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“Lights, Power, Action”: AfDB’s Adesina and Kofi Annan urge governments to close Africa’s energy deficit
13-Mar-2017 - The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African governments and their partners to do everything possible to close the continent’s huge energy gap.
The African Water Facility Supports Mozambique’s resilience to climate change and reducing vulnerability to floods in Inhambane and Chimoio
09-Mar-2017 - The Government of the Republic of Mozambique and the African Water Facility (AWF) has entered into a grant agreement for a feasibility study on Urban Sanitation, Drainage and Solid Waste Management in Chimoio and Inhambane. The grant agreement was signed on January 27, 2017 by the Minister of Economy and Finance Adriano Afonso Maleiane and the Country Manager for the African Development Bank Joseph M. Ribeiro. The project was launched in workshops in Maputo on March 8, in Chimoio on March 9 and another one will be held in Inhambane on March 14.
Tunisie : des jardins pédagogiques au service de l’alimentation scolaire et de l’emploi
09-Mar-2017 - Le 6 mars 2017 à Zaghouan, au Nord de la Tunisie, une équipe du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a procédé, avec une autre équipe du Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM), à la visite de deux écoles expérimentant un nouveau modèle de nutrition scolaire, qui mise sur le développement de jardins potagers à vocation pédagogique.
How an AfDB-funded project is building water-resilient systems in Malawi
09-Mar-2017 - More than 500,000 trees have been planted as part of efforts by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to combat climate change and build water-resilient systems of rural communities in five districts of Malawi. Fourteen catchment management committees have also been created, and more than 200,000 people have benefitted from awareness-raising activities thanks to an AfDB-funded project.
The AfDB in Burundi: Evaluation of a Country in Turmoil
09-Mar-2017 - The Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has published a report which evaluates the impact of US $739 million of AfDB support for development in Burundi. Evaluators manoeuvred within a difficult context marked by five years of political and economic turmoil.
President Adesina announces gender innovation contest to promote gender equality in AfDB’s operations
08-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced on International Women’s Day the launch of a major gender competition in order to promote gender equality in its operations.La Banque africaine de développement réitère la qualité de son partenariat avec le Maroc avec son nouveau Document de stratégie pays 2017-2021
08-Mar-2017 - Le Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, le 8 mars 2017, le nouveau Document de stratégie pays pour le Royaume du Maroc qui porte sur la période 2017-2021. Ce document de stratégie expose le programme de collaboration entre la BAD et le Maroc pour les cinq ans à venir.African Development Bank and Forest Investment Program sign loan with Form Ghana Ltd to restore Ghana’s forests
07-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Climate Investment Funds’ Forest Investment Program (CIF FIP), have signed a US $24-million loan agreement with Form Ghana Ltd., opening the door to commence the implementation of an innovative project on Public-Private Partnership for the Restoration of Degraded Forest Reserve through Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Plantations.
African Risk Capacity and the African Development Bank partner to strengthen African countries struggling with climate disasters
07-Mar-2017 - The African Risk Capacity (ARC) has added a crucial partner to its portfolio by formally teaming up with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to strengthen mechanisms to manage weather-related risk on the continent. This partnership will formalize a technical collaboration to enhance risk management infrastructure and policy across Africa; it will also support African countries in building resilience against climate shocks and in taking ownership of their disaster response.
La BAD primée pour son appui au développement des ports africains
07-Mar-2017 - Le 17 février 2017, à Dakar, en marge du 11e sommet de l’Association panafricaine de coopération portuaire, la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) s'est vue décerner un prix saluant son travail d’appui institutionnel et financier au développement du secteur portuaire en Afrique.Mali to receive US $25 million concessional loan to build utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant and transform the West African energy market
07-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali’s first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The project, one of the first in Sub-Saharan Africa, consists of the design, construction and operations of a 33 MW Power Plant.
AfDB engages stakeholders on suitable regulatory environment for investment in power sector
06-Mar-2017 - Officials of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) held discussions with some 50 power regulators from across Africa during the 13th Annual AFUR and Annual General Assembly (AGA) Conference, which took place from February 27 to March 2, 2017 in Abidjan. The meetings focused on the regulatory environment required for the development of power infrastructure, the improvement of quality service and supply, and the promotion of access to energy in Africa.
Reaching Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa: A Learning Forum on Africa SME Program Technical Assistance
06-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank provides significant financial resources to reach small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including through its non-sovereign operations. In 2016 alone, the AfDB Board of Directors approved over US $400 million in new lending to financial institutions (FIs) for Africa’s SMEs.
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....
Morocco-Africa: Renegotiating tariffs can boost trade
06-Mar-2017 - elations between Morocco and the rest of the continent are intensifying. The Kingdom, which has just returned to the African Union and announced its intention to join the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS), is pursuing commercial, economic and diplomatic offensives south of the Sahara. Above all, Morocco intends to establish itself as a major economic hub on the continent.
AfDB and Government of Sudan launch ENABLE Youth Sudan Program
06-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), launched the ENABLE Youth Program in Sudan on Thursday, March 2, 2017.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.
NEPAD-IPPF approves US $3.88 million in grants to DRC, Mozambique and Zambia for power interconnector projects
03-Mar-2017 - The NEPAD-IPPF (Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility) has approved US $3.88 million in grants to the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique and Zambia to finance completion of regional projects preparations.
AfDB announces appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh as Director for Power Systems Development
03-Mar-2017 - The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh as the Director for Power Systems Development with effect from May 1, 2017. Baldeh, a Gambian, holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University, Graduate School of Management, USA, and a Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors of South Africa and member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom.