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Trophée Africa Road Builders 2021 : l’Egypte accueille la conférence inaugurale, après la distinction du président Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, lauréat 2020
04-Mar-2021 - Nota bene : le présent communiqué annule et remplace celui envoyé le 04 mars 2021 L’Egypte accueillera le 31 mars prochain, la conférence inaugurale des Africa Road Builders (ARB), édition 2021, a annoncé le comité des ARB dans un communiqué daté du lundi 1er mars.Forum d’Assouan II : exploiter les nouvelles opportunités pour reconstruire en mieux et réussir la reprise économique post Covid 19 en Afrique
03-Mar-2021 - A l’occasion de la deuxième édition du Forum d’Assouan (1-5 mars), le vice-président en charge du développement régional à la Banque africaine de développement, Khaled Sherif, a lancé le débat du panel de discussion intitulé : « D'une reprise économique rapide à une transformation structurelle ». « En Afrique, l’impact sanitaire de la pandémie de Covid-19 n’a pas été aussi sévère qu’en Asie, en Europe ou en Amérique. Ses conséquences économiques ont, en revanche, été considérables.
Solar technology helps women farmers in Tanzania cut post-harvest losses
03-Mar-2021 - Women farmers in Tanzania have harnessed solar technology to reduce post-harvest losses, enhancing food security, panelists learned at an African Development Bank event held February to launch its Gender and Energy brief on the status of gender mainstreaming in Tanzania’s energy sector.Egypt: the African Development Bank approves a loan of over $27 million to establish Kom Ombo solar power plant
03-Mar-2021 - The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors today approved $27.2 million in loan financing for the design, construction and operation of a 200 MW photovoltaic solar power plant at Kom Ombo, in Upper Egypt on the river Nile. The project is expected to lower electricity costs for businesses and residences, as well as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating construction and other jobs.
“I AM #AFAWA” Virtual Event
02-Mar-2021 - What: “I AM #AFAWA” Webinar Who: Gender, Women & Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank and African Guarantee Fund (AGF) When: 8 March 2021, 11.00 to 13.00 GMT
African Development Bank provides $320 000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ digital financial operations
02-Mar-2021 - The African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary Agency to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ core digital financial services (DFS) regulatory frameworks.Aswan Forum: Put healthcare, including vaccines, at the center of rebuilding Africa back better and more resilient - WHO, African Development Bank, Africa CDC
02-Mar-2021 - Africa must protect itself against future pandemics and other shocks through higher investment in primary healthcare and increased local manufacturing of key medical products, panelists at the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development urged on Monday. Egypt hosted the virtual, second edition of the meeting, titled Shaping Africa’s New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better’. A significant part of the discussion centered on providing access to COVID-19 vaccinations and to healthcare more generally.
Aswan II Forum: African leaders identify security and health challenges to the continent’s recovery
02-Mar-2021 - The second edition of the Aswan Forum on peace, security and development opened on Monday, 1 March in Cairo, Egypt, with African leaders identifying insecurity and the burden of debt as the most pressing challenges to the continent’s post-COVID development. The virtual opening session, chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, was on the subject of "Shaping Africa's New Normal: Recovering Stronger, Rebuilding Better". The African Development Bank is a strategic partner of the Forum, which runs until 5 March.
Information is power: data is key to closing gender gaps in energy access in Kenya
01-Mar-2021 - Gender-specific data, especially detailed information on how women and men use financial resources, is needed to improve interventions geared to closing the gender gap in energy access, the African Development Bank said during a recent webinar on strengthening gender mainstreaming in Kenya’s energy sector.African Legal Support Facility receives £2.6 million from Norway, UK, to boost debt management capacity, other activities in low-income countries
01-Mar-2021 - The governments of Norway and the United Kingdom have extended grants of around £2.6 million to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) to support its activities over the next two years. The Norwegian government, through its Agency for Development Cooperation, provided 20 million Norwegian kroner (around £1.6 million) to support the 2021 and 2022 work programs of the ALSF.The African Legal Support Facility to receive €6 million grant from the Netherlands to fund work in low-income countries
01-Mar-2021 - The Netherlands Ministry for Trade and Development Cooperation is extending a €6 million grant to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), to support the ALSF’s work providing legal and technical services to low-income countries to give them more clout in commercial dealings.
Uganda: Push for women’s access to energy will boost economic participation and gender equality
01-Mar-2021 - Uganda is implementing initiatives to enhance women's access to clean energy in the form of energy-efficient cooking stoves and home lighting solutions, which will accelerate progress toward gender equality and increase women’s participation in the economy. At a virtual workshop held on 23 February, Uganda’s Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Simon D'Ujanga said the ministry was pushing ahead with initiatives to expand women’s access to clean energy solutions and tackle gender violence.Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement et l’opérateur digital Inwi scellent un partenariat pour soutenir les start-up innovantes et stimuler la relance économique
26-Feb-2021 - Dans le cadre du programme « Souk At-Tanmia », la Banque africaine de développement et l’opérateur digital marocain Inwi ont signé, ce jour, une convention de partenariat pour soutenir les start-up innovantes dans le secteur numérique. Une cérémonie qui a eu lieu en marge de la 9e édition des « inwiDays », évènement phare de la scène digitale au Maroc.
World Food Prize Laureates Open Letter: U.S. Leadership Needed to Help End World Hunger
26-Feb-2021 - February 23, 2021 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr. President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President, As World Food Prize Laureates from across the globe, we have dedicated decades to driving change in food systems, continuing the legacy of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Norman Borlaug. Some of us are American, some not, but we all recognize that at this time, leadership from the United States (U.S.) is pivotal to achieving the global goals on food.
Mauritius: JICA provides $289 million support to fight COVID-19 under initiative with African Development Bank
25-Feb-2021 - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance loan of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy.
Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement soutient la modernisation du Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le développement (CAFRAD)
25-Feb-2021 - La Banque africaine de développement, en partenariat avec le Centre africain de formation et de recherche administrative pour le développement (CAFRAD), a organisé jeudi 25 février, un séminaire virtuel pour présenter la nouvelle stratégie de modernisation dudit centre. Sous le thème « Promouvoir la bonne gouvernance des organismes publics régionaux : l’exemple du CAFRAD », la rencontre a réuni des représentants des autorités marocaines, du secteur privé et d’institutions nationales partenaires.Centrafrique : la Banque africaine de développement accorde plus de 20 milliards CFA pour la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et la sécurité alimentaire
25-Feb-2021 - La République centrafricaine et la Banque africaine de développement ont signé, lundi 22 février à Bangui, deux protocoles d’accord de dons pour financer la modernisation de l’aéroport de Bangui et lutter contre l’insécurité alimentaire dans deux préfectures du centre-nord du pays.
Flick the switch for women in Rwanda’s power sector with financial support and training
25-Feb-2021 - Most women in Rwanda still depend on environmentally harmful and health-damaging firewood as a source of energy. Therefore, measures to improve access to clean and affordable energy are crucial and must be taken at the highest level, said Rwanda’s Minister for Gender and Family Promotion, Prof. Jeanette Bayisenge, at the online launch of the Rwanda segment of the African Development Bank’s new Gender and Energy Country Briefs.
Time for a digital scale-up in Africa to unlock the continent’s untapped creative economies, panelists say
24-Feb-2021 - Digital platforms in Africa should scale up to take advantage of the continent’s surging demand for creative content, said Africa Investment Forum Senior Director Chinelo Anohu, adding that the African Development Bank flagship entity is providing advisory services and investment support to creative players.