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 »
Africa: Youssou N'Dour, Graca Machel, Akinwumi Adesina discuss building back better after Covid-19 at Civil Society Forum
Harness civil society's "incredible potential to accelerate social change at scale" - Graça Machel Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Civil Society Committee Holds First Virtual Statutory Meeting, Announces New Committee Representatives
The African Development Bank has held the first virtual statutory meeting of the new African Development Bank-Civil Society Committee ahead of the Civil Society Forum to be held on… Read more »
Africa: Put Small-Scale Traders At the Heart of Efforts to Accelerate Trade and Investment in Africa Post Covid-19
The AfCFTA will not in one dramatic swoop alter existing commercial and economic realities on a vast scale, but its implementation could lead the recovery efforts from the COVID-19… Read more »
November 25, 2020
Africa: Appointments and Reassignments At the African Development Bank
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November 24, 2020
Africa: Africans "Know and Understand What Development Ought to Look Like," Says President Uhuru Kenyatta
President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta urged African governments to put their citizens at the centre of delivering service during Africa Delivery Exchange 2020, a virtual event that… Read more »
November 23, 2020
Africa: An Effective Response to Covid-19 Impacts On Africa's Aviation Sector
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Africa: The African Development Bank Appoints Country Managers
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Country Managers for the following Regional Member Countries: Central African Republic, Ghana, Madagascar,… Read more »
Africa: Gender and Sustainable Energy Country Briefs for Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda Global Launch
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Africa: 200 Days Countdown Event to the 2021 World Forestry Congress
Forests are at the heart of a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic Read more »
Africa: Digital Technical and Vocational Education and Training
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Africa: Virtual Launch of the African Petroleum Legislation Atlas Platform
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November 20, 2020
Africa: Meet the African Development Bank Experts Moving Africa's Industrialization Agenda Forward
Industrializing Africa is one of the High 5 strategic priorities of the African Development Bank. Read more »
Africa: Africa Industrialization Day - Unlocking Africa's "Value-Added" Industrial Potential
Africa Industrialisation Day, which falls on Friday, mobilizes the commitment of the international community to the continent's industrialisation and gives us the opportunity to… Read more »
Africa: Africa Industrialisation Day - African Development Bank Calls for Faster Industrialisation of African Economies
At the forefront of promoting smart industrial policies and mobilising infrastructure development funding for Africa, the African Development Bank on Africa Industrialization Day… Read more »
West Africa: Launch of the West Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (Risp) 2020-2025
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Africa: African Development Bank's Investments Are Transforming the Continent, Unlocking Economic Potential, and Spurring Development - 2020 Ader Report
20.3 million people are benefiting from improvements in agriculture (47% women) Read more »
November 19, 2020
Africa: World Toilet Day 2020 - In the Midst of a Global Covid-19 Pandemic, Increased Toilet Hygiene Awareness More Important Than Ever
This year's World Toilet Day observance comes in the midst of COVID-19. The gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic's global spread heightens awareness about the important health benefits… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Agripitch Competition Awards $120,000 in Prizes to African Youth "Agripreneurs"
The founder of a cassava processing business in Kenya, a co-founder of a novel food processing technology start-up, and the owner of a smallholder farmer food procurement company… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan - $28.233 Million in African Development Fund Grants to Bolster Response to Covid-19
The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the country's health system to effectively respond and contain the… Read more »
November 18, 2020
Africa: 2020 Civil Society Forum
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Africa: Fashionomics Africa Webinar - Words of Wisdom for Fashion Entrepreneurs From Google Africa and Us-Based Parsons School of Design
Africa's fashion industry must embrace technology in order to thrive in an increasingly global digital economy. Read more »
November 17, 2020
Africa: African Development Bank Evaluation Week 2020
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Africa: Investing in Water and Sanitation Is Key to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6, Bank VP Tells African Finance Ministers
Investing in the water and sanitation (WASH) sector in Africa is crucial to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6, which calls for universal access to clean water,… Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Is a 'Wake-Up Command' to Address Africa's Challenges - Tony Blair
We have the same problems but what we also have is vastly increased urgency - Blair Read more »