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Private Sector Liaison Officers’ Network and DFIs share ideas on Climate Smart Agriculture
22-May-2018 - The Private Sector Liaison Officers’ Network (PSLO) organized a Climate Smart Agriculture mission in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire,13-17 May 2018. During the four-day program, prominent agriculture experts of various Development Finance Institutions and company representatives networked and shared ideas and experiences on agriculture sector strategies, priorities and portfolios of the African Development Bank, the World Bank and other agencies with a view to foster partnerships.
Korea is a model for Africa’s industrialization, says President Adesina
22-May-2018 - The 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank opened in Busan, Korea, on Monday with a call on African Governments to create the right environment for the private sector to lead the continent’s industrial revolution. Participants also advocated for a balance between the role of the State and the private sector. Korea was presented as a good model for industrialization which African countries can learn from.
High-level panel session to highlight importance of disaster risk financing in building resilience
22-May-2018 - A high-level panel session on the importance of disaster risk financing solutions in building resilience and protecting development gains will be held at the 2018 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank taking place in Busan. The session will focus on Climate and Disaster Risk Financing: The role of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and the Africa Disaster Risk Financing Programme (ADRiFi). Who:African Development Bank Launches New Civil Society Committee
22-May-2018 - Focusing on "Engaging Civil Society to Accelerate Africa's Industrialization" the 2018 Civil Society Forum organized by the Africa Development Bank in Abidjan explored how to associate civil society in the Bank’s High5 priorities with special emphasis on the industrialise Africa priority.
« Dans sa forme actuelle, l’université africaine est une usine à fabriquer des chômeurs »
22-May-2018 - « Nous devons rapidement sortir d’une université africaine qui forme des chômeurs pour aller vers des institutions universitaires d’où sortent de cadres avec des profils en adéquation avec les besoins de nos économies », a affirmé lundi à Busan, en Corée, le président de la Banque africaine de développement, Akinwumi Adesina. A la veille de l’ouverture, en Corée, des 53 è Assemblées annuelles de la Banque, M. Adesina a défini la qualité de la formation en Afrique comme un des préalables à l’accélération de l’industrialisation du continent.
“Africa must no longer be a museum of poverty,” declares African Development Bank President
21-May-2018 - By 2050 about 580 million young Africans will enter the labour market, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), observed Monday, noting that African people are tired of poverty. “Africa must stop being a museum of poverty. Its people are determined to reverse this trend. The future of young Africans is not in Europe, their destiny is not to end their lives in the Mediterranean Sea,” he stressed during a lively press conference on Day 1 of the Bank’s 53rd Annual Meetings, taking place from May 21 to 25 in Busan, Korea.New champion joins forces with African Leaders for Nutrition
21-May-2018 - The African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) initiative aims to mobilize political action and leadership for nutrition in Africa by building a high-level forum that strengthens government policies and financial commitment to end malnutrition.ALSF co-organizes regional workshop on Negotiating Fishing Agreements and Concession
21-May-2018 - Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing represents US$ 1.2 billion loss in revenue for West African countries alone. Some of this loss is due to inadequate governance in the sector. There is a growing awareness among African countries and regional bodies dedicated to maritime economy, of the need to strengthen capacity in this sector and empower government ministries for negotiations.
Innovative technologies need to reach African farmers for agricultural transformation to happen
21-May-2018 - For Africa to witness true agricultural transformation, technologies need to reach farmers to enhance productivity. This was part of the outcomes of the Leadership4Agriculture Forum held at the 53rd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank taking place in Busan, Korea from May 21-25. Participants included Ministers and key partners involved in the development of agriculture industrialization infrastructure for the continent.
African Banker Awards crowns top performers in the continent’s banking and financial sector
21-May-2018 - Since 2012, the African Development Bank has been a partner of the African Banker Awards. The awards are organized by African Banker magazine, which specializes in the banking and financial sector in Africa. The annual award ceremony is held on the sidelines of the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings. The annual ceremony takes place Tuesday evening at the Paradise Hotel in Busan.
African Development Bank and UNIDO join forces to accelerate Africa’s industrialization
21-May-2018 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday, May 21 to step up collaboration to boost Africa’s industrialization.
Why Africa must trust and support its youth to creatively drive its industrialization
21-May-2018 - Many young Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to the continent’s problems and should be trusted and supported to drive continent’s industrialization, participants at the 2018 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank heard in Busan. How to leverage the continent’s youth to accelerate economic prosperity through industrialization was the focus of a session on “Bridging innovation and industry: African youth solving continental challenges.”
Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank Group
21-May-2018 - The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and 44th Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the Bank Group, are scheduled to take place from May 21-25, 2018 in Busan, Korea.Mali : la Banque africaine de développement accorde un prêt de 8 millions d’euros pour soutenir le commerce
17-May-2018 - C’est une bonne nouvelle pour le commerce au Mali, mais surtout pour les petites et moyennes entreprises : le Conseil d'administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le 16 Mai 2018 à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire, une ligne de crédit de 8 millions d’euros en faveur de la Banque sahélo-saharienne pour l’investissement et le commerce au Mali (BSIC-Mali). Celle-ci devrait profiter de cette ligne de crédit pour renforcer ses efforts de financement au profit des petites et moyennes entreprises, un des secteurs clés de l’économie...Nigeria: African Development Bank approves US$100 million for expansion of fertilizer production
17-May-2018 - The African Development Bank has approved US$100 million senior loan to Nigerian firm, Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited, to support the company’s plans to double its fertilizer production from 1.4 million tons of urea to 2.8 million tons per annum.
Bank Group organizes a workshop for sharing best practices in Somalia’s electricity industry
17-May-2018 - The African Development Bank and the Federal Government of Somalia concluded a two-day (26-27 April 2018) consultation and knowledge-sharing workshop on “Regulating the Somalia Energy Sector.”EUR 200 million to develop Morocco’s agricultural value chains and reinforce sustainable job creation
16-May-2018 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved EUR 200 million loan to support inclusive and Sustainable Development of Agricultural Value Chains in Morocco. This operation will support the creation of jobs in rural areas by developing inclusive value chains that will Increase the sustainability and effectiveness of jobs created through green governance and water resource management. It will also finance the implementation of agriculture, environment, employment and vocational training strategies.