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À Tunis, la BAD réitère sa volonté de travailler avec les organisations de la société civile en Afrique du Nord
13-Dec-2016 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a réaffirmé, mardi 13 décembre 2016 à Tunis, en Tunisie, sa volonté de travailler étroitement avec les organisations de la société civile (OSC), pour mieux les associer à la mise en œuvre de ses projets de développement en tirant parti de leur expertise et expérience du terrain. Tunis constituait la dernière étape des consultations régionales que mène la BAD avec les OSC.Africa needs quality infrastructure for sustained economic growth and inclusiveness
13-Dec-2016 - “Building quality into every stage of the life-cycle of projects is essential if investment in infrastructure is to have a positive impact on Africa’s economic development:” This was one of the key messages from participants at this year’s annual meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) held at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, under the theme “Building Quality Infrastructure for Africa’s Development.”Fourteenth Replenishment of the African Development Fund
12-Dec-2016 - Strong donor commitment despite a difficult global economic environment Resources devoted to countries affected by situations of fragility to increase ADF to scale-up support to the private sector16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: Message from the President of the African Development Bank
09-Dec-2016 - The African Development Bank is committed to a genuine and comprehensive transformation of Africa through sustainable economic development. Through the implementation of the High 5s – Light up and power Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialise Africa, Integrate Africa, and Improve the quality of life for the people of Africa – a new continent with revived values and a new vision will emerge. But this cannot happen while high levels of violence continue against women and girls.Study shows food safety regulations will promote agriculture exports
09-Dec-2016 - Despite concerns over acceptance of African agricultural produce in the European Union (EU), a study on Tuesday revealed that the adoption of food safety regulations will promote inter-regional trade of agriculture commodities to the EU.
Nobel laureate Eric Maskin addresses issues of globalization and inequality at 11th African Economic Conference
09-Dec-2016 - On Day 1 of the 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, Prof. Eric Maskin of Harvard University and co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in economics made a short presentation on why globalization is accelerating inequality instead of reducing it.How policy implementation can drive Africa’s agro-allied industry
09-Dec-2016 - Implementation of existing policies and strategies by African countries are essential to develop Africa’s agro-allied industry, Ayodele Odusola, Chief Economist and Head of the Strategy and Analysis Team with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa, has said.Le Conseil d’administration de la BAD approuve 65 millions d’euros pour l’électrification rurale, périurbaine et urbaine au Niger
09-Dec-2016 - Le Conseil d'Administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, au cours de sa séance de vendredi 09 décembre 2016, un financement de 51,72 millions UC (environ 65 millions d'Euros) destiné à appuyer le Projet d'électrification rurale, périurbaine et urbaine du Niger (PEPERN). L'objectif général de ce projet est d'accroître le taux d'accès à l'électricité des populations dans les huit régions que compte le Niger. Il vise également à améliorer la gouvernance sectorielle à travers le renforcement des capacités des...
What Africa can learn from China’s Green Revolution in its agro-allied industrialization quest
09-Dec-2016 - Is there a future for smallholder farmers in Africa? Participants at the 2016 African Economic Conference think there is future for smallholder farmers on the continent. They think African countries can use build upon the Green Revolution in Asia and use the lessons learnt raise their productivity.
AfDB urges East African CSOs to be involved in environmental and social safeguards process to ensure sustainability of projects
08-Dec-2016 - "Environmental and Social Safeguards (E&S) are crucial for the success of develpment projects. They are paramount to ensure projects are environmentally and socially sustainable and that they are implemented with stakeholders' participation and timely public information disclosure:" The issue was discussed on 8 December 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya on the second day of the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s ongoing regional consultations workshop for East Africa Civil Society organizations (CSOs).
African Development Bank’s 2016 Annual report for North Africa - Addressing Together the Bank’s High 5 for transforming North Africa
08-Dec-2016 - Since 2015 and to accelerate Africa’s transformation, the African Development Bank is committed to focus its efforts on five priority areas: Lighting Africa, Feeding Africa, Integrating Africa, Industrializing Africa and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa. These new priorities perfectly meet the challenges facing North Africa to ensure a more inclusive development as highlighted by the social demands observed in several countries of the region since 2011.AfDB to launch Tamayoz, a leadership programme to empower a new generation of Libyan leaders
08-Dec-2016 - In partnership with Libyan authorities and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Transition fund, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will launch "Tamayoz - Libya Leading the Way" Leadership programme. Tamayoz - meaning distinction and uniqueness in Arabic - has been designed to strengthen leadership at the decision-making levels of the public sector, private sector, and civil society in Libya. The programme will offer trainings to current and future Libyan leaders, emphasising core leadership skills to improve collaboration between decision...
East African CSOs advocate for African funding to increase trust and legitimacy
07-Dec-2016 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) series of regional consultations meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) continues across the continent. The East African leg opened on 7 December in Nairobi, Kenya with CSOs advocating for financial support from African source to deliver better on their development agenda and restore trust with government authorities.Participants advocate for land rights for women farmers
07-Dec-2016 - Participants at the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja advocated for measures that will guarantee women access to land and promote women’s land rights in rural communities of Africa.
Youths affirm agriculture as economic empowerment tool
07-Dec-2016 - The agro-allied industrialization of the African continent cannot materialize without the involvement of the youths because they have the right drive and energy, participants at a Tuesday session of the 2016 African Economic Conference that focused on youth entrepreneurship in agriculture said.Cashew nut value chains need State support to flourish in the Casamance, paper finds
07-Dec-2016 - Three presentations were made during the ongoing 11th African Economic Conference in Abuja on the examining the dynamics and constraints of the agricultural value chain on the continent. The first paper, titled “Agrobusiness de l’anacarde en Casamance (Senegal): atouts, contraintes et perspectives d’industrialisation” (“Cashew agro-business in Casamance (Senegal): Strengths, constraints and prospects of industrialization”), was presented by Sene Abdourahmane Mbade, of the Université Assae Seck de Ziguinchor in the Casamance, Senegal.
African Economic Conference closes with call for agriculture to be at the centre of Africa’s development
07-Dec-2016 - The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) wound up in Abuja, Nigeria on Wednesday, after three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve agro-allied industrialization. Over 300 participants attended the annual event, co-organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on the theme, "Feed Africa: Towards Agro-Allied Industrialization for Inclusive Growth."African Economic Conference: Why does Africa need an agricultural transformation?
07-Dec-2016 - The need for an Africa-wide agricultural transformation was the subject of a special session organized at the 11thAfrican Economic Conference (AEC) on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria. For a continent which harbours 600 million hectares or 65% of all the uncultivated arable land in the world, agriculture (on-farm and off-farm) should be the bedrock of its development, says Chiji Ojukwu, Agriculture and Agro-Industry Director at the African Development Bank.