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Reaffirming Power Africa’s contribution of US $11 million to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa
10-Nov-2016 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Power Africa initiative, reaffirmed its commitment to the African Development Bank-led Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) initiative with a second tranche of funding of US $11 million towards fulfilling its overall commitment of US $20 million. The signing ceremony took place after the Power Africa Panel on Off-Grid Finance, within the precincts of the U.S.The African Water Facility supports improved smallholder farmers resilience to climate change through irrigation upscaling
09-Nov-2016 - The African Water Facility (AWF) held a one-day event on November 9, 2016 to launch the Upscaling Smallholder Irrigation (USI) project, which aims to help develop smallholder irrigation in Zambia.AfDB approves US $391 million for Kenya’s water and sanitation project
09-Nov-2016 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 approved US $391 million to help finance a major water and sanitation program in Kenya. The Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Program is designed to improve access, quality, availability and sustainability of water supply in 19 towns and wastewater management services in 17 towns across the country.Private sector’s contribution to Africa’s growth notable, but more should be done
09-Nov-2016 - The 5th 2016 Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference ended with strong calls for enhanced private sector involvement to achieve sustainable development in Africa. At the KOAFEC Public-Private Partnership Forum, the African Development Bank emphasised that private sector contribution was necessary especially in the face of Sustainable Development Goals, which require massive investments for their achievement by 2030.
La Banque octroie une aide d’urgence à la région de Diffa au Niger
09-Nov-2016 - Le gouvernement du Niger, le Groupe de la BAD et l’UNICEF ont signé, le 4 novembre 2016 à Niamey au Niger, une lettre d’accord tripartite pour un don d’un million de dollars EU à la région de Diffa au Niger. Le principal objectif de cette aide d’urgence est de contribuer à l’amélioration des conditions sanitaires et d’accès à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement des populations déplacées dans la région de Diffa.
AfDB applauds Brazil’s agricultural transformation at 4th Brazil Africa Forum
09-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank applauded the successes of Brazil’s agricultural transformation during the recent 4th Brazil Africa Forum in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, BrazilClimate Finance Day 2016: The African Development Bank supports green growth
09-Nov-2016 - The second edition of the Climate Finance Day (CFD) was held on Friday, November 4, 2016 in Casablanca, Morocco. CFD 2016 was organized by the Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) with the African Development Bank (AfDB) as the Main Sponsor. The conference was in line with the COP22, which opened in Marrakech on Monday, November 7, 2016.
Africa lights the way to climate action as Marrakech talks begin
08-Nov-2016 - Delegates from 196 countries held up solar lanterns on Monday in a show of solidarity symbolising the transformation to clean technology which is essential to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. This took place as the 22nd Conference of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) began this morning in Marrakech, Morocco.COP22 : transformer l’essai de la COP21 pour l’Afrique
08-Nov-2016 - Près d’une année après la signature, à Paris, d’un accord historique visant à limiter le réchauffement climatique, les 196 États acteurs des négociations sont réunis, depuis le 7 novembre, à Marrakech (Maroc), pour la 22econférence des Nations unies sur le climat (COP22).AfDB to host five regional workshops to implement its Feed Africa strategy
08-Nov-2016 - Following the official launch of Feed Africa strategy on September 19, 2016 at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, the AfDB will conduct a series of regional Africa implementation engagement workshops on the document from November 8-24, as follows:
AfDB approves US $1-million grant to finance nutrition campaign in Nigeria’s Borno State
08-Nov-2016 - Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Friday, November 4, 2016 approved a US $1-million emergency assistance grant to support the fight against malnutrition in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno.AfDB to launch “Feed Africa” Strategy in Southern Africa with regional workshop in Zambia
08-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank Group will launch “Feed Africa: A Strategy for Agricultural Transformation in Africa 2016-2025” in Southern Africa by hosting an implementation and engagement workshop in Lusaka, Zambia, on November 8, 2016. The objective of this regional launch is to garner support by engaging stakeholders in Southern Africa with aspects of the Feed Africa Strategy directly relevant to the region.
African Development Bank pours US $22.9 million into Sudan’s education sector
08-Nov-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education, on November 3, 2016 in Khartoum concluded a six-day training workshop on basic modules on principles of educational administration and management. The training was part of the US $22.9 million capacity building for improved quality of education system and skills development (CBIQESD) project, financed by the Bank.
COP22, African COP
07-Nov-2016 - November 7, 2016 sees the opening of COP22, the 22nd edition of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in other words, the United Nations World Climate Conference. The successor to COP21, which resulted in the historic Paris Agreement in December 2015, COP22 is intended to be the COP of action, the COP that translates international commitments into action through implementation of that Agreement.La BAD injecte 90,7 millions d’euros dans deux projets au Cameroun
07-Nov-2016 - Le Représentant résident de la BAD au Cameroun, Racine Kane, et le Ministre de l’Economie, de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire et Gouverneur de la Banque pour le pays, Louis Paul Motaze ont signé, vendredi 21 octobre 2016, à Yaoundé, deux accords de financement pour un total d’environ 90,7 millions d’euros.
Visit of President Touadéra: AfDB reaffirms its support to the Central African Republic ahead of donor roundtable
07-Nov-2016 - Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, on Monday reiterated that the Bank will continue to provide strong support to the Central African Republic to lead the country towards stability, recovery and development.