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Adesina chairs session on infrastructure financing at Wall Street Journal’s “Investing in Africa” conference in London
10-Mar-2017 - Leading investors, business executives, entrepreneurs and policymakers in Africa gathered in London at the Dow Jones News Building on March 7, 2017, for The Wall Street Journal’s one-day “Investing in Africa” conference to discuss technology, infrastructure, policy development and the growing private-sector role in the transformation of the continent. African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, was in the thick of the action, meeting several top investors and entrepreneurs, as well as greeting friends old and new from international...
MDBs discuss how effective portfolio management leads to quality and impact
10-Mar-2017 - Portfolio performance management is essential for the African Development Bank to deliver development results and impact. It is instrumental in making sure that operations are on target, and in tracking disbursement, procurement and impact. The Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Forum on Portfolio Management, hosted by the AfDB from March 7 to 9, 2017 resolutely adopted this comprehensive approach to portfolio management looking at hard numbers with a view to achieving quality and results.
200 movers and shakers join forces at Southern African conference to boost Jobs for Youth in Africa (JfYA) Strategy implementation
09-Mar-2017 - On February 27, 2017, 200 high-level participants gathered in Pretoria, South Africa, for the Southern African Regional Ministerial Conference on Jobs for Youth in Africa. About 20 Ministers of Finance, Ministers of Labour, Ministers in charge of Youth Employment and other top government officials expressed their strong support for JfYA implementation.
The AfDB in Burundi: Evaluation of a Country in Turmoil
09-Mar-2017 - The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has published a report which evaluates the impact of US $739 million of AfDB support for development in Burundi. Evaluators manoeuvred within a difficult context marked by five years of political and economic turmoil.
The African Water Facility Supports Mozambique’s resilience to climate change and reducing vulnerability to floods in Inhambane and Chimoio
09-Mar-2017 - The Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the African Water Facility (AWF) has entered into a grant agreement for a feasibility study on Urban Sanitation, Drainage and Solid Waste Management in Chimoio and Inhambane. The grant agreement was signed on January 27, 2017 by the Minister of Economy and Finance Adriano Afonso Maleiane and the Country Manager for the African Development Bank Joseph M. Ribeiro. The project was launched in workshops in Maputo on March 8, in Chimoio on March 9 and another one will be held in Inhambane on March 14.
How an AfDB-funded project is building water-resilient systems in Malawi
09-Mar-2017 - More than 500,000 trees have been planted as part of efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to combat climate change and build water-resilient systems of rural communities in five districts of Malawi. Fourteen catchment management committees have also been created, and more than 200,000 people have benefitted from awareness-raising activities thanks to an AfDB-funded project.
Tunisie : des jardins pédagogiques au service de l’alimentation scolaire et de l’emploi
09-Mar-2017 - Le 6 mars 2017 à Zaghouan, au Nord de la Tunisie, une équipe du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a procédé, avec une autre équipe du Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), à la visite de deux écoles expérimentant un nouveau modèle de nutrition scolaire, qui mise sur le développement de jardins potagers à vocation pédagogique.
President Adesina announces gender innovation contest to promote gender equality in AfDB’s operations
08-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced on International Women’s Day the launch of a major gender competition in order to promote gender equality in its operations.
International Women’s Day 2017
08-Mar-2017 - Every year, on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. It is a day when women in all spheres of life are recognized for their achievements. It is also an occasion for governments, UN agencies, development partners and civil society organizations to reflect on the status of women in all sectors, to assess their challenges and put in place equity measures to promote equality between men and women.La Banque africaine de développement réitère la qualité de son partenariat avec le Maroc avec son nouveau Document de stratégie pays 2017-2021
08-Mar-2017 - Le Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, le 8 mars 2017, le nouveau Document de stratégie pays pour le Royaume du Maroc qui porte sur la période 2017-2021. Ce document de stratégie expose le programme de collaboration entre la BAD et le Maroc pour les cinq ans à venir.African Development Bank and Forest Investment Program sign loan with Form Ghana Ltd to restore Ghana’s forests
07-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds’ Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP), have signed a US $24-million loan agreement with Form Ghana Ltd., opening the door to commence the implementation of an innovative project on Public-Private Partnership for the Restoration of Degraded Forest Reserve through Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Plantations.Mali to receive US $25 million concessional loan to build utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant and transform the West African energy market
07-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali’s first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The project, one of the first in Sub-Saharan Africa, consists of the design, construction and operations of a 33 MW Power Plant.
La BAD primée pour son appui au développement des ports africains
07-Mar-2017 - Le 17 février 2017, à Dakar, en marge du 11e sommet de l’Association panafricaine de coopération portuaire, la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) s'est vue décerner un prix saluant son travail d’appui institutionnel et financier au développement du secteur portuaire en Afrique.
African Risk Capacity and the African Development Bank partner to strengthen African countries struggling with climate disasters
07-Mar-2017 - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has added a crucial partner to its portfolio by formally teaming up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to strengthen mechanisms to manage weather-related risk on the continent. This partnership will formalize a technical collaboration to enhance risk management infrastructure and policy across Africa; it will also support African countries in building resilience against climate shocks and in taking ownership of their disaster response.
AfDB President makes a courtesy call on the widow of the first President of the African Development Bank Group
06-Mar-2017 - On March 1, 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina made a courtesy call on Suad Sayed Ali Omer Beheiry, widow of the first President and founding father of the African Development Bank Group, the late Dr. Mamoun Beheiry. Having been briefed of the presence of Mrs. Beneiry in Khartoum, President Adesina made the visit a priority, which he said was the only way to communicate to Mrs. Beheiry the extent to which the Bank, and indeed Africa as a whole, appreciated the efforts and visionary leadership of her late husband Dr....
AfDB engages stakeholders on suitable regulatory environment for investment in power sector
06-Mar-2017 - Officials of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) held discussions with some 50 power regulators from across Africa during the 13th Annual AFUR and Annual General Assembly (AGA) Conference, which took place from February 27 to March 2, 2017 in Abidjan. The meetings focused on the regulatory environment required for the development of power infrastructure, the improvement of quality service and supply, and the promotion of access to energy in Africa.
Morocco-Africa: Renegotiating tariffs can boost trade
06-Mar-2017 - elations between Morocco and the rest of the continent are intensifying. The Kingdom, which has just returned to the African Union and announced its intention to join the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS), is pursuing commercial, economic and diplomatic offensives south of the Sahara. Above all, Morocco intends to establish itself as a major economic hub on the continent.
AfDB and Government of Sudan launch ENABLE Youth Sudan Program
06-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), launched the ENABLE Youth Program in Sudan on Thursday, March 2, 2017.
Reaching Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa: A Learning Forum on Africa SME Program Technical Assistance
06-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank provides significant financial resources to reach small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including through its non-sovereign operations. In 2016 alone, the AfDB Board of Directors approved over US $400 million in new lending to financial institutions (FIs) for Africa’s SMEs.