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Water at last for Kuwadzana residents in Zimbabwe
12-Feb-2019 - The Urgent Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation Project Phase II in Zimbabwe, implemented by the African Development Bank, has improved water access for targeted communities with inadequate water supply. Waking up at the crack of dawn to beat water queues at a borehole almost 2km away had become a lifestyle for Musati and her family. The family settled in Kuwadzana 4 High Density Suburb 13 years ago and since then, running water has been extremely difficult to access.
African Development Bank and UN Women renew their partnership to accelerate gender equality and women’s empowerment in Africa
12-Feb-2019 - The African Development Bank and UN Women held their fourth steering committee meeting on 8 February 2019 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding in March 2016 and have since then implemented a joint roadmap to advance gender equality on the African continent. This steering committee meeting aimed to review progress and define next steps in the partnership.
African Union Commission and African Development Bank launch scorecard to track nutrition progress
11-Feb-2019 - The African Union Commission, the African Development Bank and global partners today launched the Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard to raise awareness and reinforce commitments by African governments to help end malnutrition.African Union Summit: African Development Bank President Adesina holds bilateral meetings with H.M. King of Lesotho and President of Madagascar
11-Feb-2019 - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, held several high-level bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. Adesina met with His Excellency Andrei Rajoelina, President of Madagascar and His Majesty Letsie III, King of Lesotho. With President Andrei Rajoelina of Madagascar, discussions focused on issues relating to energy, infrastructure, job creation, agriculture and the Bank’s support to the country’s drive to accelerate development.
“We are in a race with time to unlock Africa’s full potential” – Akinwumi Adesina, 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate
10-Feb-2019 - 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina has pledged to do more to advance Africa’s fight against hunger, poverty and youth underemployment. The President of the African Development Bank, and co-Laureate Waris Dirie, a global champion against Female Genital Mutilation, shared the prestigious US $1million dollar prize at an award ceremony held on 9 February 2019 in Seoul, South Korea.“Corruption does not invest in the future, it kills the future.” – Akinwumi Adesina, at World Peace Summit of Global leaders
10-Feb-2019 - “We are working hard with governments to improve transparency, governance, accountability and project delivery across the continent. Corruption does not invest in the future, it kills the future,” Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank said at the World Peace Summit of Global Leaders. According to the World Economic Forum, an estimated $116 billion a year would be required to feed the world and end hunger. It would also take $8.5 billion a year to eliminate malaria.
La Banque africaine de développement souligne l’importance du secteur du tourisme comme source de croissance et de développement local pour l’Afrique
08-Feb-2019 - Aujourd’hui, vendredi 8 février 2019, a pris fin la première édition du Forum de l’investissement hôtelier africain(FIHA), qui s’est tenue à Marrakech, au Maroc.Kenya: African Development Bank, Entreprenarium, kick off master classes for women entrepreneurs
08-Feb-2019 - A third round of two-week masterclasses on entrepreneurship, business development and financial management for women entrepreneurs organized by the African Development Bank in partnership with Entreprenarium, kicked off Thursday in Kenya, under the Bank’s flagship Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program.Migration takes centre stage at the third edition of the Africa Resilience Forum, organized by the African Development Bank in Abidjan
08-Feb-2019 - Can migration really be described as a “crisis”? Is Europe threatened by an invasion of African migrants? What can migration bring to the countries of origin, transit and destination? These, and many other questions, will be discussed by participants at the third edition of the Africa Resilience Forum, to be held 4-6March 2019 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on the theme of "Fragility, Migration and Resilience".
Climate Investment Funds holds its ten-year anniversary summit at the world’s largest solar plant in Morocco
08-Feb-2019 - The Climate Investment Funds’ “The Power of 10: Shaping the Future of Climate Action” event took place on 28-29 January, 2019 in Ouarzazate, Morocco at the Noor concentrated solar power complex, the largest plant of its type in the world, providing renewable energy to more than 2 million households. The summit convened over 300 climate leaders from the public and private sectors for action-oriented dialogue on fighting climate change.
African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook well received at 2019 AU Summit
08-Feb-2019 - The Commissioner for Economic Affairs at the African Union Commission, Victor Harison, has described the 2019 African Economic Outlook (AEO) as an important forecast for African policy makers to build their yearly economic projections and planning. Harison spoke before ambassadors, ministers, policy makers, researchers, and economic experts at an event held Friday on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa.African Union Summit: Packed schedule on pressing issues awaits African Development Bank President
08-Feb-2019 - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina is expected in Addis Ababa on Sunday, 10 February to take part in the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). Adesina, who is leading a high-level Bank delegation comprising the senior vice-president and sector directors, will co-chair, with His Majesty King Letsie III of Lesotho, the launch of the African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard.
South Korea ready to partner with Africa on technology
07-Feb-2019 - In partnership with the African Development Bank, Korea is ready to step up technology transfers to Africa, officials said in Seoul today. Speaking at a meeting on potential technology partnerships between Korea and Africa, representatives of Busan Metropolitan City, Busan Techno Park, and Korea’s Green Technology Center said there was huge potential for cooperation and immense opportunities for job-creating bankable projects. The range of business options include agriculture, green growth, smart urban transportation management, and numerous...Call for Applications - the AfDB Next African Global IT Leaders Program 2019 Spring Admissions
07-Feb-2019 - The African Development Institute of the African Development Bank is implementing the next African Global IT Leaders Programme under the aegis of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP). The objective of the programme is to create across the African continent a critical mass of global IT experts: highly trained professionals in ICT.More information and investment in food safety needed to tackle high human cost of foodborne illness, new report finds
06-Feb-2019 - More than half of donor-funded food safety initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa are focused on overseas markets, with less than half on domestic consumers, a new report from the Global Food Safety Partnership has found. An analysis of more than 500 projects and activities in sub-Saharan Africa since 2010 found that most of them focused on food safety for exports. While exports are crucial for economies, the African continent suffers the world’s worst levels of food safety, causing human capital losses of an estimated $16.7 billion a year in...
Tunisie : la première promotion de pilotes de drones diplômés dans le cadre du projet-pilote d’utilisation de drones initié par la Banque africaine de développement
06-Feb-2019 - Dans le cadre du projet-pilote d’utilisation de drones dans les projets agricoles en Tunisie, s’est tenue, le 25 janvier 2019 à Tunis, la cérémonie de remise des diplômes à 40 pilotes de drones, en présence de Mohamed El Azizi, directeur général de la Banque africaine de développement pour l’Afrique du Nord. La cérémonie, présidée par Samir Ettaieb, ministre de l’Agriculture, des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche, s’est déroulée en présence du représentant de l’ambassade de Corée du Sud à Tunis, ainsi que de nombreux responsables publics.Eswatini on track to strong growth, African Development Bank team concludes after consultation mission
06-Feb-2019 - The Kingdom of Eswatini is on track for progress following encouraging country performance in execution of ongoing projects, Executive Directors of the African Development Bank concluded following a consultative mission to the southern African nation.
African Development Bank, ECOWAS, sign agreement for study on Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway
05-Feb-2019 - The African Development Bank and the Economic Community Of West African States Commission (ECOWAS) have signed an agreement for a study into a 1,000 kilometre highway linking Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital Abidjan, to Lagos in Nigeria, marking a new step in building regional integration and trade.