October 24, 2015
Africa: Closing Remarks By Akinwumi Adesina, President African Development Bank Group
Three days ago, we all arrived in the beautiful city of Dakar and this wonderful Abdou Diouf International Conference Center. We have all enjoyed the fantastic architectural… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Us $90 Million Loan to Promote Science and Technology in Angola
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on October 21, 2015, a loan of US $90 million for the Republic of Angola to finance a Science and Technology… Read more »
Africa: Feeding Africa Conference Resolves to Accelerate Agriculture Transformation
Delegates attending talks on transforming African agriculture rose from three days of talks, from October 21-23, on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, excited about new commitments… Read more »
Africa: AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina Receives Decoration From Republic of Senegal
African Development President Akiwumi Adesina was named Grand Officer of the National Order of the Lion (Grand Officier de l'Ordre National du Lion), one of Senegal's highest… Read more »
Africa: Feeding Africa Conference Adopts Plan for Agricultural Transformation
The adoption of an action plan and wide-ranging partnerships to transform African agriculture into viable agri-business were the main outcomes of the three-day high-level… Read more »
October 23, 2015
Africa: Agricultural Transformation Begins to Take Shape in Africa
Agricultural transformation is taking shape in some African countries, which have launched initiatives to boost the provision of essential services linked to the agriculture… Read more »
Africa: Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change in Rural Malawi
Changes in Malawi's climatic patterns have led to severe drought and flooding which has resulted in loss of life and economic hardship. For a country heavily dependent upon its… Read more »
Africa: Accf Grants Usd 1.35 Million to Enhance Climate Finance Readiness in Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland
The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) announced Friday, the approval of three projects totaling USD 1.35 million to enhance the readiness of Cape Verde, Kenya and Swaziland to… Read more »
Africa: Finance Ministers Affirm Commercial Borrowing Possible to Fund Agriculture Transformation
African countries could borrow money internationally to invest in commercial agriculture to spread the range of manufactured products available within their economies and lead to… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves a $ 33.3-Million Regional Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund
On October 21, 2015, the African Development Bank Group's (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US $33.3-million grant to set up a Post Ebola Recovery Social Investment… Read more »
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 22, 2015
Africa: New Technologies At the Service of Africa's Agricultural Transformation
Farmers are effectively using mobile telephone technologies to eliminate middlemen distorting the market prices of farm produce and access better seeds, President of the African… Read more »
Africa: African Finance Ministers Seek Mega-Financing Deals to Boost Agriculture Sector
African Ministers of Finance have stepped up a campaign for additional financing led by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to channel funding required to boost production of rice… Read more »
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 »
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: "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 »
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: 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 »
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 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 »
Zambia: Zambia - $30 Million for Skills, Jobs and Entrepreneurship for Women and Youth in the Agriculture Sector
The African Development Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, October 14 a loan of US $30 million to the Government of Zambia for the Skills Development and… 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 »