March 14, 2017
Africa: Remarks by Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, at the launch of the Africa Progress Panel Report "Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa" March 13, 2017 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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Africa: Opening Remarks by Kofi Annan Chair of the Africa Progress Panel - Launch of Africa Progress Panel Report "Lights, Power, Action: Electrifying Africa" Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire March 13, 2017
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Africa: "Lights, Power, Action": AfDB's Adesina and Kofi Annan Urge Governments to Close Africa's Energy Deficit
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African… Read more »
March 13, 2017
Africa: "Lights, Power, Action" - AfDB's Adesina and Kofi Annan Urge Governments to Close Africa's Energy Deficit
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African… Read more »
Africa: 2017 African Development Bank Annual Meetings - "Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa"
The 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will be held on May 22-26, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India. Read more »
March 10, 2017
Africa: Adesina Chairs Session On Infrastructure Financing At Wall Street Journal's "Investing in Africa" Conference in London
Leading investors, business executives, entrepreneurs and policymakers in Africa gathered in London at the Dow Jones News Building on March 7, 2017, for The Wall Street Journal's… Read more »
Africa: Mdbs Discuss How Effective Portfolio Management Leads to Quality and Impact
Portfolio performance management is essential for the African Development Bank to deliver development results and impact. It is instrumental in making sure that operations are on… Read more »
March 09, 2017
Africa: 200 Movers and Shakers Join Forces At Southern African Conference
Conference served as platform for dialogue and to lay out concrete actions for the creation of more quality jobs as well as the facilitation of an enabling environment for youth… Read more »
Mozambique: The African Water Facility Supports Mozambique's Resilience to Climate Change and Reducing Vulnerability to Floods in Inhambane and Chimoio
The Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the African Water Facility (AWF) has entered into a grant agreement for a feasibility study on Urban Sanitation, Drainage and Solid… Read more »
March 08, 2017
Africa: President Adesina Announces Gender Innovation Contest to Promote Gender Equality in AfDB's Operations
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced on International Women's Day the launch of a major gender competition in order to promote gender equality in its operations. Read more »
Africa: International Women's Day 2017
Every year, on March 8, the world celebrates <a target="_blank" href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/">International Women's Day</a>. It is a day when women in… Read more »
March 07, 2017
Africa: African Development Bank and Forest Investment Program Sign Loan With Form Ghana Ltd to Restore Ghana's Forests
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.afdb.org/en/topics-and-sectors/initiatives-partnerships/climate-investment-funds-cif/">Climate… Read more »
Africa: Mali to Receive $25 Million Concessional Loan to Build Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Plant and Transform the West African Energy Market
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali's first utility-scale solar… Read more »
Africa: African Risk Capacity and the African Development Bank Partner to Strengthen African Countries Struggling With Climate Disasters
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has added a crucial partner to its portfolio by formally teaming up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to strengthen mechanisms to manage… Read more »
Africa: NEPAD-IPPF Approves $3.88 Million in Grants to DRC, Mozambique and Zambia for Power Interconnector Projects
The NEPAD-IPPF (Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility) has approved US $3.88 million in grants to the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique and… Read more »
March 06, 2017
Africa: AfDB and Government of Sudan Launch Enable Youth Sudan Program
The African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), launched the ENABLE Youth Program in… Read more »
Africa: Reaching Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa - a Learning Forum On Africa SME Program Technical Assistance
The African Development Bank provides significant financial resources to reach small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including through its non-sovereign operations. In 2016 alone,… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Engages Stakeholders On Suitable Regulatory Environment for Investment in Power Sector
Wale Shonibare, AfDB Director, Energy Solutions, Policy and Regulation (second from left), and Moctar Touré, AFUR Chairperson (second from right), during the power… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Makes a Courtesy Call On the Widow of the First President of the African Development Bank Group
On March 1, 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina made a courtesy call on Suad Sayed Ali Omer Beheiry, widow of the first President and founding father of the… Read more »
March 03, 2017
Africa: AfDB President Renews Partnership MOU With Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (Badea)
As part of his three-day official visit to Sudan, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met with the Director General of Arab Bank for Economic… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Engages Sudan's Private Sector, Explores Opportunities for Collaboration On the Implementation of the High 5s
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, engaged with representatives from Sudan's private sector on available support to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Concludes Three-Day Official Visit to Sudan With a Meeting With the Minister of Finance
On March 1, 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina concluded his three-day official visit to Sudan with a wrap-up meeting with the Minister of Finance and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Announces Appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh As Director for Power Systems Development
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh as the Director for Power Systems Development with effect from May 1, 2017. Read more »
March 02, 2017
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Meets With Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir
On Monday, February 27, 2017 in Khartoum, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Sudan, Field Marshal Omar… Read more »
Africa: German Government Unveils Marshall Plan With AfDB Leadership
Africa is a continent of opportunity facing many challenges that the Plan can help resolve. Focus on entrepreneurship, private sector, renewable energy and green growth. Read more »
