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Missing links to Indian-African trade and investment promotion identified
23-May-2017 - Experts at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meetings, which started Monday in Ahmedabad, India, have identified the missing links to building a strong trade and investment relationship that will lead to sustainable development in India and Africa.Partenariat Afrique-Inde : écrire de nouveaux chapitres sous les auspices de la Banque africaine de développement
22-May-2017 - Entamées de longue date, les relations de partenariat entre l’Afrique et l’Inde sont au beau fixe. Mais le temps est venu d’en écrire de nouveaux chapitres, sous les auspices de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD).
Book launch: Beating the odds – tips for jump-starting developing countries
22-May-2017 - A book, highlighting pragmatic tips that “developing countries can follow to spark economic growth, without waiting for global actions”, was launched Monday, May 22, 2017 in Ahmedabad, India, on the first day of the 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.
Unlock the potential of African entrepreneurs to accelerate Africa’s industrial transformation, says the African Economic Outlook 2017
22-May-2017 - African governments need to integrate entrepreneurship more fully into their industrialisation strategies, according to the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017 released Monday, May 22 at the African Development Bank Group’s 52nd Annual Meetings.
“Shared opportunities and deepening partnership”: AfDB President sees bright future for Africa and India
21-May-2017 - “Africa-India trade rose five-fold in the last decade and is forecast to double – to US $100 billion – by 2018,” African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina said Saturday. Africa and India have development journeys to share, Adesina said, and huge opportunities to explore together, not least in harnessing solar power to promote economic growth, and sharing the know-how of agricultural transformation.
The African Development Bank - Making a Sustainable Difference
16-May-2017 - For Africa’s 1.2 Billion people, rural communities are home to almost two-thirds of the population. For most, Agriculture is the main source of livelihood. Even though Africa contains 65% of global uncultivated land, the continent is a net importer of food - $35 Billion a year.
African Development Bank supports capacity building in nutrition and food security in the ECOWAS region
15-May-2017 - Through the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Trust Fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is funding a capacity-building programme in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region for an amount totaling US $525,000. The Programme for the Enhancement of Capacity Building and Skills in Nutrition and Food Security in West Africa (PRENFOS) will be implemented by the West African Health Organization (WAHO).
Infrastructure tops agenda as AfDB, India work towards a ‘more robust Africa’
12-May-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking to strengthening its relationship with India as part of its larger agenda for a ‘a more robust Africa’. Motivated by the success of previous cooperation with the country, AfDB is seeking greater ‘productive and winning relationships’ with India through investments in infrastructure, regional integration, regulation of enterprises, skills development and employment, agriculture, health and innovation.
AfDB partners African, Indian movie industries to stimulate interest in agriculture
12-May-2017 - What role can the movie industry play in stimulating interest and changing poor perceptions about agriculture? Key practitioners in the movie industry in Nigeria and India are meeting at the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Ahmedabad, India, to agree on a line of action towards changing perceptions on agriculture. Nigeria’s Nollywood and India’s Bollywood films have a large following in Africa, Asia and around the world.Gouvernance en Afrique : un don de plus d’un demi-million de dollars EU de la BAD au Centre africain de formation et de recherche administratives pour le développement (CAFRAD)
10-May-2017 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a accordé, le 29 mars 2017, un don de quelque 649 000 dollars EU en faveur du Centre africain de formation et de recherche administratives pour le développement (CAFRAD). Organisation intergouvernementale panafricaine, le CAFRAD oeuvre à la modernisation des systèmes d’administration publique et de gouvernance en Afrique.La Côte d’Ivoire veut accélérer son Plan d’actions prioritaires 2017-2020 grâce aux initiatives à résultats rapides
09-May-2017 - La Communauté africaine de pratiques en Gestion axée sur les résultats de développement (AfCoP), qui a son secrétariat à la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a organisé, avec le ministère ivoirien du Plan et du Développement, un atelier de quatre jours du 24 au 28 avril 2017 à Grand Bassam. Les Initiatives à résultats rapides (IRR), une méthodologie spécifique pour conduire des projets de développement dans un délai de 100 jours, en étaient le thème.
AfDB and UN Environment launch the ‘Atlas of Africa Energy Resources‘at the World Economic Forum for Africa in Durban, South Africa
05-May-2017 - On 4 May 2017, at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban South Africa, the African Development Bank’s Vice-President Power for Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott and the UN Environment Regional Director, Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo, launched one the most important publications in the energy sector, the ‘Atlas of Africa Energy Resources.’ In the presence of representatives of the private sector, key African institutions and Civil Society organizations, Hott highlighted the importance and benefits the publication of the Atlas...African Youth's Got Talent! Ten young agripreneurs making money from Agriculture and Agribusiness
05-May-2017 - */ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ In a talent show style, ten presenters showcased brilliant ideas that have been turned into innovative solutions to address community needs across Africa. The ten were chosen from among hundreds of proposals to compete during the AgriPitch segment at the end of the African Youth Agripreneurs Forum, held in Ibadan, Nigeria, from 25-26 April 2017.
Competitiveness boost urgently needed to meet Africa’s demographic challenges: report
04-May-2017 - Without urgent action to address stagnating levels of competitiveness, Africa’s economies will not create enough jobs for the young people entering the job market If current policies remain unchanged, fewer than one-quarter of the 450 million new jobs needed in the next 20 years will be created Policy priorities include reform to improve the quality of institutions, infrastructure, skills and adoption of new technology. House construction and better urban planning present opportunities for short-term competitiveness gainsSecond Abidjan Union Meeting held under the theme “Guaranteeing the Future of Africa’s Energy”
30-Apr-2017 - The second edition of the Abidjan Union was held at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on April 27 and 28, 2017. The Abidjan Union, which is an annual convening forum for official risk mitigation solutions providers has the objective of enhancing the relevance of guarantee and insurance products in Africa and presents a forum for exchanging information on the Union members’ products and experiences of utilizing risk mitigation instruments in innovative transactions over the past year.Bank workshop examines leadership in Regional Member Countries, results culture, rapid development results and regional integration
28-Apr-2017 - The African Community of Practice (AfCoP) on Managing for Development Results (MfDR), whose secretariat is at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the Corporate Performance and Accountability Division, organized a two-day internal seminar on the Bank’s support in building a results culture in the Bank’s Regional Member Countries (RMCs) on April 10 and 18, 2017.
Stunting costs Africa $25 billion annually – AfDB
23-Apr-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the cost of malnutrition is too huge for Africa to ignore. Speaking at a side event on “Developing Africa’s Grey Matter Infrastructure: Addressing Africa’s Nutrition Challenges” at the African Development Bank Group’s 52nd Annual Meetings in Ahmedabad, India, on Monday, May 22, AfDB Group President Akinwumi Adesina disclosed that stunting alone costs Africa $25 billion per year.
Multilateral banks to deepen collaboration with private sector to boost inclusive, sustainable infrastructure
22-Apr-2017 - Leaders of the top multilateral development banks (MDBs) have agreed to deepen their collaboration to encourage private sector investment in vital infrastructure needed to support sustainable and inclusive economic growth throughout the world.