FUNDING BOOST FOR KENYA’S COVID-19 FIGHT
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya’s efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related…
A CASE FOR ACCELERATED HEALTH INTEGRATION IN AFRICA
“Healthcare cooperation is key to achieving Goal 1 of Africa’s Agenda 2063, as well as SDG 3 on ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all.” This is according to a Communiqué issued…
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
Building resilience for sustainable trade, tourism, transport infrastructure and development. Small Island Developing States (SIDS), such as the Caribbean Island of Grenada, face a double exposure to external economic and environmental…
$1 BILLION TO PROTECT INDIA’S POOREST FROM COVID-19
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $1 billion for the Accelerating India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Programme to support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to the poor and…
BREAKING EDUCATION LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique is a multilingual country with over 20 spoken languages. While a knowledge of Portuguese is vital to access state services, a comprehensive understanding of local languages is crucial for…
EAC HEADS – CONTINUED FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS STILL KEY
Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top agenda in this week’s meeting of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and Government. In…