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Observations of the COVID-19 Response Across Africa

When the world’s richest nations are struggling to provide their own citizens with masks, testing kits and ventilators, how can countries with even less resources cope?  Although much of the.

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Africa.com Convenes Top African Business Leaders with Harvard Business School Faculty to Respond to COVID-19

Johannesburg, South Africa, April 12, 2020 – / As COVID-19 takes hold of African economies, African business leaders are challenged with new risks and uncertainty. Africa.com has partnered with faculty.

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Africa Vs Virus: The Case for Unadulterated Support for the African Development Bank

By Kingsley Okeke Like a city set on a hill, the tireless efforts of the African Development Bank (AfDB) under the leadership of Dr Akinwumi Adesina in contributing to building.

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The 9th OPEC/Non-OPEC Declaration of Cooperation Ministerial Meeting to curtail crude oil production up to ten million barrels

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has joined other OPEC+ counterparts in a historic curtailment of crude oil production to rebalance and stabilize the global oil markets. Nigeria is participating in the.

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The African Development Bank and its partners want your ideas for beating the COVID-19 pandemic

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020. The 72-hour competition is a.

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Africa cannot go back to ‘Business as usual’ when COVID-19 Pandemic is over

But it will teach us an important lesson: the need to invest in health infrastructure across the world, and particularly in Africa. By Babatunde Omilola Like every other pandemic that.

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MTN Ghana Foundation Donates 5 Million GHC to the Fight Against COVID-19

As part of its commitment to support Government’s efforts in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic the MTN Ghana Foundation is donating five million Ghana Cedis (GHS 5million) towards the.

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African Development Bank Group unveils $10 billion Response Facility to curb COVID-19

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 8 April 2020 – The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic..

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What Africa Must Do To Mitigate the Damaging Effects of Coronavirus.

by Atiku Abubakar Before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit the globe, Nigeria spent 42% of her earnings on debt servicing. We have arrived at a new reality today: even if.

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Opinion: Exercise Can Be Good For You And Your Country Especially During A Crisis Like Covid-19

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Public parks have been gated shut, beaches emptied and stadia deserted, as an unprecedented 2.5 billion people across the world are told to sit at.

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