December 08, 2016
Libya: AfDB to Launch Tamayoz, a Leadership Programme to Empower a New Generation of Libyan Leaders
In partnership with Libyan authorities and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Transition fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch "Tamayoz - Libya Leading the… Read more »
North Africa: African Development Bank's 2016 Annual Report for North Africa
Since 2015 and to accelerate Africa's transformation, the African Development Bank is committed to focus its efforts on five priority areas: Lighting Africa, Feeding Africa,… Read more »
December 07, 2016
Africa: African Economic Conference Closes With Call for Agriculture to Be At the Centre of Africa's Development
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve… Read more »
Africa: Youths Affirm Agriculture As Economic Empowerment Tool
The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of the youths because they have the right drive and energy, participants at a… Read more »
Africa: East African CSOs Advocate for African Funding to Increase Trust and Legitimacy
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) series of regional consultations meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) continues across the continent. The East African leg opened… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Group Approves the First Multi-Jurisdictional Fixed Income ETF in Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a seed equity capital investment of USD 25 million into the African Domestic Bond Fund (ADBF). The ADBF… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference - Why Does Africa Need an Agricultural Transformation?
The need for an Africa-wide agricultural transformation was the subject of a special session organized at the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) on Tuesday,… Read more »
Senegal: Cashew Nut Value Chains Need State Support to Flourish in the Casamance, Paper Finds
Three presentations were made during the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja on the examining the dynamics and constraints of the agricultural value chain on the… Read more »
Africa: Integrated Solutions Key to Regional Agro-Allied Industrialization
Participants at the African Economic Conference 2016 in Abuja have identified integrated solutions as key to regional agro-allied industrialization. Read more »
Africa: Presenting Its Report On Gender Equality At the 2016 African Economic Conference, UNDP Stresses That Women's Empowerment Key to Transforming the Continent's Agriculture
According to a key finding in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) – Accelerating Gender Equality and… Read more »
Africa: Participants Advocate for Land Rights for Women Farmers
Participants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja advocated for measures that will guarantee women access to land and promote women’s land… Read more »
December 06, 2016
Africa: Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
Building a resilient and sustainable agriculture in Africa is the subject of one of the High Level Panel discussions of the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) which entered its… Read more »
Africa: Value Addition Vital to Industrialize African Agriculture
A study by Namalguebzanga Christian Kafando, one of the paper presenters and discussants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja has shown that there is a… Read more »
Africa: Private Sector SMEs Should Be Catalytic Force in Industrialization of Agriculture
Private sector small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should be the catalytic force in the industrialization and modernization of agriculture, a paper delivered Monday at the 2016… Read more »
Africa: Study Expresses Skepticism About Ability of African Agriculture to Support Agro-Industry Strategy
A study from the Meredith Hanlon Department of Economics, Environmental Science, and Biology, Allegheny College, USA, doubts the ability of African agriculture in its present state… Read more »
Africa: Experts Seek Timely Climate Action to Support Rural Farmers
Experts at the 2016 African Economic Conference on Monday called for timely implementation of climate actions and release of information capable of assisting rural farmers against… Read more »
December 05, 2016
Africa: Conference Partners, Nigerian Minister Engage With Media On Theme of Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB); Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); Abdoulaye Mar… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference Opens in Abuja - Agricultural Transformation On the Agenda
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural… Read more »
Africa: The African Development Bank Group Appoints Ms. Atsuko Toda As Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Atsuko Toda as Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development with effect from 1st… Read more »
Africa: Opening Speech Delivered By Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, At the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 On "Feed Africa - Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth"
Good morning! I wish to warmly welcome you all to this African Economic Conference, being held in Abuja. Unlocking the potential of agro-industrial development across all of Africa… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: 16th African Water Facility Governing Council to Meet in Abidjan
The African Water Facility (AWF) is hosting its 16th Governing Council meeting on Monday and Tuesday, December 5 and 6, 2016 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abidjan, Côte… Read more »
December 02, 2016
Africa: African Agripreneurs Take the Spotlight
On Friday 2nd December 2016, close to 25 young African agricultural entrepreneurs from various countries in the continent were welcomed at the AfDB's headquarters in Abidjan… Read more »
Africa: African Economic Conference 2016 - Ending Hunger and Enabling Food Security in Africa
Researchers, policy-makers and development partners converge in Abuja, Nigeria, for the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) from December 5-7, 2016, to share ideas on topical… Read more »
Africa: Climate Finance Mobilization Required to Strengthen NDC Ambition, Says New Report
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Climate Investment Funds (CIF) unit released in November a new study which details regional member countries' progress in ratifying the Paris… Read more »
Africa: Report Reveals 12 Percent Growth in Financial Commitments to Africa's Infrastructure Development in 2015
Financial commitments to Africa's infrastructure development in 2015 totalled $83.4bn, a 12% increase from the previous year, a report by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa's… Read more »
