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New ways of financing are crucial for transforming Africa’s agriculture, says new report
06-Sep-2016 - Innovative financing is crucial for agricultural transformation, wealth creation and long-term prosperity in Africa, according to this year’s Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR), launched on September 6, 2016 in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.
AfDB shares its long-term agenda for continental agriculture and agribusiness development at African Green Revolution Forum
05-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank’s discusses its bold agenda to transform Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness for long-term wealth creation and prosperity this week as it participates in this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), taking place in Nairobi Kenya.
La stratégie de la Banque pour l’emploi des jeunes au cœur de la préparation de la journée nationale du partenariat Etat/secteur privé de la Côte d’Ivoire
05-Sep-2016 - La Banque africaine de développement appuie le Gouvernement de la Côte d’Ivoire pour l’organisation de la deuxième édition de la Journée Nationale du Partenariat (JNP) Etat/Secteur Privé, prévue pour se tenir le 29 septembre 2016 sous le Haut Patronage de Daniel Kablan Duncan, Premier Ministre, Ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et du Budget de Côte d’Ivoire.
La BAD appelle la société civile africaine à se joindre à elle pour transformer le continent
05-Sep-2016 - La conseillère principale du président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Maria Mulindi, a lancé à Dakar, un appel à la société civile africaine à se joindre à son institution pour transformer le continent africain dans le cadre de la stratégie décennale de la Banque. Elle Intervenait vendredi 2 septembre lors de la cérémonie de clôture de la première consultation régionale entre la Banque et les organisations de la société civile (OSC) d’Afrique de l’Ouest.The African Development Bank engages with African civil society at Dakar meeting
05-Sep-2016 - Three of the five priorities set by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of its Ten Year Strategy were at the centre of discussions between representatives of the institution and members of West African civil society.
Empowering Women in Agriculture and the AfDB join efforts to launch common initiatives under Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)
02-Sep-2016 - The Office of the Special the African Development Bank (AfDB's) Envoy on Gender (SEOG) in collaboration with the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department (OSAN) and under the leadership of the AfDB Senior Vice President, Frannie Leautier, is convening a EWA-AFAWA Technical Session on 2-3 September to forge and reinforce partnership between the EWA and AFAWA Initiatives in order to coordinate action on the economic empowerment of women in the agriculture value chain Africa through specifically identifying a Road Map for joint initiatives and...
AfDB facilitates digital financial inclusion of small-scale farmers in Togo
02-Sep-2016 - After its success in Liberia, the African Development Bank is supporting another digital payment project in line with its agriculture transformation agenda. “AGRIPME” (Agri Porte Monnaie Electronique) is a joint project of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Digital Economy in Togo aiming to provide subsidies to farmers through electronic wallets provided by mobile network operators MOOV and TOGOCEL.
The African Development Bank Group appoints Abdoulkader Dileita Mohamed as Executive Secretary – Head of the Administrative Tribunal
02-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Abdoulkader Dileita Mohamed as the Executive Secretary, Head of the Administrative Tribunal, with effect from 1st September 2016. Abdoulkader Dileita, a national of the Republic of Djibouti, is currently serving as the Secretary to the Bank's Staff Appeals Committee, a position he has held since 2009. Prior to which he served as a long-term consultant in the Bank's Legal Department from 2006 to 2008.Vers un plan d’action commun entre la BAD et les organisations de la société civile africaine à Dakar
02-Sep-2016 - Les consultations régionales que la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a démarré à Dakar vont déboucher sur un plan d’engagement et un plan d’action communs entre la Banque et les organisations de la société civile africaine, a indiqué le vendredi 2 septembre dans la capitale sénégalaise, Zeneb Touré, chargée principale de l’Engagement de la société civile, au sein de l’institution financière africaine.African Ambassadors meet in Morocco ahead of COP22
02-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank and the UN Economic Commission for Africa held an information session on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in Rabat, in partnership with the COP22 Steering Committee, for African Ambassadors based in Morocco, in preparation for the upcoming Climate Change Conference. The meeting aimed to present the stakes for Africa at COP22, to prepare countries’ participation and to support existing efforts to coordinate the African participation at the UN climate talks.
En visite à Madagascar, le Président de la BAD réaffirme le soutien de son institution au développement du pays
01-Sep-2016 - Premier Président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) à effectuer une visite officielle à Madagascar, Akinwumi Adesina y a également effectué un séjour record, multipliant les rencontres avec les autorités gouvernementales, les bailleurs de fonds et les représentants du secteur privé ainsi que les visites de terrain.
Lancement officiel du forum « La finance s’engage »
01-Sep-2016 - La Banque africaine de développement (BAD), en collaboration avec la Commission Financement du Secteur Privé et du Fonds de Garantie (CFSP), de la Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI Patronat Ivoirien), et le Cabinet ESPartners ont procédé à la cérémonie de lancement officiel du Forum « La finance s’engage ». Cette cérémonie de lancement vient en prélude à la tenue du Forum stratégique de haut niveau qui se tiendra le 24 novembre 2016 dans les locaux de la BAD.
African Development Bank launches regional consultation workshops with civil society in Dakar
01-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) began the first of a series of five regional consultations with African civil society on August 31, 2016 in Dakar. Sixty people, members of West African civil society and AfDB representatives, took part in this three-day meeting. “Regional consultations with civil society are aimed at strengthening mechanisms to assist the Bank in its development programme,” stated the AfDB’s Acting Resident Representative to Senegal.AfDB workshop on PPPs to enhance skills in infrastructure and social services financing
01-Sep-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has organised a regional training workshop on Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the education and healthcare sectors, taking place from August 31 to September 3, 2016 in Tunis. The objective of the event is to promote capacity building for key interlocutors in North Africa to strengthen their skills in financing projects on infrastructure and social services. The workshop also seeks to encourage private sector participation in the region’s economy.
« Madagascar doit passer de grenier de la pauvreté à grenier de la prospérité », a exhorté le président de la BAD
30-Aug-2016 - Arrivé à Antananarivo aux premières heures de la matinée, le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), Akinwumi Adesina, a démarré, au pas de course, une visite officielle de trois jours, à Madagascar.Guinea becomes first African nation to contribute to the ALSF
30-Aug-2016 - The Republic of Guinea has become the first African nation to make a voluntary financial contribution to the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF). Commenting on the contribution, the ALSF Director, Stephen Karangizi, thanked the Government of Guinea for its support. “This contribution is timely and will go towards our efforts to assist African countries to negotiate complex commercial transactions, creditor litigation and other related sovereign transactions”, he said.
AfDB youth empowerment effort addresses Africa’s fragile industrialisation
29-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of creating jobs for youth in Africa, while outlining a number of initiatives the Bank is undertaking to stop the unemployment crisis from complicating Africa’s current security challenges.ANRC publishes five case studies on maximizing human development outcomes from extractive industries
29-Aug-2016 - The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) African Natural Resources Center (ANRC) has published five case studies that look at the different ways in which countries are designing policies and partnering with investors to reap social and economic benefits from extractive industries.