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African researchers and senior policy-makers commit to boost regional industrialization to support inclusive and sustainable development
21-Mar-2017 - Senior African researchers and policy-makers have committed to boost regional industrialization and trade during a Senior Policy Seminar (SPS XIX) held at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on March 13 and 14, 2017 on the theme “Industrialization in Africa”. The seminar was hosted by the Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research Department (ECMR) and co-organized with the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and the United Nations World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).“Face the future with courage and determination,” Adesina tells Nigerian youth
20-Mar-2017 - In a ceremony to mark the 28th graduation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), on Saturday, March 18, 2017, Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB), was conferred with a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa.African Development Bank appoints Roger Adom as Director of Information Technology
17-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger Adom to the position of Director of the Information Technology Department, with effect from 16 March 2017.Pont de Rosso entre la Mauritanie et le Sénégal : Ouvrage de promotion de l’intégration régionale et sous-régionale
16-Mar-2017 - Le lundi 13 Mars 2017, le ministre de l’économie et des finances de la Mauritanie, Moctar Ould Djay et le Directeur Général du Bureau Régional de Développement et de Prestation de Services pour l’Afrique du Nord de la Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD), Mohamed El Azizi, ont signé à Nouakchott (Mauritanie), l’accord de prêt relatif au financement du Projet de construction du pont de Rosso entre la Mauritanie et le Sénégal.La Banque africaine de développement en marche vers le Top 5 au Niger
15-Mar-2017 - Dans la journée du 10 mars 2017, une cérémonie de signature d’accords de prêts et de don s’est tenue entre la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et la République du Niger, à Abidjan, au siège de la Banque.Addis Ababa and Accra workshops to identify urban transport development opportunities
15-Mar-2017 - Workshops will take place in Ethiopia and Ghana this month to identify opportunities for investment to improve sustainable urban transport and mobility in the two cities.
Adesina chairs session on infrastructure financing at Wall Street Journal’s “Investing in Africa” conference in London
10-Mar-2017 - Leading investors, business executives, entrepreneurs and policymakers in Africa gathered in London at the Dow Jones News Building on March 7, 2017, for The Wall Street Journal’s one-day “Investing in Africa” conference to discuss technology, infrastructure, policy development and the growing private-sector role in the transformation of the continent. African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, was in the thick of the action, meeting several top investors and entrepreneurs, as well as greeting friends old and new from international...
MDBs discuss how effective portfolio management leads to quality and impact
10-Mar-2017 - Portfolio performance management is essential for the African Development Bank to deliver development results and impact. It is instrumental in making sure that operations are on target, and in tracking disbursement, procurement and impact. The Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Forum on Portfolio Management, hosted by the AfDB from March 7 to 9, 2017 resolutely adopted this comprehensive approach to portfolio management looking at hard numbers with a view to achieving quality and results.
200 movers and shakers join forces at Southern African conference to boost Jobs for Youth in Africa (JfYA) Strategy implementation
09-Mar-2017 - On February 27, 2017, 200 high-level participants gathered in Pretoria, South Africa, for the Southern African Regional Ministerial Conference on Jobs for Youth in Africa. About 20 Ministers of Finance, Ministers of Labour, Ministers in charge of Youth Employment and other top government officials expressed their strong support for JfYA implementation.
AfDB President makes a courtesy call on the widow of the first President of the African Development Bank Group
06-Mar-2017 - On March 1, 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina made a courtesy call on Suad Sayed Ali Omer Beheiry, widow of the first President and founding father of the African Development Bank Group, the late Dr. Mamoun Beheiry. Having been briefed of the presence of Mrs. Beneiry in Khartoum, President Adesina made the visit a priority, which he said was the only way to communicate to Mrs. Beheiry the extent to which the Bank, and indeed Africa as a whole, appreciated the efforts and visionary leadership of her late husband Dr....
AfDB President renews partnership MOU with Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
03-Mar-2017 - As part of his three-day official visit to Sudan, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met with the Director General of Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), Sidi Ould Tah, to explore further cooperation and consolidate existing relations between the two institutions.AfDB President concludes three-day official visit to Sudan with a meeting with the Minister of Finance
03-Mar-2017 - On March 1, 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina concluded his three-day official visit to Sudan with a wrap-up meeting with the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. The meeting was attended by Senior Officials of Government, including the Undersecretary, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the Central Bank Governor, the Sudanese Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire as well as the Bank’s Executive Director for Sudan, the Director General for Eastern Africa and the Country Manager in Sudan.
AfDB President engages Sudan’s private sector, explores opportunities for collaboration on the implementation of the High 5s
03-Mar-2017 - On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, engaged with representatives from Sudan’s private sector on available support to invigorate their contribution to the country’s economic development. The meeting, which discussed the critical role of the private sector in the implementation of the High 5s, was chaired by Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Badreldin Mahmoud Abass Mukhtar, who is also a Governor of the AfDB.
AfDB President holds high-level meeting with the diplomatic community in Sudan
02-Mar-2017 - As part of his official visit to Sudan, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, met with the diplomatic community in Sudan. The meeting comprised Ambassadors of the Bank’s regional and non-regional member countries, the Ambassador of the African Union (AU), the Director General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and the Sudan Country Directors of the World Bank, UN-Women and UNDP.
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
02-Mar-2017 - On Monday, February 27, 2017 in Khartoum, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of Sudan, Field Marshal Omar al-Bashir, in the company of the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Badre Eldin Mahmoud Abbas, during an official visit to the country. Adesina was accompanied by the Executive Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, who represents Sudan on the Bank’s Board; the AfDB Director General (East), Gabriel Negatu; and Sudan Country Manager for the Bank, Abdul Kamara.
Sudan: AfDB President visits Africa’s leading sugar factory and the world’s largest producer of white sugar
01-Mar-2017 - On February 28, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank visited the Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) in Sudan, which is by far Africa’s largest sugar-producing agro-industrial complex and world’s largest producer of white sugar. The company operates a cane farm of 105,000 acres of land and produces 400,000 metric tons of raw sugar annually, both for domestic consumption and for export. The company employs some 16,000 people, including 4,000 seasonal workers, and generates an annual revenue of US $400 million.
AfDB President pays a courtesy call on Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning
28-Feb-2017 - The three-day official visit of the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, to Sudan kicked off with a courtesy call on the Minister of Finance of Economic Planning, Badreldin Mahmoud Abass, on February 26, 2017. The hour-long meeting, which concluded with a press conference, touched on important issues that underscore the bilateral cooperation between the Bank and its country of birth, the Sudan, where it was born some 53 years ago.
AfDB President explores power supply projects in Sudan
28-Feb-2017 - On Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), visited Garri Power Station located in Khartoum and discussed the Government of Sudan’s planned power interconnection project that is to boost electricity supply in Sudan by 3,750 MW. The Bank President was joined by the Executive Director (ED) Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, representing Sudan at the AfDB; the Bank’s Director General for East Africa, Gabriel Negatu; and the Country Manager for Sudan, Abdul Kamara.
AfDB President holds high-level discussions with Sector Ministers to reinforce support to Sudan and roll out implementation of the High 5s
28-Feb-2017 - On Monday, February 27, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met the Sector Ministers of the Government of Sudan to reinforce the Bank’s support to the country’s economic development. The meeting, which discussed the Bank’s current and future interventions in Sudan, was chaired by Badreldin Mahmoud Abass Mukhtar, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) and Governor of the AfDB. The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Agriculture and Forests, Industry, Water Resources and Electricity, Welfare and...