October 23, 2015
Africa: AfDB's Post-Ebola Reconstruction Boosted By Eur 3-Million Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Grant
On October 21, 2015, the Rural Water and Sanitation Initiative (RWSSI) Trust Fund of the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced a EUR 3-million grant to support the… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: "Nourishment Is a Right" - Africa Should Modernise Its Agriculture
"The most important security is that of the stomach," Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), declared at the opening of the conference on… Read more »
Africa: President Macky Sall Invites Africa to Develop More Competitive, Integrated Agricultural Networks
The President of Senegal, Macky Sall, has invited the African states to Dakar to look at ways to develop more competitive, integrated agricultural networks. The Senegalese leader… Read more »
October 22, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves Ketta-Djoum Road Development and Yaoundé-Brazzaville Corridor Transport Facilitation, a Regional Transport Project
The Board of Director of the African Development Bank Group met in its ordinary session on October 21, 2015 in Abidjan, and approved the Ketta-Djoum road development and… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: AfDB Board Approves €70 Million for Construction of Senegal's Digital Technology Park
In its bid to contribute to promoting Senegal as an information and communications technology (ICT) centre of excellence and a destination for the establishment of call centers,… Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech Delivered By African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina At the High-Level Conference On Feeding Africa
Good morning everyone! Welcome to the beautiful city of Dakar, to this high-level conference on transforming agriculture in Africa. Read more »
Africa: Agricultural Transformation Will Change Africa for the Better in a Decade, Says AfDB President
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has said that harnessing Africa's agricultural potential can serve as the much-needed game changer of the… Read more »
October 22, 2015
Africa: AfDB Hosts "Africa Workshop" to Refine the Oecd "States of Fragility" Model
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) Transition Support Department co-hosted a workshop with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on October 19, 2015.… Read more »
October 21, 2015
Africa: Unlocking Africa's Potential to Create Wealth From Agriculture
There is an unbelievable contrast today in Africa: How can a continent with such an abundance of arable land, water and sunshine annually import food worth $35 billion? How can it… Read more »
October 20, 2015
Africa: Transforming Africa's Agriculture for Growth and Development - Delegates Converge On Dakar for Landmark Conference
Delegates from across the globe are converging on Dakar, Senegal, for a landmark conference on agriculture that promises to yield one of the boldest initiatives ever taken on… Read more »
October 16, 2015
Africa: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Agriculture and Energy Key to Africa's Growth, Says AfDB President
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call to President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana on October 16, 2015 in the country's capital, Accra. Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Discusses Role of Agriculture in Africa's Transformation With Ghanaian Head of State
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call on Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama, in Accra on Friday, October 16. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Launches African Economic Outlook 2015 Report in Nordic Capitals
The African Development Bank has just concluded three back-to-back African Economic Outlook 2015 information seminars in the Nordic capitals of Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki. The… Read more »
Africa: Fixing Agriculture and Energy Key to Africa's Growth
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call to President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana on October 16, 2015 in the country's capital, Accra. Read more »
Africa: Finance for Food - Investing in Agriculture for a Sustainable Future
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October 15, 2015
Africa: Safeguards and Sustainability Series, Volume 1, Issue 3
This study critically reviews the African Development Bank's Involuntary Resettlement Policy and its implementation on AfDB-funded operations on the African continent with the aim… Read more »
Africa: AfDB High-Level Conference to Catalyze Africa's Agricultural Transformation
On October 21-23, Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economy, as well as Ministers of Agriculture, Rural Development, Trade and Industry and Governors of Central Banks will join… Read more »
Africa: Global Handwashing Day
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October 14, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves the New Bank Group Procurement Framework
On October 14, 2015, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved the Bank's new procurement framework. The need for a comprehensive revision of the… Read more »
October 13, 2015
Africa: Mobilize Sustainable Energy Investment in Africa - Se4all Africa Hub Annual Report
The Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub launched on Tuesday, October 13 in Abidjan its Annual Report for 2014-2015, which outlines the progress made to date in helping… Read more »
October 10, 2015
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Adesina At the Ministerial Meeting On Climate Finance At the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting
I wish to thank the Government of Peru and France for the invitation to make remarks at this important meeting. Read more »
Africa: AfDB and AMF to Strengthen Partnership to Support Financial and Economic Development in Their 10 Common African Member Countries
The President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi A. Adesina, and Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy, Director General Chairman of the Board of the Arab Monetary Fund, met on the… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Calls for Action On Climate Change, Access to Energy in Africa At World Bank-IMF Meetings in Lima
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund kicked off their annual meetings on Friday with their leaders giving impassioned pleas for member nations to keep macroeconomic… Read more »
October 09, 2015
Africa: African Development Bank to Triple Annual Climate Financing to Nearly $5 Billion By 2020
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, announced on Friday, October 9 that the AfDB would nearly triple its annual climate financing to reach $5… Read more »
October 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Appointed Chair of Africa50 Boards of Directors
The Boards of Directors of Africa50 Project Development and Project Finance met on October 6, 2015 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The Boards approved the appointment of Akinwumi… Read more »
