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Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge Information Session
18-Sep-2021 - What : YouthAdapt Information session Who: The African Development Bank and the Global Centre on Adaptation When: Monday 20 September at 12 GMT Where: Virtual The African Development Bank and the Global Centre on Adaptation will host an information session on the recently launched Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme Youth Adaptation Solution Challenge.Salon régional de l’énergie et du développement durable à Abidjan
17-Sep-2021 - L’association Light On, avec l’appui de la Banque africaine de développement, des fonds d’investissement climatiques et d’autres partenaires, organise, les 15 et 16 octobre 2021 au Radisson Blue Airport hôtel d’Abidjan, le Salon de l’énergie et du développement durable (SEDD).Mme Nnenna Nwabufo, directrice générale de la Banque africaine de développement pour l’Afrique de l’Est, en visite au Burundi du 16 au 19 novembre 2021
17-Sep-2021 - Quoi ? Visite au Burundi de Mme Nnenna Nwabufo, directrice générale de la Banque africaine de développement pour l’Afrique de l’Est Qui ? Banque africaine de développement Quand ? Du 16 au 19 novembre 2021 Où ? Au BurundiAfrican Development Bank’s SEFA grant to support first Super ESCO in East Africa
17-Sep-2021 - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has announced a $1 million grant to support the government of Kenya to create a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO). The Super ESCO, to be run by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company, will develop and implement energy efficiency projects for both the public and private sectors.Global Forum Secretariat, African Development Bank and World Bank Group deliver new manual on Exchange of Information for tax purposes
17-Sep-2021 - The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes (Global Forum), the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank have jointly published a new version of the Manual on Exchange of Information, in order to support tax authorities.Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean join forces to drive circularity
17-Sep-2021 - The African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA), and the Circular Economy Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean (CEC LAC) have organized the first regional dialogue to strengthen cooperation around their common objectives.
Africa Investment Forum to host third Market Days in Abidjan, December 1-3, 2021
17-Sep-2021 - The Africa Investment Forum will hold its 2021 Market Days in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from the 1-3 of December 2021. The annual business gathering will showcase transformative investment opportunities across the African continent, many of which hold the potential to drive Africa’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.African Development Bank’s SEFA provides $1 million to kick off modernization of Africa’s Hydropower Fleet
16-Sep-2021 - The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $1 million grant for modernization of Africa’s aging hydropower fleet.
African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
16-Sep-2021 - Young people worldwide are leading the way, demanding climate action. Whether in communities, in their places of study or directly lobbying politicians and businesses, they are fighting for their futures. The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank have partnered on a joint mission to accelerate climate adaptation action under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP). We believe that young people have a crucial role to play in developing and implementing solutions for building resilience and mitigating the...
Burundi: Young people and women become a driving force of social cohesion
16-Sep-2021 - Evelyne Ndikumana is a 37-year-old Burundian artist and painter who transforms recycled paper into jewelry and paints postcards. She has been in this line of work for 15 years. In March 2021, she attended a training program of the 2EB business hub, which was set up by the government of Burundi to support youth and women: “I was so happy with the training. All the women got to expand our skills. Some learnt more about pottery, others about bouquet creation. I could strengthen my painting skills for the postcards, to make them more attractive.”Côte d’Ivoire : un prêt de 48 millions d’euros de la Banque africaine de développement pour lutter contre les inondations et améliorer le cadre de vie des populations du District autonome d’Abidjan
16-Sep-2021 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a accordé, mercredi à Abidjan, un prêt de 48,4 millions d’euros à la Côte d’Ivoire, pour le financement et la mise en œuvre du Projet d’assainissement et d’amélioration du cadre de vie du District autonome d’Abidjan (PAACA).African Development Bank approves a $50 million Multinational Trade Finance Risk Participation Agreement facility for Standard Chartered Bank
15-Sep-2021 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $50 million Trade Finance Unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) facility between the African Development Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. The agreement is expected to boost intra-Africa trade, promote regional integration, and contribute to the reduction of the trade finance gap in Africa, in line with implementation aspirations of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).Global Center on Adaptation and African Development Bank call for applications for the African Youth Adaptation Solutions Challenge
15-Sep-2021 - The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Development Bank have launched a call for applications for the first edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions (YouthAdapt) Challenge.
African Leaders for Nutrition Webinar
14-Sep-2021 - What: Addressing Hidden Hunger Through Agriculture: Progress with Biofortification in West Africa Who: African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) and HarvestPlus When: 15 September 2021 at 11:00-13:00 UTC
Burundi : une usine de briquettes, financée par la Banque africaine de développement, renforce la résilience et la cohabitation dans un camp de réfugiés
14-Sep-2021 - Le camp de réfugiés de Nyankanda, situé dans la province de Ruyigi, est le cinquième camp de réfugiés au Burundi. Ouvert en avril 2019, après ceux de Kinama, de Musasa, de Bwagiriza et de Kavumu, ce camp bénéficie d’une solution innovante pour répondre au défi récurrent de l’accès à l’énergie de cuisson.La RD Congo et la Banque africaine de développement veulent redynamiser leur coopération
14-Sep-2021 - Une mission de haut niveau du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, conduite par le directeur général pour la région Afrique centrale, Serge Nguessan, s’est rendue du 30 août au 4 septembre 2021 à Kinshasa pour renforcer les relations entre la Banque et la République démocratique du Congo (RDC).