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African Leaders for Nutrition: The AfDB plays a greater role in promoting nutrition accountability and grey matter infrastructure
18-Oct-2016 - Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, and John Kufuor, former President of Ghana and Co-chair of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition, hosted the first official meeting of the African Leaders for Nutrition on Monday, October 17 in Abidjan.
La BAD restitue les résultats préliminaires du Profil Genre de Madagascar
17-Oct-2016 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD), en collaboration avec le Ministère de la Protection Sociale et de la Promotion de la Femme de Madagascar, ont lancé le processus d’élaboration du Profil Genre de Madagascar. L’objectif de cette étude est de rendre disponibles les données désagrégées par sexe dans les domaines prioritaires de la Banque « le Top5 » notamment : Eclairer l’Afrique et l’alimenter en énergie ; Nourrir l’Afrique ; Industrialiser l’Afrique ; Intégrer l’Afrique et Améliorer la qualité de la vie des Africains.Studies on Africa’s transport sector highlight opportunities for investment
14-Oct-2016 - The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held a one-day workshop at the African Development Bank (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to discuss findings of three studies on opening up aviation services, urban transport development, and trade facilitation.African Water Facility turns waste management into strategic input for local production value chain in Ethiopia
14-Oct-2016 - The African Water Facility (AWF) held a three-day event from September 28 to 30, 2016 to launch the Improved Sanitation Value Chain (ISVC) project, which aims to serve the urban poor in Arba Minch Town, one of the major cities of Southern Ethiopia. The AWF €1.5-million grant to the ISVC project will contribute to improve sanitation and faecal waste management for more than 21,000 Arba Minch citizens while boosting the local businesses and agricultural production with the provision of eco-friendly and affordable fertilisers.Agricultural Production, Food Security and Higher Value in North Africa
14-Oct-2016 - Interest in agriculture and food security issues in North Africa increased after the food price rise and continued price volatility since late 2006. North African countries are highly dependent on world markets for their food security. This did not seem to be a problem as long as world food prices were low and stable during the 1980s and 1990s. However, when they started rising and becoming more volatile after 2006, alarm bells rang all across the region.
ADEA and JICA support quality science and mathematics education in Africa
13-Oct-2016 - “Probing and thinking critically is what will make Africa a continent of the 21st century... inculcating skills at an early age is the key, says Shem Bodo, Senior Programs Officer with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA). Bodo made the statement on the 30th of September 2016 in Nairobi (Kenya) at the closing ceremony of a two-week Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) on “Use of inquiry-based learning and peer lesson evaluation to improve quality of teaching and learning of mathematics and science.”Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Delegation visits AfDB
12-Oct-2016 - A delegation from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) visited the Bank on Monday, 10 October 2016 in Abidjan, for consultations primarily with the Private Sector and Financial Sector Departments. The delegation was led by Moriyuki Aida, Executive Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (based in London), accompanied by JBIC’s Chief Representative in Paris, Fumio Suzuki.
AfDB approves 570 million rand loan to finance affordable housing in South Africa
12-Oct-2016 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a Senior Loan of ZAR 570 million to South Africa’s Housing Investment Partners Trust 2 -HIP2), also known as Vulumnyango Trust, to help finance affordable housing programmes in the country. The loan will help improve access to long-term affordable housing finance to South Africa’s lower-middle income earners currently with limited opportunities to access affordable mortgages.
Regional Development Bank heads respond to CGD's Panel on Multilateral Development Banking
08-Oct-2016 - We, the Heads of the Regional Development Banks (RDBs), welcome the report of the Center for Global Development's High-Level Panel on Multilateral Development Banking. This is an important report at a critical moment, as we move into high gear to deliver on the ambition of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the historic Paris agreement on climate.The Pan African Farmers’ organization delegation at the Bank to explore areas of collaboration
01-Oct-2016 - The Pan African Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO) delegation, led by its President, Theo de Jager, paid a courtesy visit to the Bank Group on 30 September 2016 in Abidjan, to explore areas of collaboration with the Bank. The delegation held a series of technical meetings with the Bank’s Agriculture and agroindustry Department (OSAN), the Civil Society Organisation Division (CSO). It also held talks with Bank Group President, Akinwumi Adesina and his cabinet members and reached key agreements including:“Nigeria is too big to fail" - Adesina Tells Private Sector
30-Sep-2016 - “The Nigerian Private sector has a critical role to play to help the country come out of the present recession,” African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, said in Abuja on Thursday, 28 September 2016. “Nigeria is too big to fail, and the private sector can help the government to the tackle the headwinds affecting the economy, which are by no means unique to Nigeria at this time” Adesina said during a brain storming session with Nigerian business executives.
New online resource to contribute to advancement of gender equality in Africa
29-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank has launched the Gender in Practice Community of Practice (GiP COP), an online resource that seeks to promote information and knowledge sharing on gender equality. The event took place on September 28, 2016 at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.The Bank Group participates in the Africa Partnership Conference 2016
29-Sep-2016 - The Africa Partnership Conference 2016 was inaugurated on September 20, 2016 in Mauritius by the country’s Finance and Economic Development Minister, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth. The Board of Investment (BOI) of Mauritius hosted the conference in collaboration with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), under the theme: “Creating Shared Value through Sustainable Investment”.
AfDB leads initiative to boost potential of Africa’s creative sector
28-Sep-2016 - Over 100 designers, entrepreneurs, fashion bloggers, representatives from international organisations, and other stakeholders from the textile and fashion industry gathered Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss findings of a report on the economics of Africa’s creative sector. The report, “Investing in the Creative Industries: Fashionomics,” is authored by the African Development Bank (AfDB), convener of the September 23, 2016 meeting.
AfDB President Adesina concludes first official visit to Nigeria
28-Sep-2016 - Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, completed a three-day official visit to Nigeria on Wednesday, reaffirming the Bank's strong partnership with one of his biggest shareholders and clients, as the country struggles with the impact of an economic recession.
World Tourism Day 2016: The African Development Bank is contributing to improved access and infrastructure on the continent
27-Sep-2016 - The travel and tourism industry recognizes World Tourism Day. Founded in 1980 by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), each year World Tourism Day brings together the global tourism community to highlight a significant theme with implications for destinations large, small, cosmopolitan, and rural, on every continent.
Sudan Executive Director undertakes familiarization mission
26-Sep-2016 - On Friday, September 23, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Executive Director (ED) for Sudan, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, concluded a three-day familiarization mission to Sudan. ED Oku-Afari represents a constituency of five countries at the Bank, comprising Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Gambia. This mission sought to acquaint him with firsthand knowledge of developments in Sudan as well as the state of the Bank’s development operations in the country.
Adesina stresses need for Nigeria to incentivize its way out of recession
26-Sep-2016 - Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), stressed the need Monday for Nigeria to put in place the right incentives to boost private investment and revive growth. He also reassured authorities of the Bank's unwavering support during these difficult times.