December 08, 2020
Africa: African Economic Conference - Don't Overlook Women As Part of Covid-19 Recovery
In order to recover rapidly from COVID-19, Africa must focus on building sustainable health, education and food industries, with income support for women, attendees at the opening… Read more »
December 02, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank and Partners Roll Out Comprehensive Report On the State of Gender Equality in Africa
The African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and UN Women unveiled details of its Africa Gender Index report during a virtual global… Read more »
November 30, 2020
Africa: Global Launch of the Africa Gender Index
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November 27, 2020
Africa: Series of Webinars - 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
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November 26, 2020
Africa: New African Development Bank-Cif-Energia Country Briefs Spur Action Towards Gender Inclusion in Africa's Energy Sector
The African Development Bank, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy have jointly launched country briefs… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: Gender and Sustainable Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda Global Launch
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November 13, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Agree to Strengthen Commitment to Gender Equality
Bank Director for Women, Gender and Civil Society at Finance in Common summit online panel highlighted the Bank's commitment to achieving gender equalit Read more »
November 12, 2020
Africa: A Whole of Society Approach - Women Are Key to Building Resilient Communities Beyond Covid-19
In Africa's fragile contexts, the burden of conflict, poverty and climate change falls most heavily on already marginalized groups. If we do not significantly and collectively step… Read more »
November 11, 2020
Africa: 2020 Peace Forum - African Development Bank to Fully Engage On Fragility and Gender Issues At the First "Finance in Common" Summit
The African Development Bank will take an active part in sessions on fragility, gender and climate change at the "Finance in Common" summit, taking place virtually on 11 and 12… Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank, Partners, Announce New Women in Ethics and Compliance in Africa Initiative
Bank-supported network to address corruption, unethical behavior, avenues of support for leadership Read more »
October 19, 2020
Africa: Women in Compliance in Africa - Navigating Challenges & Opportunities in the Era of Covid-19
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September 15, 2020
Africa: Nutrition Experts Discuss Ways to Advance Nutrition and Gender At the African Green Revolution Forum
A panel of gender, nutrition and food specialists explored food access challenges that vulnerable groups such as women and children face in Africa's urban areas, at the African… Read more »
July 29, 2020
Africa: Conversation with Marieme Esther Dassanou, Coordinator of the African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa programme
Marieme Esther Dassanou is the Coordinator of Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) the African Development Bank's flagship pan-African initiative, which aims to… Read more »
July 08, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank's Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (Afawa), Impacther and UN Women Policy Briefing Webinar
"Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the Fight Against COVID-19 - The Role of Government" Read more »
June 24, 2020
Africa: Women At the Forefront of Aid to Countries During COVID-19
Across the development and medical community, experts have acknowledged the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on women. Many in Africa work in agriculture and the informal… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: How Rwanda Is Spurring a Generation of Women in Technology
Rwanda is renowned as a pioneer for gender equality. Read more »
September 28, 2019
Benin: TAAT Excites Beninese Farmers with Pro Vitamin A Cassava Varieties
A staple to about 350 million people in sub Saharan Africa, cassava, had been declared in 2003 by African Heads of State as a poverty fighter. However, the crop is yet to prove its… Read more »
June 08, 2020
Africa: From Farm to Fork - The Women Championing Agricultural Transformation in Africa
From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the face of agriculture, adapting and innovating to tackle the challenges of climate change,… Read more »
April 30, 2020
Sudan: Women's Farming Group in Sudan Breaks New Ground With Sorghum Seeds
A women's farming group in South Darfur is eyeing business opportunities with a nutritious cash crop. Read more »
April 03, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves Gender Equality Trust Fund and Risk-Sharing Mechanism to Improve Women's Economic Empowerment in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group have approved a new Gender Equality Trust Fund (GETF) aimed at pushing forward gender equality and women's empowerment… Read more »
March 08, 2020
Africa: Interview of Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development
TAAT initiative participant and Zimbabwean smallholder farmer Gertrude Marisa poses with Dr. Jennifer Blanke in Marisa's field of healthy maize plants. Read more »
Africa: Access to Finance - Why Aren't Women Leaning In?
Women are self-selecting out of the African credit market Read more »
February 21, 2020
Kenya: Celebrated Entrepreneur Calls for Better Policies and Resources to Support Youth and Women Entrepreneurship
Multi-award-winning entrepreneur Ahmad Ashkar has called on policymakers to develop better policy options, backed by dedicated resources to support the youth and women to become… Read more »
February 12, 2020
Africa: AFAWA Initiative - French Delegation Follows Through Its Commitment With Working Visit to AfDB Headquarters
A delegation from the French government, led by Philippe Lacoste, director of sustainable development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, paid a working visit to African… Read more »
February 18, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Director Hanan Morsy Named One of Egypt's 50 Most Influential Women
The Director of Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank, Dr Hanan Morsy, has been named one of Egypt's 50 most influential women. Read more »