diplomacy&development

Diaw has provided strategic and technical leadership to the North Africa region. The African Development Bank ( www.AfDB.org ) has appointed Abdourahmane Diaw as Country Manager for its Egypt Country Office, effective 1st November 2022. Diaw, a Senegalese national, brings more than 28 years of experience in the implementation of development programs and projects. These range from identification to evaluation, supervision and monitoring of programmes, to projects, monitoring performance of national and regional portfolio and engagement in high-level dialogue to promote the regional integration agenda. Immediately prior to his appointment, Diaw was Officer in Charge of Egypt Country Office and served as Regional Manager, Portfolio and Implementation Support Division for the Northern Africa region. Diaw is credited with the effective management of a multidisciplinary team that has contributed to the delivery of around $1 billion of projects per year in the region since 2018. Diaw has prov

IMF to discuss the economic outlook, macroeconomic policy and possible responses to the ongoing food crisis through the provision. IMF staff and the Burkinabé authorities have reached a staff-level agreement for about US$ 80 million (50 percent of Burkina Faso’s IMF quota) in emergency financing through the IMF’s Food Shock Window of the Rapid Credit Facility to support measures to provide urgent assistance to households in acute food insecurity conditions; the post-COVID economic recovery was disrupted by deteriorating security conditions, political uncertainty, and rising foodstuff prices as a result of the war in Ukraine, worsening the food crisis and weighing on the budget. Economic recovery in 2023 will depend on financing conditions, as well as efforts to mobilize domestic revenues and concessional financing to ensure priority public expenditure and public debt sustainability; Burkina Faso’s request for emergency support is subject to approval by IMF management and the Executive

The Summit aimed to mobilising key stakeholders around the efforts of the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD to accelerate the implementation of priority regional infrastructure projects. From February 2nd to 3rd, 2023, the second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure (DFS-2) was held in CICAD: mobilization of States and the private sector and materialization of financing opportunities for 22 projects in the transport, ICT, energy and water sectors. Africa is taking a positive turn to revive its regional and intra-African economies and regain its place in the global economy. The second Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure held at CICAD, included round tables, official speeches and meetings between public and private partners. The Summit aimed to mobilising key stakeholders around the efforts of the African Union and AUDA-NEPAD to accelerate the implementation of priority regional infrastructure projects, the Summit brought together the highest decision-makers from

Du 2 au 3 février 2023 se tenait à Dakar, au CICAD, le second Sommet sur le Financement des Infrastructures en Afrique (DFS-2): mobilisation des États et du secteur privé et matérialisation de promesses de financements pour les 22 projets dans le secteur des transports, des TIC, de l’énergie et de l’eau. L’Afrique amorce un tournant positif pour relancer son économie régionale, intra-africaine et retrouver sa place au sein de l’économie mondiale. Du 2 au 3 février 2023 se tenait à Dakar, au CICAD, le second Sommet sur le Financement des Infrastructures en Afrique (DFS-2): mobilisation des États et du secteur privé et matérialisation de promesses de financements pour les 22 projets dans le secteur des transports, des TIC, de l’énergie et de l’eau. L’Afrique amorce un tournant positif pour relancer son économie régionale, intra-africaine et retrouver sa place au sein de l’économie mondiale. Le deuxième Sommet de Dakar sur le financement des infrastructures en Afrique, qui s'est tenu

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with Senegalese Fashion Designers featuring STOP FGM designs, from Fashion with Purpose Community created by her Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies, marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023 as a part of the Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” and “Educating Linda” program. Through “Our Africa” TV program, Merck Foundation addressed the harm and danger of FGM and urged African communities to Stop FGM in one of the 15 episodes that is broadcasted over Nation TV Stations of Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and soon to be also broadcast in The Gambia and Botswana. Watch the Episode of “Our Africa by Merck Foundation” TV program on Ending FGM here: https://youtu.be/7GtXkBYv_94 Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of “More Than a Mother” campaign expressed on the importance of observing this d

The promise was made during a consultative meeting between President William Ruto and World Bank Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa. The World Bank has pledged to support the Hustler Fund to lift Kenya’s most vulnerable group. The promise was made during a consultative meeting between President William Ruto and World Bank Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, Victoria Kwakwa at State House Nairobi. Ms Kwakwa said the bank will offer the Hustler Fund technical and financial support. “The bank associates strongly with programs and initiative that empower the poor and most vulnerable. We will bring to the table ways to provide a safety net for these individuals” she said. Ms Kwakwa said the Bank will also support the country’s programmes against climate change. President Ruto acknowledged the role the bank had played in the development of the country. The President called on the Bank to scale up investment in programmes to increase agricultural prod

This is Sherwin Charles, Co founder and Director of Goodbye Malaria The governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini, in partnership with The Global Fund, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Goodbye Malaria, today celebrated the launch of the third MOSASWA regional grant following the successful completion of two previous grants. MOSASWA is a trilateral agreement between the governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini, with the aim to work collaboratively across borders to accelerate malaria elimination in the South East African region.  The new grant, totaling US$24 million, runs from 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025. During this period, a primary focus will be assisting South Africa and Eswatini to move closer to malaria elimination. While southern Mozambique will see districts begin to enter sub-national malaria elimination with a continued decline in both morbidity and cases, in all three provinces of operation, namely Gaza, Inhambane and Maputo.    Since