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AfDB: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina sworns in for second term as eighth President

Speech by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the One Planet Summit, Great Green Wall Investment Summit, January 11, 2021

The Great Green Wall is part of Africa’s environmental defense system — a shield against the onslaughts of desertification and degradation By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group. Your Excellency, President Emmanuel Macron, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, Your Excellency President Ghazouani of Mauritania, Excellencies, distinguished ladies […]

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UNGA 79: African Development Bank calls on DFI’s to put peace into action to promote peace and stability in Africa

Sahel region: the African Development Bank pledges to mobilise $6.5 Billion in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

The Great Green Wall’s plan is to plant an 8,000 km long and 15 km wide mosaic of trees, grasslands, vegetation and plants across the Sahara and Sahel The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron

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Europe, Africa renew commitment to the development of the agro-pastoral sectors in Africa

The recent health crisis has revealed the resilient capacities of African agriculture More than 100 European and African actors have signed a charter of commitment to the development of the agro-pastoral sectors in Africa, particularly in the Sahel; The original initiative aims to resize and strengthen agricultural cooperation between Europe and Africa while ensuring the

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Kaspersky Security Bulletin: Economic uncertainty set to shape 2021 cybercrime agenda in Africa

Adding further pressure to this melting pot of cyberattacks is an expected rise, along with changes in strategy, in Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) Kaspersky experts expect growing economic turbulence along with the impact of COVID-19 to contribute to an increase in cybercrime across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria this year. Growth in cybercrime “Even though

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AfDB: Dr. Akinwumi Adesina sworns in for second term as eighth President

African Development Bank President Adesina names champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall climate-adaptation initiative

In the role of champion, Adesina will lead the mobilisation of political and economic support for the initiative African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. The appointment was made at a forum held in the margins of the One Planet Summit 20201

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NIGERIA POWER REPORT

AKSA Power Generation is growing rapidly in African Market

As Turkey’s market leader and one of the World’s Top-5 gen-set manufacturers, Aksa regards Africa as an essential source of growth to increase the sales power Aksa Power Generation is a part of Kazancı Holding who is the leading group in energy industry. Aksa is operating in manufacturing, technology development, marketing, and distribution fields in

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Raspberry Pi-powered Robotics Kit makes its entrance at Consumer Electronics Show

An exciting new robotics kit that is both highly versatile yet simple to use is being launched onto the market by ed-tech pioneers pi-top Already billed as one of the “coolest” new computer devices of last year by Microsoft’s Jeff Teper, the pi-top [4] (www.pi-top.com) Robotics Kit will be officially launched on Monday at the

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COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 206, 064 in Nigeria

COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 100,087 in Nigeria

  COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 100,087 in Nigeria   The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic have risen to 100,087 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. It stated: “On the 10th of January 2021, 1024 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 100087 cases have been confirmed,

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Sudan: Dangote steps in, partners FG, Air Peace on re-settling evacuated Nigerians

Dangote dips eight in Global Billionaires list

Dangote dips eight in Global Billionaires list   Dangote Industries Limited ended trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, Friday, as the biggest loser leaving its owner, Aliko Dangote, with a drop in net worth by $900m, according to Bloomberg.   According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index obtained by The Daily, www.thedaily-ng.com, Dangote’s wealth dropped from $18.4bn on

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COVID-19: ZOLA Electric donates Solar systems to Lagos State PHCs

COVID-19: ZOLA Electric donates Solar systems to Lagos State PHCs

  COVID-19: ZOLA Electric donates Solar systems to Lagos State PHCs       ZOLA Electric, one of Africa’s leading renewable energy providers, has announced the donation of high-tech solar power systems to selected Lagos State Government-owned Primary Health Centers (PHCs), as part of its commitment to help fight the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic

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