September 20, 2017
Africa: Leading Young People to Win Up to US $10,000 - Register Here!
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September 19, 2017
Africa: AfDB Advocates Linkage Between Development Partners, Policy-Makers to Build Africa's Food and Cuisine Value Chain
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is advocating closer linkages between development partners and policy-makers to enhance the informal sector's contribution to building an… Read more »
Africa: Experience Is the Best Teacher in Agribusiness, Young Experts Say
When it comes to agribusiness, experience is the best teacher, according to young Africans who have successfully cut out profitable and society-changing business ventures in… Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Sector Financiers Resolute On Cushioning Farmers Against Climate Change
Major agriculture sector financiers, U.N. agencies and research organizations have underscored the urgent need to cushion small-scale African farmers from the adverse effects of… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Brazil to Groom African Youth in Cassava Processing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Brazil-Africa Institute (BAI) have launched the Youth Technical Training Program (YTTP) - an initiative that aims to train young African… Read more »
September 15, 2017
Africa: 11 West African Ministries Explore Practical Policy Tools to Turn Extractives Into Development Outcomes
Natural resources make significant contributions to economic growth in most African countries. But how can countries turn extractives-driven growth into development outcomes? Read more »
September 13, 2017
Africa: Speech Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, On the Occasion of the Africa50 Annual Shareholders Meeting On September 12, 2017 in Dakar, Senegal
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Africa: Africa50 Is Partner of Choice for Economic Transformation, Adesina Tells Shareholders
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Chad: AfDB Pledges US $540 Million in Support of Chad, Making it One of the Largest Donors at Paris Roundtable
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will provide US $540 million for Chad's new National Development Plan (NDP). The Bank also offered Chad the possibility of raising… Read more »
September 12, 2017
Africa: Kenyan Government Delighted With AfDB's Partnership, As Nnenna Nwabufo Receives Accreditation As Country Manager
Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Amina Mohammed , presents AfDB's Nnenna Nwabufo with her letter of accreditation. Read more »
September 11, 2017
Africa: AfDB Advocates Strategies to Deepen Industrialization of Cassava
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is intensifying its financing for the production of crops with the highest potential for industrializing the African agriculture. Read more »
Africa: AfDB Announces New Youth Training Drive to Promote Agricultural Industrialization
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a new youth training drive in partnership with the Brazil-Africa Institute to train young farmers (aged 18-35 years) in commodity… Read more »
Africa: Experts Call for Early-Warning Systems Against Malnutrition in Africa
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September 08, 2017
East Africa: AfDB Director General Tasks Horn of Africa Countries On Regional Integration and WTO Accession
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has emphasized the need to ensure coherence between the East Africa's regional integration agenda and the engagement of the Horn of Africa… Read more »
September 07, 2017
Africa: African Leaders Validate AfDB's Feed Africa Strategy At African Green Revolution Forum
African leaders and partners in the agriculture sector have validated the Feed Africa Strategy of the African Development Bank (AfDB) as a viable tool towards the transformation of… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf Visits AfDB President
The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 paid a visit to the African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina at the Bank's headquarters… Read more »
Africa: Agriculture Projects Have to Be Bankable, Says Blanke
Agriculture projects developed for Africa must be bankable and incentivized in order to attract private investors who seek to make profit, and the youth who seek employment. Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Racine Kane As Deputy Director General for the Central Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Racine Kane as Deputy Director General for the Central Africa Regional Development and Business… Read more »
Africa: Africa50 to Announce New Strategy, New Investments, and New Members At Its Shareholder Meeting in Dakar On September 12
Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investment platform, will hold its third Shareholders Meeting in Dakar on Tuesday, September 12, at 11:00 a.m. at the King Fahd Hotel. Read more »
Africa: The Frontier for Climate Resilience Begins With Smallholder Farmers
Tackling climate change in Africa will work effectively if efforts are first geared towards eliminating challenges faced by smallholder farmers across the continent, experts say. Read more »
September 06, 2017
Africa: AGRF 2017 - Agricultural Research in West and Central Africa Still Has a Long Way to Go
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September 05, 2017
Africa: Women in Agriculture Must Be Facilitated, Panel Hears
Today's technological advances and innovations in agriculture should touch every aspects of women's lives in order for them to have the desired impact on African societies. Read more »
Africa: The Future of Africa Depends On Agriculture
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Africa: Bringing Policymakers Together to Turn Extractives Into Development Outcomes
Turning extractive resources (mining, oil and gas) into development outcomes has proven to be a challenge for African governments and developing countries in general. The channels… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits the African Development Bank
US congressional delegation visits the AfDB (l-r): Representative Charlie Dent (R-PA), Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL), Senator Christopher Coons… Read more »
