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Central African Republic: Government officials receive training in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting
03-Feb-2023 - Participants at AfDB-led training workshop are confident that the knowledge they gained will lead to better economic policies.
Cameroon: The Bank trains its Regional Member Countries on applying the Fragility Lens
02-Feb-2023 - Participants capacitated and certified on Fragility Lens application.
Dakar Financing Summit: $160 billion worth of infrastructure projects for Africa
02-Feb-2023 - Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade, African Development Bank Acting Vice President (right), Ahmadou Abdoulaye Diallo, Director General of the African Solidarity Fund (center) and Algerian Prime Minister Aїmene Benabderrahmane (left), during the 2nd Dakar Financing Summit in Senegal 02.02.2023High-level Summit: Financing Africa’s Infrastructure Development
01-Feb-2023 - WHAT: 2nd Dakar Financing Summit For Africa's Infrastructure Development WHO: The African Union Development Agency and the Government of Senegal WHEN: 1-3 February 2023 WHERE: Abdou Diouf International Conference Center (CICAD), Diamniadio, Senegal and online (hybrid); Click here to register
African Development Fund helps create thousands of jobs for youth in Malawi
01-Feb-2023 - Thousands of youths in Malawi have gained employment and some have even created jobs for their peer
Dakar 2 Summit: Partnership to deliver technologies to farmers to feed Africa – says Adesina
01-Feb-2023 - L-R: Panel Moderator Daouda Sembene; Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank Group; Dr. Sidi Ould Tah, Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development, and Serge Ekue, president of the West African Development Bank.
African Development Bank’s AFAWA hits $1 billion investment milestone in lending to women entrepreneurs in Africa
31-Jan-2023 - AfDB Vice President Beth Dunford announces AFAWA’s $1 billion milestone at the African Food Summit in Dakar.
$1 million: Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa grant to drive electric mobility shift in seven African countries
31-Jan-2023 - The African Development Bank is providing $1 million to support private investment in sustainable transport in seven African countries.
African Mining Indaba 2023
31-Jan-2023 - Who: African Development Bank What: African Mining Indaba 2023 Where: Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC), South Africa When: 6 – 9 February 2023
Dakar 2: African Development Bank Group, Government of Canada announce funding facility to grow agriculture small and medium enterprises
31-Jan-2023 - (l to r) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME Development and Financing, AfDB, Beth Dunford, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB, Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of International Development and Edmond Wega, Executive Director for Canada, AfDB, pose for a photo at the press briefing for the launch of the African Development Bank’s Agri-food SME Catalytic...
Launch of The African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and new visual identity
30-Jan-2023 - WHAT: Launch of The African Legal Support Facility Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and new visual identity WHO: The African Legal Support Facility WHEN: 31 January 2023 WHERE: Virtual TIME: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT The African Legal Support Facility will be unveiling its Medium-Term Strategy 2023-2027 and a new visual identity on 31 January 2023.
Feed Africa Summit (Dakar 2) – Closing press conference
27-Jan-2023 - What: Dakar 2 Summit closing press conference Who: Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty of Senegal, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group When: Friday, 27 January 2023 ; 12:30pm GMT
“Mission 1 for 200” to double African farmers’ production
27-Jan-2023 - The African Development Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are teaming up to help 40 million African farmers through a new initiative that will double productivity and produce 100 million metric tons of food for 200 million people. Both organisations agreed to launch the initiative, named Mission 1 for 200, during the Africa Food Summit in Dakar, taking place this week. They aim to increase funding to the agriculture and food sectors.
Dakar 2 Summit: Optimism Abounds As African leaders Share Experiences of Agricultural Transformation.
27-Jan-2023 - President of Burundi Évariste Ndayishumiye welcomed to the Dakar 2 summit by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is one of 34 leaders to participate in this summit on food and agriculture in Africa.
Dakar 2 Summit: Development partners to commit $30 billion to boost food production in Africa
27-Jan-2023 - The second Africa food summit in Senegal ended on Friday, with development partners agreeing to commit $30 billion to back the continent’s resolve to boost agricultural productivity and become a breadbasket for the world. Among the development partners are the African Development Bank which plans to contribute $10 billion over five years, and the Islamic Development Bank, which intends to provide $5 billion.
Feed Africa Summit: African Development Bank plans to invest $10 billion to make continent the breadbasket of the world
26-Jan-2023 - The African Development Bank Group plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years to boost Africa’s efforts to end hunger and become a primary food provider for itself and the rest of the world, Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said on Wednesday during the opening ceremony of the Dakar 2 Africa Food Summit in Diamniadio, east of the Senegalese capital of Dakar.Press Briefing on the African Development Bank’s Agri-food SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism Special Fund
25-Jan-2023 - What: Dakar 2 Feed Africa Summit Press Briefing / Launch of the African Development Bank’s Agri-SME Catalytic Financing Mechanism Who: African Development Bank and Government of Canada When: Wednesday, 25 January 2023; 18:00 – 18:30 GMT Where: African Development Bank Press Room, Dakar, Senegal Abdou Diouf International Conference Center (CICAD), Diamniadio
African Development Bank Group team meet Swiss envoys from West Africa to discuss Africa’s development agenda
25-Jan-2023 - Meeting between AfDB delegation and Swiss ambassadors in the West Africa region, Friday 23 January 2023, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire