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Visite officielle du Président de la BAD à Madagascar : Pour une coopération renforcée
28-Aug-2016 - Le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Akinwumi Adesina, effectuera, du 29 au 31 Août 2016, une visite officielle à Madagascar pour une série de rencontres avec le Premier Ministre, Olivier Solonandrasana Mahafaly, le Ministre des Finances et du Budget, François Rakotoarimanana et d'autres membres du gouvernement. Il aura également des échanges techniques avec des Représentants des secteurs bancaire et privé et des organisations nationales et internationales.AfDB President urges countries to institutionalise systems to support agriculture trade
28-Aug-2016 - Creating markets, developing infrastructure and providing financing for farmers are key ingredients for transforming agriculture in Africa. President Akinwumi Adesina of the African Development Bank made these remarks Saturday at the Sasakawa Symposium on "Contributing to Social security and jobs through agriculture-30 Years of Sasakawa in Africa", held at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya.
AfDB and Sasakawa Africa Association sign MOU to boost agriculture in Africa
28-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) to promote agriculture and agri-business in Africa. The MOU was signed on August 27, 2016, during the Sasakawa Symposium on "Contributing to Social Security and Jobs through Agriculture: 30 years of Sasakawa in Africa", held at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya..
Japan pledges investment in quality infrastructure in Africa
28-Aug-2016 - Investing in infrastructure and human resource development are crucial for Africa to realise Agenda 2063, a high-level panel during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) heard Saturday in Nairobi.AfDB President emphasises industrialising Africa plan to spur bond markets
27-Aug-2016 - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina unveiled the elements of an African industrialisation strategy at an international meeting of African Heads of State and Government and their Japanese counterparts, and called for the linking of stock markets to enlarge Africa's domestic markets.AfDB to support community-backed healthcare initiatives in Africa
27-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged funding and technical support to roll out community-based healthcare initiatives around Africa at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina said rollout of community healthcare initiatives like the ones implemented by the Republic of Rwanda could be repeated in other countries to achieve better results.
AfDB signs Letter of Intent with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to promote Africa’s economic development
27-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on Saturday, August 27, 2016, during the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya. The move signals the AfDB's commitment to significantly scale up development finance as it expands its operations and services, tailoring them better to meet the demands of a sharply differentiated client base in the Bank's various regional member countries in Africa.AfDB-backed equity fund briefs potential investors at TICAD Summit
27-Aug-2016 - An African Development Bank (AfDB) infrastructure fund launched to mark half a century of Africa's struggle towards economic and political maturity has stepped up its effort to secure investments from foreign and local wealth funds, social security funds and banks. Alain Ebobissé, Chief Executive Officer of Africa50, said the Fund provided international development institutions with an opportunity to provide funding to governments with weak credit rating.Japan chooses AfDB to implement bold new infrastructure plan for Africa
27-Aug-2016 - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced a bold new African infrastructure plan worth US $10 billion over the next three years to be implemented by the African Development Bank (AfDB), raising the stature of the Abidjan-based financial institution in achieving Africa's development. The infrastructure investment package announced by the Japanese Prime Minister will focus on modernizing electricity, power and urban transport systems in order to improve the connectivity of Africa.
AfDB, World Bank strategic alliance positions Africa to attract Japanese investors
26-Aug-2016 - African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, leading two development institutions at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi on Friday, started a big push to enable African states to attract foreign capital.
AfDB and Japan Announce US$3 Billion Private Sector Development Initiative to Boost Growth and Reduce Poverty in Africa
26-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan announced today they have set a joint target to provide US$ 3 billion for private sector development in Africa during the next three years, substantially increasing the resources devoted to boosting economic growth and fighting poverty in the region. The resources will be provided under the third phase of the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) initiative.
AfDB President offers roadmap towards agriculture transformation at TICAD Summit
26-Aug-2016 - The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has outlined a roadmap towards the transformation of agriculture in Africa. The President laid emphasis on combating malnutrition in children, turning African farmlands into major suppliers of food for export and putting funds at the disposal of local banks to create a stable source of funding for farm investments.NEPAD-IPPF strengthens capacity to improve stock of well-prepared bankable infrastructure projects
25-Aug-2016 - The NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility, NEPAD-IPPF, has concluded a two-day workshop that brought together over 20 staff members, representatives from the African Development Bank’s Departments of Transport, ICT, Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Resources Mobilisation and External Finance.
The African Development Bank Group and JETRO to sign an MOU for increased collaboration in infrastructure and private sector development
24-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank Group (comprised of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund; AfDB/ADF) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on August 26, 2016 at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) in Nairobi, Kenya.
African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation Grows in Size and Ambition
18-Aug-2016 - Members of the African Parliamentarians’ Network on Development Evaluation (APNODE) have stressed the need for consolidation and expansion of the Network at the 2ndAnnual General Meeting (AGM) held in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 15 and 16, 2016. Sixty-two participants from 16 countries took part in the meeting, with APNODE welcoming participants from Benin, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia and Sudan for the first time.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga as General Counsel
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga as General Counsel of the African Development Bank Group with effect from 19th September 2016. She will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Hélène N’Garnim-Ganga, a national of Chad, is currently the Resident Representative for the African Development Bank in Mali.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Ismaila Dieng as Director of Communications and External Relations
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ismaila Dieng as Director of Communications and External Relations, effective 1st September 2016. He will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Ismaila Dieng, a Senegalese national, joins the Bank from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he is currently working as Africa Team Leader in the Communications Department.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Professor Vincent Nmehielle as Secretary General
18-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Vincent Nmehielle as the Secretary General of the African Development Bank Group with effect from 1st September 2016. He will join the Senior Management Team of the Bank. Professor Nmehielle, a South African national, joins the Bank from the African Union Commission where is currently the Legal Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs.AfDB’s overall Corporate and Social Responsibility performance sees significant improvement in 2016
12-Aug-2016 - In July 2016, Vigeo Eiris, one of the world’s leading Corporate and Social Responsibility (CSR) rating agencies, completed its biennial assessment of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and found the Bank’s overall CSR performance as advanced in absolute terms, a one notch upgrade from the previous rating of robust.