Welcome to the Development Diaries weekly roundup of top stories for Sunday, 11 December, 2022.
Last week, we reported how Nigerians ‘walked for education’ on Human Rights Day with calls to action, some political candidates’ promises to tackle out-of-children menace; CBN’s cash withdrawal directive and concerns; and UN’s warning of record hunger in 2023 among other top stories.
Photos: Nigerians ‘Walk for Education’ with Calls to Action
A coalition of over 100 civil society organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria reiterated the call for indigent children, especially girls, across the country to have access to free, quality, safe and compulsory education for 12 years. Read more
Out-Of-School Children: Candidates Make Promises
Three presidential candidates for Nigeria’s 2023 elections made promises on how to address the menace of out-of-school children in the country. Read more
Chatham House, Electoral Promises and Citizens’ Mandate
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, restated some of the plans he has for major sectors of Nigeria’s economy if elected president in the 2023 elections. Tinubu outlined the majority of his plans in his speech at the Chatham House in the United Kingdom. Read more
Cash Withdrawal Directive, Limitations and Concerns
Several reactions greeted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to place a limit on all cash withdrawals effective from 09 January, 2023. Read more
UN Agencies Warn of Record Hunger in 2023
The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa could reach a record high of 48 million in 2023, three entities of the United Nations (UN) have said during the week. Read more
Anti-Corruption: CDD Calls for Concerted Efforts
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) urged African governments to support the creation and strengthening of anti-corruption agencies and relevant government institutions. Read more
Africa’s Low-Income Countries to Get ADF Support
The African Development Fund (ADF) and its development partners committed to mobilise $8.9 billion to its fund for 2023 to 2025 financing cycle to help Africa’s low-income countries. This, it was gathered, is after a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook. Read more
Guinea: HRW Demands Respect for Rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that the Simandou iron ore mine project in Guinea posed severe risks to communities’ land, water, and the environment. The human rights watchdog called on the companies developing the project to respect rights and environmental standards. Read more
Botswana: AfDB Supports Economic Recovery Reforms
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved a loan of $179.66 million to support Botswana‘s reforms for the restoration of post-Covid-19 pandemic fiscal stability and economic recovery. Read more
Women Empowerment: dRPC, NFNV Make Demand
New Faces New Voice Nigeria (NFNV-Nigeria) and the Development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) called for an increase in budget allocation for Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) projects across Nigeria. Read more
The Gambia: World Bank Provides DPF Support
The World Bank has approved Supplemental Financing for The Gambia Second Fiscal Management, Energy and Telecom Reform Development Policy Financing (DPF). Read more
That is the roundup of some stories that made headlines last week. More newspaper headlines are available on Development Diaries.
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