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The President of the Republic of Benin visits the African Development Bank
11-Jan-2017 - The President of the Republic of Benin, Patrice Talon, visited on Wednesday 11 January 2017 the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, where he was welcomed by President Akinwumi Adesina, for the presentation of the new program of action of the Government of Benin for the period 2016-2021. "My emotion would not have been greater if the meeting had taken place in Cotonou because the AfDB is an institution of great pride for the Africans, " the President of Benin, said on his arrival.African Development Bank Group approves €200 million loan to support Gabon’s reform program
11-Jan-2017 - Oil price decline puts economic prospects at risk Reforms aim at consolidation of public finances and structural transformation Loan, first tranche of €500 million packageLa BAD octroie 38,26 millions d’euros au Mali, pour financer le projet d’assainissement de la ville de Bamako
11-Jan-2017 - Le Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé un prêt de 30 millions d’unités de compte (environ 38,26 millions d’euros), au gouvernement du Mali, pour financer le projet d’assainissement de la ville de Bamako (PAVB).
AfDB hosts first edition of the Africa Resilience Forum
10-Jan-2017 - The African Development Bank is hosting the first edition of the Africa Resilience Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on January 10-11, 2017. The overarching theme will focus on “Delivering the High 5s in a Resilient Africa”, with six plenary sessions and multiple parallel breakout sessions delving deeper into fragility issues affecting the continent.
AfDB signs loan agreements to finance Busega-Mpigi express highway project linking Uganda and Rwanda
10-Jan-2017 - Uganda’s Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija, and Gabriel Negatu, East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office Director General, signed African Development Bank and African Development Fund loan agreements of US $151 million for the Multinational Uganda-Rwanda Busega-Mpigi express highway project on December 29, 2016.
Africa Resilience Forum: AfDB President lays out blueprint for dealing with fragility
10-Jan-2017 - Bank calls for innovative partnerships needed to deal with fragility Additional concessional resources for fragile situations increased to 17% Bank to deliver High 5s in 10,000 communities in fragile situations in 1,000 days African countries will need innovative partnerships and a mix of small-scale and big transformational projects to build resilience and overcome fragility, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina told the Africa Resilience Forum on Tuesday in Abidjan.Measuring inclusive growth: from theory to applications in north africa
06-Jan-2017 - In the Middle East and North Africa region, concern with inclusive growth has been nurtured by the Arab uprisings after 2010. This interest partly emanated from the need to understand the root causes of these upheavals and partly from the challenges in the post-uprising era which have seen mounting expectations to improve the conditions of the masses. It is noteworthy that the uprisings mainly occurred against a somewhat paradoxical background of a period of relatively improved economic performance in the region.SEFA grants US $1 million to prepare an innovative community-owned hydropower project in Kenya
05-Jan-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US $992,000-grant to support the preparation of 7.8-MW hydropower project (HPP) in Kenya.SEFA to support Tanzania in establishing a Renewable Energy Investment Facility to finance rural energy access projects
05-Jan-2017 - The African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on November 29, 2016 a US $870,000 preparation grant for Tanzania’s the Rural Energy Agency (REA) to structure the Renewable Energy Investment Facility (REIF), which will provide affordable finance to private sector clean energy projects providing energy access to rural communities in Tanzania.The Role of Nascent Entrepreneurship in Driving Inclusive Economic Growth in North Africa
04-Jan-2017 - The AfDB publication, “AfDB workshop on Independent Review Mechanism outlines complaints procedures for Bank-financed projects
04-Jan-2017 - The Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is organizing an information workshop on “Handling complaints from people affected by AfDB-financed projects” on 11-12 January 2017 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
2016 in review: A new chapter opens at the African Development Bank
30-Dec-2016 - At the African Development Bank, 2016 was a transformative year. It was a year of operational accomplishment and institutional renewal.Aéroport Marrakech Menara au Maroc, 240 millions d’euros de la BAD pour en faire une plaque tournante de l’aviation dans la région
22-Dec-2016 - Le nouveau terminal de l’aéroport Marrakech Menara (Maroc), l’un des cinq aéroports du continent à avoir obtenu le label carbone niveau 1, a été inauguré par Sa Majesté le Roi Mohamed VI, en présence de responsables gouvernementaux et de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), seul bailleur de fonds international, ayant participé à son financement.Female Parliamentarians from across Africa meet in Nairobi to discuss new policies on property rights
22-Dec-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) convened female Parliamentarians from 12 African countries in Nairobi, Kenya, to share perspectives on strategies for female MPs to promote legal reforms which ensure that women's property rights are included in all African legal frameworks. The meeting provided an occasion to discuss and address the current African property rights landscape with special attention given to the role of MPs in advancing property and inheritance laws for women across Africa.Sudan and the AfDB Sign $ 29 million agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in agriculture
22-Dec-2016 - On 21 December 2016, the Federal Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Sudan, Badr Eldien Mahmoud Abass and the Resident Representative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Dr. Abdul Kamara signed an agreement for $29 million to finance the Empowering novel agri-business led employment for the youth (ENABLE Youth) in Sudan.African Legal Support Facility Director meets with Madagascar President
21-Dec-2016 - On December 19, the Director of the African Legal Support Facility, Stephen Karangizi together with Abdelkrim Bendjebbour, the Resident Representative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Madagascar met with Madagascar President, Hery Rajaonarimampianina.From surviving to thriving: How AfDB is helping transform agriculture in Africa - new report
21-Dec-2016 - 97 percent of the Bank’s agriculture projects rated satisfactory. 4000 kilometers of feeder roads built; three million people trained on farming practices 150,000 microcredit loans, water systems on 181,000 hectares of farmland
La Banque africaine de développement lance la formation des jeunes en entreprenariat : «Agripreneur à zéro franc »
20-Dec-2016 - Dans le cadre de sa stratégie pour L’Emploi des Jeunes en Afrique (SEJA), la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD) a lancé à Abidjan, une formation de jeunes en entrepreneuriat sur le concept « Agripreneur à Zéro Franc » dans la chaîne de valeur agricole. La formation vise à offrir aux jeunes africains, les capacités techniques pour entreprendre dans le secteur de l’agriculture et de l’agribusiness, « en dépit des difficultés d’accès aux financements.»