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Ahead of COP26, global leaders to gather in Nairobi to share new research on benefits of adaptation action in Africa

19-Oct-2021 - WHAT: Global Center on Adaptation Africa Adaptation Acceleration Day – Annual lecture, responses from global leaders and press conference with Q&A WHERE: University of Nairobi WHEN: 1400 - 1500 EAT (Nairobi Time), 26th October 2021 0700 - 0800 EDT (New York) 1300 – 1400 CEST (Amsterdam) REGISTRATION: 

African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina assures Nigeria of Bank’s strong support to achieve food security

19-Oct-2021 - The President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the country's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar on Monday. The meeting follows on the heels of an address by Dr. Adesina last week at a mid-term ministerial retreat presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Adesina and the Nigerian minister discussed means of tackling growing concerns about the country’s food security.

Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group extends $350,000 grant for technical assistance to deepen national capital markets

19-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank Group has approved $350,000 in grant funding for technical assistance to consolidate the country’s capital markets strategy and increase the liquidity of its fixed income markets.    The grant will be sourced from the Capital Markets Development Trust Fund, a multi-donor fund administered by the African Development Bank. The national stock exchange, Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde (BVC), will use the funds to develop a capital markets masterplan and upgrade current infrastructure to stimulate liquidity in secondary...

World Food Day: Time for global leaders to invest in Africa's agriculture

16-Oct-2021 - By Beth Dunford More than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent's agriculture sector. We may not realize that what grows from African soil may be connected to some of the world's most popular foods. Africa produces the world's largest supply of cocoa, used in chocolate bars and other products. Ethiopia and Uganda-grown coffee beans, which dominate Africa's coffee exports, valued at nearly $2 billion last year.

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Civil Society Regional Virtual Forum 2021 “Engaging Civil Society in Central Africa”

15-Oct-2021 - What: Civil society regional forum – Central Africa region Who: The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank When: 26 October 2021, 10.00-14.00 GMT +1 Where: Virtual   

Webinar series on Africa and the extractive sector - Assessment of supplier development programs in the extractive sector in Africa

15-Oct-2021 - Who:  African Natural Resources Centre, African Development Bank What: Webinar to present the findings of a report on supplier development programs in the extractive sector in Africa When:   21 October 2021; 1.00 pm-3:00 pm GMT Where: Virtual  

Au Mali, la mise en œuvre du Document de stratégie-pays 2015-2019 de la Banque africaine de développement a produit des résultats satisfaisants (rapport)

14-Oct-2021 - Malgré un contexte politique et sécuritaire défavorable, le Document de stratégie-pays (DSP) 2015-2019 du Mali a produit des résultats satisfaisants en termes d’amélioration de la gouvernance, de créations d’emploi et de développement d’infrastructures, selon le dernier rapport d’achèvement de la Banque africaine de développement.

Call for papers: Forum for sharing innovation and good resilience practices in the Sahel

13-Oct-2021 - Who: The African Development Bank, the Sahel Alliance, the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and the World Food Programme. What: Call for papers for the next forum for sharing innovation and good resilience practices in the Sahel

Appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank Group

13-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Senior Vice President effective 1 November 2021 Following consultations with the Board of Directors, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank Group, effective from 1 November 2021.

World Food Day: African Development Bank’s Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation flagship wins top international award for digital campaign

12-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank marks this year’s World Food Day amid global recognition of its flagship Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program that continues to help millions of African farmers produce more food through high-impact technologies.

NEPAD-IPPF to hold 33rd Oversight Committee meeting

11-Oct-2021 - Who:     NEPAD-IPPF What:    33rd Oversight Committee meeting When:   14-15 October 2021 Where:   Virtual, by invitation only  

At UNGA 2021 Ethiopia, African Development Bank, and others, reveal plans to breathe life into Africa’s health sector

11-Oct-2021 - “Africa must not allow itself to be left behind” as it has during past industrial revolutions, Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde told heads of state and international leaders on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly. Zewde was speaking during a virtual Third Industrial Decade for Africa webinar to discuss ways to strengthen Africa’s healthcare systems and the pharmaceutical industry in order to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

African Development Bank debars Sino-Kenya Engineering Group Company Limited and Mr. Yuehua Bai for 36 months for fraudulent practices

11-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank Group, on 11 October 2021, announces the 36-month debarment of Sino-Kenya Engineering Group Company Limited and Mr. Yuehua Bai, its Managing Director, with effect from 19 August 2021. Sino-Kenya Engineering Group Company Limited is a limited liability company registered under the laws of the Republic of Kenya.

Multinational: African Development Bank approves $86.72 million loan to boost water security and socio-economic development in South Africa and Lesotho

11-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a loan of $86.72 million to co-finance the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

Conference on land governance to engage cultural and creative sector practitioners

11-Oct-2021 - All is set for the fourth edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa to go ahead from 2-4 November in a hybrid format. The event, themed Land governance for safeguarding art, culture and heritage towards the Africa We Want, will feature both virtual sessions and physical events in Kigali, hosted by the Rwandan government.

São Tomé and Príncipe: African Development Fund extends a USD 10.7 Million Grant to Support SMEs in Agriculture and Tourism

11-Oct-2021 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund approved on Wednesday in Abidjan, a grant of US $ 10.7 million to São Tomé and Príncipe for the implementation of the first phase of the Zuntámon Initiative, within the framework of the Lusophone Compact.

Desert to Power G5 Sahel Financing Facility receives $150 million from Green Climate Fund

09-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank has welcomed $150 million investment in its Desert to Power G5 Financing Facility from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The GCF approved the amount at its 30th Board meeting this week. Desert-to-Power is a flagship renewable energy and economic development initiative led by the African Development Bank. Its objective is to light up and power the Sahel region by building an electricity generation capacity of 10 gigawatts through photovoltaic solar systems via public, private, grid and off-grid projects by 2030

Africa Investment Forum roundtable event showcases agribusiness investment opportunities ahead of 2021 Market Days

08-Oct-2021 - The  Africa Investment Forum held a roundtable event to preview two agribusiness deals worth nearly $400 million as part of the lead-in to its upcoming 2021 Market Days. The investment opportunities, drawn from the Africa Investment Forum’s pipeline, will be presented in full during the Market Days, to be held from December 1-3 in Abidjan. The virtual roundtable, organized by the Atlantic Council, took place on Thursday 7 October, 2021. During the roundtable, members of the AIF team presented an outline of the deals to investors.

African Development Bank Group begins consultations for the new Country Strategy for Egypt

08-Oct-2021 - The African Development Bank Group and the Ministry of International Cooperation on Monday October, 4th launched consultations for the Bank’s new Country Strategy Paper for Egypt. As part of the consultations the Bank is ensuring its engagement with Egypt is fully aligned with national priorities and will consult with a wide group of stakeholders, including representatives of the private and public sectors and civil society who will be providing input over the coming weeks to guide Bank operations in the country for the next five years (2022-...