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African Development Bank launches Youth Advisory Group to create 25 million jobs
28-Nov-2017 - The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA).
Africa needs to create right skills, provide funding for its young entrepreneurs, says Ashish Thakkar
27-Nov-2017 - Ashish Thakkar is the Founder and Chairman of Mara Group, an investment firm with a presence across 25 African countries. He founded the Mara Foundation in 2009 to foster and support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and venture philanthropy.
16 Days of activism against gender-based violence
25-Nov-2017 - Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development and Ms Vanessa Moungar, Director Gender Women and Civil Society Department made statements on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The Gender women and Civil society department (AHGC) will be hosting a series of initiatives aiming at celebrating the 16 Days campaign from November 25 to December 10, 2017. Violence against women is a global issue that touches everyone, irrespective of age, sex and, it is worldwide.
AfDB President expresses desire for pipeline of young talent in meeting with Young Professionals
23-Nov-2017 - In a recent meeting with 31 Young Professionals at the African Development Bank, President Akinwumi Adesina said the programme was an important pipeline of skills for the Bank. “I want to see younger talent so that we can tap into your creativity, commitment and drive,” he said.Angola Country Office Manager presents accreditation letters to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
23-Nov-2017 - The Country Manager of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for Angola, Joseph Martial Ribeiro, presented his accreditation letters to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for Angola, Téte António, on November 23, 2017. The ceremony marked a historical moment in the cooperation between the Bank and the Angolan authorities.
High-Level Officials and private sector leaders to chart actionable plan to accelerate Africa’s agricultural transformation
20-Nov-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with Initiative for Global Development (IGD) and Grow Africa is organizing the first high-level convening, Leadership4Agriculture (L4Ag) Forum, on November 28 at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Africa Industrialization Day: AfDB reiterates the need to accelerate Africa’s development
20-Nov-2017 - Accelerating Africa’s development through industrialization is one of the African Development Bank’s High 5 strategic priorities. Industrialization has long been recognized as a great opportunity for improving the living conditions of Africans.
Why does Africa’s industrialization matter? Challenges and opportunities?
20-Nov-2017 - The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) will join other organizations to commemorate Africa industrialization day on 20 November 2017. The objective is to raise awareness on the challenges and opportunities in financing the region’s industrialization, one of the prominent pillars of the Bank’s High5s. It is also an opportunity for the Bank Group to elaborate on how to galvanize support for promoting Africa's industrialization for improved living conditions of Africans.
Tanzania case study examines impact of hosting refugees over long and short term
17-Nov-2017 - Receiving large numbers of refugees has a significant impact on human capital in the host country and especially on education and youth employment. This is the conclusion of a study entitled “The consequences for human capital of hosting refugees: Kagera case study”, presented on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at the headquarters of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan by Maryam Naghsh Nejad of the Institute of Labour Economics (IZA), in Bonn, Germany.COP23: Improving livelihoods through regional cooperation
15-Nov-2017 - A panel discussion on “Providing NEXUS Solutions: Improving Livelihoods through Regional Cooperation” was held Wednesday, November 15 during the UN Climate Summit (COP23) in Bonn. Organized by the African Regional Sustainable Energy Centres in collaboration with UNIDO and hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the session addressed the urgent need of channeling regional cooperation towards a stronger NEXUS approach.Global Water and Climate Action Day at COP23
13-Nov-2017 - Water and climate go hand-in-hand. Water resources bear the full brunt of the effects of climate change. Water and climate are inseparable
COP23: Update on the AfDB’s Climate Actions 2017
13-Nov-2017 - A panel on the African Development Bank’s Climate Actions in 2017 was held on Sunday, November 12, as a pre-forum of the COP23 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership Forum at Deutsche Welle in Bonn, Germany. The event was designed to update stakeholders on the Bank’s activities and achievements in the climate change space in 2017 as well as to inform stakeholders of some exciting new initiatives.
COP23: Unblocking investment into climate resilience
13-Nov-2017 - The roundtable “Unblocking investment in climate resilience”, held on Monday, November 13 at the UN Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, brought together 40 CEOs, Ministers and Heads of organizations to examine the major barriers and opportunities for increasing the volume of investment into climate resilience in developing countries.Spotlight on “Water for Africa”, the new African water initiative launched with AfDB support
13-Nov-2017 - On Saturday, November 11, 2017, the day after the Global Water Action Day that marked the fourth day of COP23, the “Water for Africa” initiative was the subject of a presentation in the Morocco Pavilion, open to civil society organizations.
COP23: Innovations in Disaster Risk Financing for Africa
13-Nov-2017 - A joint workshop organized by the African Development Bank, African Union Commission and the African Risk Capacity (ARC) was held on Sunday, November 12, 2017 to discuss “Innovations in Disaster Risk Financing for Africa” as part of a series of Policy Dialogues during the UNFCCC COP23, Bonn, Germany.
COP23 - Is sustainable land and water management compatible with small-scale farming under climate change?
10-Nov-2017 - During a panel discussion on “The Land and Water Advantage: Is sustainable land and water management compatible with small-scale farming under climate change?” at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, participants from different organizations met to discuss how to transform agricultural development in the face of climate change.
COP23: One of the biggest challenges facing the continent is the lack of bankable projects, experts agree
10-Nov-2017 - Experts discussed best practices on renewable project development and identified common obstacles for obtaining financing at a “Private sector engagement: best practices in renewable energy” event hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency at COP23 in Bonn.
Kaberuka makes a call for individual contributions in fight against Ebola
08-Nov-2017 - The Ebola scourge should not be taken as a problem affecting individual countries, but should be taken on by each and every African, Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, said Saturday at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Kaberuka was addressing over 60 entrepreneurs on November 8 at the Business Roundtable organized by the AfDB and the African Union. Ebola has so far claimed over 4,900 lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, and has over the last few months halted the countries’...
AfDB and Kenya - Thika Highway continues to impact Kenyan lives five years on
07-Nov-2017 - The long-standing partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Kenya to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth has produced excellent results. One of the most prominent fruits of this partnership is the eight-lane ultra-modern expressway which most Kenyans affectionately refer to as the “Nairobi–Thika Superhighway”.