for a seamless census, Venant Habarugira, director of the Censuses Department, at the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), told Xinhua. “Various census […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, August 5th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Eighth edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it will host High-Level Policy Dialogue on sustainable development in Africa. AfDB said the virtual policy dialogue scheduled for Tuesday 23 August will be convened as a side event to the […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, August 4th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kenya Government has been applauded for its decision not to shut down the internet and also ensure the media continues to operate freely before, during and after upcoming elections in the East African nation. The commendation is coming from a coalition of Pan-African digital rights and inclusion organizations on the continent, […]
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Thursday, August 4th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senegalese opposition leader has called on supporters to be ready to defend their votes by any means, accusing the ruling party of President Macky Sall of wanting to steal a legislative election the opposition claims to have won. Official results of Sunday’s vote are expected on Thursday, but both Sall’s ruling […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, August 4th, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for the scaling up of startup investments across Africa in order to grow tech entrepreneurs and enhance financial inclusion in the continent. AfDB’s Director General for East Africa, Nenna Nwabufo gave the charge while speaking at the 9th World Financial Innovation Series in Nairobi, Kenya. The […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Monday, August 1st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Côte d’Ivoire has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its support for the development of the agricultural sector. of its economy. Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi gave the commendation during the launch of the agro-industrial project in northern Côte d’Ivoire supported by the AfDB. The project which is […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, July 31st, 2022
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, has announced a new $25 million catalytic seed funding to roll out a first-ever Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Cameroon. ECW supports quality education outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and boys, so no […]
