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Sahel Alliance General Assembly
13-Feb-2021 - What: The second General Assembly of the Sahel Alliance Who:
Appointment Announcement: Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye as The Group Chief Risk Officer
12-Feb-2021 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ifedayo Orimoloye as the Group Chief Risk Officer, effective 1 April 2021. Ifedayo, a US national, brings over 20 years of risk management and corporate finance experience from international and diverse financial institutions in Africa, Europe and North America.
Implementing the AfCFTA: the Need for Deepening Private Sector Engagement and Commitment
12-Feb-2021 - What: Joint webinar on the implementation of the AfCFTA within the WTO Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking Event 2021 Who: African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Trade Centre (ITC) When:
KIX Observatory: ADEA and AU-CIEFFA launch a brief on teacher and learner well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic
12-Feb-2021 - The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in Educational Systems in Africa, a consortium that includes the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), has released its first brief, which promotes evidence sharing about policy and education interventions as well as targeted recommendations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
African Development Bank’s AFAWA, African Guarantee Fund, partner to unlock $1.3 - $2 billion in loans to women entrepreneurs
12-Feb-2021 - The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has agreed a partnership with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to unlock $1.3 to 2 billion in loans to women-owned Small and Medium Sized Enterprises(SMEs) in Africa, by working with financial institutions to enhance their ability to lend to women.African women in science are making waves
11-Feb-2021 - To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, we asked contributors to the recently released Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas for Africa about the science that went into the Bank co-publication and their experiences as pioneering women in their field. Maimuna Nalubega, Ph.D, Chief Water Development Officer, African Development Bank
African Development Bank and Mozambique LNG Area 1 Project win Multilateral Deal of the Year Award for $24 billion global syndicated finance
11-Feb-2021 - The Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Area 1 Project and the African Development Bank have jointly received the prestigious Global Multilateral Deal of the Year 2020 award by the print and online publication Project Finance International (PFI).
Development challenges and opportunities facing Africa’s mineral sector
11-Feb-2021 - What: Virtual Seminar on Minerals and Africa’s Development: Challenges and Opportunities. Who: African Development Bank When: Thursday 25 February 10:00 to 12:00 GMT Where: Virtual (Via Zoom)
African Development Bank and Harvard Kennedy School train country economists on “building back better” post-COVID-19
11-Feb-2021 - The Country Economics Department (ECCE) and the Human Resources Departments (CHHR) of the African Development Bank are collaborating with researchers at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) and Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School to train the Bank’s Country Economists on effective post-COVID-19 response and recovery strategies for Africa.
African Development Bank President says vaccines and debt relief will be key to Africa’s recovery from COVID-19
10-Feb-2021 - The President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover faster and better from the pandemic. Speaking on 8 February at a virtual event held in his honour as the outgoing African of the Year of African Leadership Magazine, the Bank President warned that so long as the coronavirus was unchecked in any part of the world, no one would be safe.Promoting good governance of regional public institutions: the example of CAFRAD
10-Feb-2021 - What: A meeting on promoting good governance of regional public institutions: the example of CAFRAD Who: The African Development Bank When: Thursday, 25 February 2021 09:00 -10:30 GMT
Autonomisation des femmes : une priorité au cœur des interventions de la Banque africaine de développement
10-Feb-2021 - Dans la mise en place des projets qu’elle finance, la Banque africaine de développement place l’autonomisation des femmes au centre de ses interventions, notamment pour la réduction de la pauvreté et la résilience des communautés.African Development Bank Group 2021 Business Opportunities Seminar
10-Feb-2021 - What: 2021 Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) Who: African Development Bank Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Department When: Tuesday, 6 April 2021; 08:00-13:00 GMT (Asia delegates)African Development Bank assists West African countries to deliver carbon emission reductions and meet their Paris Agreement commitments
09-Feb-2021 - The African Development Bank has extended financial support to a project that will strengthen the efforts of West African countries to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) targets under the Paris climate accord. The Bank will underwrite the preparation of concept notes exploring the use of internationally transferable mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) in selected West African countries.
The acceleration of digitalization in COVID-19 times
08-Feb-2021 - What: Webinar: The acceleration of digitalization in COVID-19 times Who: Making Finance Work for Africa initiative (MFW4A)/PIFD When: February 11 at 13.00 GMT
International Day for Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: Unite, fund and act to end female genital mutilation
05-Feb-2021 - By Vanessa Moungar This year, we are a mere decade away from the 2030 deadline of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Sadly, as we approach this key milestone of human progress, we are losing the battle against a challenge afflicting millions of girls and women around the world.How the COVID pandemic has spurred innovation in Africa’s fashion industry
05-Feb-2021 - The African Development Bank’s latest Fashionomics Africa webinar attracted an impressive “who’s who” of industry talent to share ideas on how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital trends in the fashion industry.The African Development Bank and WHO cut sod for Public Health Emergency Operations Center building in Juba, South Sudan
05-Feb-2021 - The African Development Bank is financing the construction of the second phase of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) in Juba, South Sudan. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Thursday, was presided over by Elizabeth Acuei Yol, South Sudan Minister of Health, in the presence of the African Development Bank Country Manager for South Sudan, the Head of Cooperation in the Embassy of Japan, Nobuhiro Kikuchi, various Ministry of Health officials, WHO South Sudan staff and the media.Stratégie genre 2021 2025 : la Banque africaine de développement veut créer plus d'opportunités pour les femmes dans les secteurs clés du continent
04-Feb-2021 - Dans sa nouvelle stratégie du genre pour la période 2021-2025, publiée le 3 février 2021, la Banque africaine de développement dévoile sa vision en matière de genre pour les cinq prochaines années. L’institution panafricaine de développement prévoit de « transformer les secteurs clés du continent en terrains d'opportunités accessibles, où les femmes, les filles, les hommes et les garçons, quelle que soit leur origine, bénéficient d'un accès et d'un contrôle égaux sur les ressources productives et bénéficient d'infrastructures et de services de...