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Questions for Emanuela Gregorio, gender specialist at the AfDB and key player in Fashionomics
24-Aug-2016 - Where did the idea of Fashionomics originate? The initiative originated from the interest Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, the Special Envoy on Gender, expressed in the topic. She saw the potential for this project to develop jobs for young people in Africa, particularly for young women, who make up the majority of the labour force in the fashion and textile industries.
With Fashionomics, the AfDB plans to raise the profile of African fashion and textiles on the international stage
24-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, unveiled a new project within the Fashionomics initiative, launched last year under her leadership: a B2B website dedicated to fashion and textiles in Africa that is ready to launch.
The African Development Bank Group and JETRO to sign an MOU for increased collaboration in infrastructure and private sector development
24-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank Group (comprised of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund; AfDB/ADF) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 26, 2016 at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Ismaila Dieng as Director of Communications and External Relations
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ismaila Dieng as Director of Communications and External Relations, effective 1st September 2016. He will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Ismaila Dieng, a Senegalese national, joins the Bank from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he is currently working as Africa Team Leader in the Communications Department.
African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation Grows in Size and Ambition
18-Aug-2016 - Members of the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) have stressed the need for consolidation and expansion of the Network at the 2ndAnnual General Meeting (AGM) held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 15 and 16, 2016. Sixty-two participants from 16 countries took part in the meeting, with APNODE welcoming participants from Benin, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia and Sudan for the first time.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Professor Vincent Nmehielle as Secretary General
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Vincent Nmehielle as the Secretary General of the African Development Bank Group with effect from 1st September 2016. He will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Professor Nmehielle, a South African national, joins the Bank from the African Union Commission where is currently the Legal Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga as General Counsel
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga as General Counsel of the African Development Bank Group with effect from 19th September 2016. She will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga, a national of Chad, is currently the Resident Representative for the African Development Bank in Mali.
AfDB’s incubation of innovations in renewable energy praised by participants, partners
17-Aug-2016 - A group of young innovators, Africa Bio-Energy Team, being incubated by the African Development Bank (AfDB), undertook a field visit to Biogas Technologies Africa Ltd. in Accra, Ghana, from August 10 to 13, 2016. They were accompanied by members of the Bank’s African Development Institute (EADI). The visit sought to empower the team about biogas production, as well as learn about the company’s operations. It also provided an opportunity to discuss a possible partnership with Biogas Technologies Africa Ltd.AfDB’s overall Corporate and Social Responsibility performance sees significant improvement in 2016
12-Aug-2016 - In July 2016, Vigeo Eiris, one of the world’s leading Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) rating agencies, completed its biennial assessment of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and found the Bank’s overall CSR performance as advanced in absolute terms, a one notch upgrade from the previous rating of robust.
Youth development initiatives are key for inclusive and sustainable growth
11-Aug-2016 - The focus of this year’s International Youth Day (IYD), to be observed on August 12, 2016, resonates with the African Development Bank’s key efforts that recognise the role of young people in sustainable development.
US $81 billion mobilized in 2015 to tackle climate change: Joint MDB report
09-Aug-2016 - Climate finance totalling US $81 billion was mobilized for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included $25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further $56 billion from other investors.
Mission visits dam rehabilitation project expected to provide water to 17,000 people in Mozambique
08-Aug-2016 - On August 3, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Resident Representative in Mozambique, Joseph Ribeiro, and various members of the diplomatic community visited the Massingir Dam project in Gaza province, in the country’s southern region. The visit sought to illustrate developments work being jointly undertaken by the Bank and the Government of Mozambique.
African Development Bank bags 2016 Organization of the Year Award
04-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank Group was named the African Organization of the Year 2016 by the African Achievers Awards. In a ceremony held in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday, July 8, 2016, the Bank was lauded for its immense contribution towards the economic growth of the continent and its commitment to raising standards of living in Africa.African Economic Outlook 2016 launched in Nigeria
04-Aug-2016 - The 2016 African Economic Outlook (AEO) was launched by the Nigeria Country Office of the African Development Bank at an outreach event held at the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. The theme of the 2016 AEO is Sustainable Cities and Structural Transformation. The report looks closely at Africa’s distinctive pathways towards urbanisation, and how this is increasingly shifting economic resources to more productive activities.AfDB makes USD 9 million equity investment in Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria
04-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank has approved a USD 9 million equity investment (approximately 12% of the fund’s capitalisation) in the Fund for Agricultural Finance in Nigeria (FAFIN) to provide expansion capital to agricultural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
ADEA 2017 Triennale: Regional consultation for North Africa underscores importance of Science, Mathematics, and ICT in Africa
03-Aug-2016 - In the lead-up to the 2017 Triennale of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the Kingdom of Morocco hosted the third regional consultation for the North Africa region on July 13-14 in Rabat. The consultation meeting was part of the framework of preparations for the 2017 Triennale, after regional consultations for Central and West Africa were held respectively on May 30-31 in Gabon and on June 13-14 in Dakar, Senegal.