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The African Development Bank launches EUR 1 billion 0.50% 10-year Global Benchmark due 21 March 2029
15-Mar-2019 - The African Development Bank, rated Aaa/AAA/AAA by Moody’s/S&P/Fitch, has successfully priced a EUR 1 billion 10-year Global Benchmark, due 21 March 2029, its first benchmark transaction of the year.Guinée-Bissau : José Mário Vaz pose la première pierre du poste de transformation à haute tension de Saltinho avec le soutien financier de la Banque africaine de développement
15-Mar-2019 - Le Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau, José Mário Vaz, a officiellement posé la première pierre du poste à haute-tension (225 KV) de Saltinho, dans le cadre du projet Energie de l’Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve Gambie (OMVG), dont la Banque africaine de développement est le partenaire clé. Le projet Energie de l’OMVG vise à renforcer l'intégration et la coopération régionales par l’exploitation conjointe des ressources des bassins du fleuve Gambie.International Women’s Day: African Development Bank’s AFAWA, Entreprenarium, to celebrate with closing ceremonies for women entrepreneur masterclasses in three countries
15-Mar-2019 - WHAT: Closing ceremonies for graduates of Masterclasses for women entrepreneurs organized by the African Development Bank’s AFAWA program in partnership with Entreprenarium. Entrepreneurs will receive their certificates and the event will end with a reception, during which a successful woman entrepreneur will be invited as special guest to deliver an inspirational speech. WHERE: Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Gabon WHO: Ms. Nnenna Nwabufo, Deputy Director-General for East Africa, African Development Bank
The African Development Bank pledges US$ 25 billion to climate finance for 2020-2025, doubling its commitments
14-Mar-2019 - The African Development Bank will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced today at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said that the Bank would commit at least US$25 billion towards climate finance.
Egypt affirms support for the African Development Bank, regional integration agenda
14-Mar-2019 - Egypt has affirmed its strong support for the African Development Bank as a development partner and is committed to strengthening regional integration, the country’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly said during a meeting in Cairo with a Bank delegation. Madbouly affirmed Egypt's readiness to work with the African Development Bank. “We are working hard to strengthen our relationships with African nations and the African Development Bank is a very important partner,” the Prime Minister said.
African Development Bank releases highlights of 2019 African Economic Outlook in 7 African languages
13-Mar-2019 - The African Development Bank has published highlights of its flagship publication African Economic Outlook (AEO), in local languages, thus ensuring their reach to new stakeholders at the local and community levels. These languages are among the most widely spoken on the continent.
La Banque africaine de développement appuie la région du Sahel pour la mobilisation des ressources en faveur de la résilience face aux changements climatiques
13-Mar-2019 - Au lendemain de la première conférence des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement des pays membres de la Commission Climat pour la Région du Sahel, tenue le 25 février 2019 à Niamey, au Niger, la Banque africaine de développement a co-présidé une table ronde des bailleurs de fonds portant sur le financement du Plan d’investissement climat pour la région (PIC-RS 2018-2030), et le Programme prioritaire pour catalyser les investissements climatiques au Sahel (PPCI 2020-2025).
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina to attend One Planet Summit in Nairobi
13-Mar-2019 - The President of the African Development Bank Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, will lead a delegation to the One Planet Summit (OPS 2019), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya on 14 March 2019 as part of the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4), running from 11 to 15 March 2019.
The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan sign MOU to build capacity
11-Mar-2019 - The African Development Bank and Sophia University in Japan, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote capacity development within the two institutions for their mutual benefit and the entire African continent. The agreement was signed Friday at the Bank’s Abidjan headquarters.
Africa Climate Week
11-Mar-2019 - WHAT: Africa Climate Week WHO: The African Development Bank, The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, The World Bank Group, the West African Development Bank, the UNEP DTU Partnership and United Nations Development Programme WHERE Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), Accra, Ghana WHEN: 18-22 March, 2019African Development Bank and Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka, to convene seminar on “Achieving the High 5s”
11-Mar-2019 - The African Development Institute (ADI) of the African Development Bank will host a seminar on the theme “Achieving the High 5s of the African Development Bank: Role of Think Tanks and other Knowledge Institutions”, in the city of Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria, from 11 -15 March 2019. The seminar is being convened in collaboration with the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, in Nigeria.
International Women’s Day 2019: African Development Bank kicks off month-long celebration with women’s entrepreneurship awards
08-Mar-2019 - “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change, ” is the global theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. As one of its core priorities, the African Development Bank is promoting women’s entrepreneurship and innovation across the continent.International Women’s Day: African Development Bank’s AFAWA, Entreprenarium, to celebrate with closing ceremonies for women entrepreneur masterclasses in three countries
08-Mar-2019 - WHAT: Closing ceremonies for graduates of Masterclasses for women entrepreneurs organized by the African Development Bank’s AFAWA program in partnership with Entreprenarium. Entrepreneurs will receive their certificates and the event will end with a reception, during which a successful woman entrepreneur will be invited as special guest to deliver an inspirational speech. WHERE: Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Gabon WHO: Vanessa Moungar, Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society, African Development Bank
La Banque africaine de développement soutient l’investissement et le développement du secteur privé en Mauritanie
08-Mar-2019 - La Banque africaine de développement a organisé, hier à Nouakchott, en Mauritanie, un séminaire d’opportunités d’affaires, en partenariat avec le ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, la banque centrale et l’Union nationale du patronat de Mauritanie (UNPM). Cet évènement, auquel participaient 130 personnes des secteurs public et privé, a offert un cadre d’échange permettant de renforcer le dialogue et d’identifier de nouvelles opportunités d’investissement et de financement des entreprises du pays."Bumbuna Hydoelectric Plant Will Bring Down the Cost of Doing Business in Sierra Leone"
06-Mar-2019 - The African Development Bank-backed Bumbuna hydropower plant meant to provide electricity to Sierra Leonians and thus boost the economy was inaugurated on November 6, 2009. For Samuel Onwona, Resident Representative of the African Development Bank in Freetown, Bumbuna will bring down the cost of business in the country with a much cheaper, sustainable and reliable source of energy. Question: What are the immediate or short term benefits of Bumbuna for the economy and the people of Sierra Leone?Présentation à Nouakchott des opportunités d’affaires de la Banque africaine de développement
06-Mar-2019 - La Banque africaine de développement, en partenariat avec le ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, la banque centrale et l’Union nationale du patronat en Mauritanie, organise, le 6 mars prochain à Nouakchott, un atelier de présentation de ses opportunités d’affaires et instruments de financement.Interview with AfDB’s Principal Evaluation Officer, Detlev Puetz
06-Mar-2019 - In this interview he granted to us shortly after a presentation on agriculture, during AEC in Addis Ababa, AfDB’s Principal Evaluation Officer, Detlev Puetz, suggests new ways for managing the crisis and supporting a post-crisis renaissance in Africa. “How to have African middle class, at least partly, embrace the great traditions of agriculture trade and business in Africa, and not selling out to foreign interests. These are for me the key questions,” Bank Group Principal Evaluation Officer, Detlev Puetz said.
Tunisie : la Banque africaine de développement signe un accord de don en faveur des écoles touchées par les intempéries à Nabeul
05-Mar-2019 - Le directeur général de la Banque africaine de développement pour l’Afrique du Nord, Mohamed EL Azizi, a signé aux côtés du ministre tunisien du Développement, de l’Investissement et de la Coopération internationale, Zied Laadhari, un accord de don de 1 million de dollars américains afin de venir en aide aux établissements scolaires du gouvernorat de Nabeul -sud-est de Tunis- affectés par les intempéries.Interview avec Yacouba Yaro, directeur centre d'etudes, de recherches et de formation pour le développement économique et social (CERFODES) - « Impliquer les bénéficiaires dans la lute contre la pauvreté »
05-Mar-2019 - Question : Quel lien peut-on faire entre la lutte contre la pauvreté et la passation des marchés publics ?