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The African Development Bank Group Appoints Ms. Atsuko Toda as Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development

05-Dec-2016 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Atsuko Toda as Director for Agricultural Finance and Rural Development with effect from 1st December 2016.

Opening Speech delivered by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, at the African Economic Conference, Abuja, December 5, 2016 on “Feed Africa: Towards Agro-allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth”

05-Dec-2016 - Good morning! I wish to warmly welcome you all to this African Economic Conference, being held in Abuja. Unlocking the potential of agro-industrial development across all of Africa is what this conference is about. The choice of Nigeria to host this is significant: it is the most populous African country, with enormous potential in agriculture. If well managed, Nigeria has the potential to become a global powerhouse through agro-industrialization.

Opening Remarks delivered by Mr. Abdoulaye Mar Dieye United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Africa African Economic Conference 2016 Official Opening Ceremony

05-Dec-2016 - H. E. Muhammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Mr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Mr. Abdalla Hamdok, Acting Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mr. Eric Maskin, Nobel Laureate in Economics (2007) Excellencies, Representatives of national and regional institutions, the private sector, and development partners, Distinguished participants,

African Economic Conference opens in Abuja: Agricultural transformation on the agenda

05-Dec-2016 - The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural transformation to spur industrialization and inclusive growth.

African agripreneurs take the spotlight

02-Dec-2016 - On Friday 2nd December 2016, close to 25 young African agricultural entrepreneurs from various countries in the continent were welcomed at the AfDB’s headquarters in Abidjan as part of a seminar and series of experience-sharing workshops. The event was organized by the Bank’s Agriculture and Agro-Industries Department (OSAN), which is led by Chiji Ojukwu and supported by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, as well as the Ministry for the Promotion of Youth, Youth Employment and Civic Engagement in Côte d’Ivoire.

Report reveals 12% growth in financial commitments to Africa’s infrastructure development in 2015

02-Dec-2016 - Financial commitments to Africa’s infrastructure development in 2015 totalled $83.4bn, a 12% increase from the previous year, a report by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa’s (ICA) revealed. The Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa 2015 report was released during the ICA annual meetings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from November 22-23 under the theme: ““Building quality infrastructure for Africa’s development.”

Major rural water supply conference underway in Abidjan with AfDB’s support

01-Dec-2016 - A four-day meeting, to address the challenges facing rural water supply and to share perspectives on best practices, started on 29 November 2016 in Abidjan, with full support from the African Development Bank (AfDB). The forum brought together more than 500 participants, comprising government officials, policy makers, scientists, researchers and private sector representatives.

ALSF Management Board approves work plan and budget for 2017

30-Nov-2016 - The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Management Board met in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to provide strategic guidance for the ALSF’s planned future direction and operations. The meeting was held under the leadership of the new Chairman, Seward Cooper, and focused on a number of items, namely the ALSF’s financial statements as of September 2016, the work plan and budget for 2017, the report on the review of the Medium Term Strategy (MTS) 2013–2017 as well as progress on the implementation of projects. 

PIDA Week 2016 ends with pledge to make infrastructure development a key enabler to youth employment

30-Nov-2016 - Officials from the African Union (AU), the NEPAD Agency and the African Development Bank (AfDB) reaffirmed their commitment to ensure employment opportunities are included in infrastructure project design to create inclusive growth and sustainable development in Africa. The pledge was made at the closing ceremony of the second annual Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA) Week in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.