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Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement souligne l’importance des sauvegardes sociales et environnementales pour une relance plus inclusive et durable
02-Jun-2021 - En partenariat avec les autorités marocaines, la Banque africaine de développement organise, du 1er au 3 juin, un séminaire sur les sauvegardes sociales et environnementales qui encadrent ses opérations dans le Royaume. Tenu en distanciel, l’atelier a réuni plus d’une centaine de participants et experts des agences d’exécution et des unités de gestion de projets financés par la Banque. Le ministère de l’Énergie, des Mines et de l’Environnement était également représenté.
Africa and Asia are ‘intertwined’ - Experts offer ways to conquer debt challenges and forge economic ties at Asian launch of African Economic Outlook
01-Jun-2021 - Overcoming Africa’s debt challenges will not only benefit the continent, but profit its partners in Asia, and the world economy as a whole, participants heard at a webinar to promote the 2021 African Economic Outlook among Asian audiences.
African Development Bank Group to brief journalists on 2021 Annual Meetings
01-Jun-2021 - What: Pre-Annual Meetings Press Conference Who: The African Development Bank Group When: Monday, 7 June 2021, 11.00-12:00 GMT Where:
The Third Japan-Africa Business Forum
01-Jun-2021 - What: The Third Japan-Africa Business Forum (JABF 2021) Who: African Development Bank When: 29 June 2021 to 8 July 2021Facilité africaine de soutien juridique : mandat prorogé jusqu’en 2036 lors de ses Assemblées annuelles
31-May-2021 - La Facilité africaine de soutien juridique (ALSF) a tenu, les 25 et 26 mai derniers, en visioconférence, les Assemblées annuelles de son Conseil de gestion et de son Conseil de gouvernance, qui ont prorogé, à cette occasion, son mandat jusqu’en 2036. La prorogation du mandat, de 2022 à 2036, s’explique par ses réalisations, la demande croissante pour ses services exceptionnels, la pertinence de son soutien aux pays africains dans le traitement des impacts des problèmes comme le Covid-19 et le changement climatique.Rwanda: African Development Bank extends $84 million in financing to boost electricity access
31-May-2021 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $84.22 million in loans and grants to electrify nearly 80,000 rural households in south Rwanda. The project will advance the country’s goal of universal electrification and benefit small businesses and youth. The funds comprise a loan of $36.77 million from the Bank Group’s African Development Fund and a $47.45 million ADF grant. The approval was made on 26 May.Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement et l’Organisation internationale du Travail dressent un bilan de la crise et tracent les perspectives d’une relance inclusive.
31-May-2021 - Dans une note d’orientation politique intitulée « Impact de la crise Covid-19 sur l’emploi et les TPME au Maroc », publiée le 31 mai 2021, la Banque africaine de développement et l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) appellent à donner une nouvelle impulsion à l’entreprenariat des jeunes et au développement des très petites et moyennes entreprises (TPME) afin de renforcer la résilience aux chocs - facilitée par les mesures de soutien - et créer des emploisAfrique centrale : la Banque africaine de développement accorde un don d’environ un million de dollars pour renforcer le marché financier régional
31-May-2021 - La Banque africaine de développement et la Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) ont signé, le 28 mai dernier à Abidjan, un accord de don pour soutenir le projet d’appui au Marché financier unifié de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC). Ce financement de 994 638 dollars, provient du Fonds d’assistance au secteur privé africain (FAPA), financé par le Japon et l’Autriche et hébergé au sein de la Banque africaine de développement. Il vient s’ajouter à des ressources déjà dégagées par la Banque en appui au...
G5 Sahel : la Banque africaine de développement et le HCR appuient le plan de riposte sanitaire du Niger face au Covid-19
28-May-2021 - La Banque africaine de développement et l’Agence des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) au Niger ont remis, le 27 mai, trois ambulances médicalisées, du matériel médical et des médicaments au ministère nigérien de la Santé publique, de la Population et des Affaires sociales pour l’aider à faire face à la pandémie de Covid-19. Le responsable du bureau-pays de la Banque au Niger, Nouridine Kane Dia, et le représentant du HCR, Emmanuel Gignac, ont rencontré, à cet effet, le ministre nigérien de la Santé, Dr Idi Illiassou Maïnassara.Africa Road Builders: Nigeria's President Buhari wins 2021 Super Builder Award - Babacar Ndiaye Trophy
28-May-2021 - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was named the winner of the 2021 Great Builder Super Prize, the Babacar Ndiaye Trophy, during the inaugural Africa Road Builders Conference held in Cairo last week. The Nigerian head of state, who succeeds his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, winner of the 2020 prize, received the award "for his personal leadership and for the efforts made to ensure road safety and the health of the population in the context of transport".
Africa Resilience Forum – Fourth Edition
28-May-2021 - What: Africa Resilience Forum – Fourth Edition Who: African Development Bank When: 28 to 30 September 2021 to 13:00 GMT Where:
African Development Fund ranked among the world’s leading providers of development assistance
28-May-2021 - The African Development Fund has been ranked second among 49 international agencies for the quality of its development assistance, underscoring its relevance to the continent’s most vulnerable countries. The African Development Fund is the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group. According to the fifth edition of the Quality of Official Development Assistance report, published on Tuesday, the Fund is serving its constituency well by focusing on poverty and the least-aided countries.
Call for Papers: 2021 African Economic Conference
28-May-2021 - The 2021 African Economic Conference (AEC), jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be held in Cabo Verde, as well as virtually, from 2 to 4 December 2021. Since its inception in 2006, the AEC series has fostered dialogue and the exchange of knowledge on a variety of issues and challenges facing Africa. The theme of this year’s conference is: Financing Africa’s post Covid-19 Development. Three sub-themes are particularly...
Webinar Series on Debt Management in the Context of COVID-19 - 2nd Webinar: Exploring the Link Between Tax Policies and Debt Management
28-May-2021 - What: Webinar on the link between tax policies and debt management Who: African Development Bank When: 7 June 2021, 9:00 to 10:30 GMT Where:The Independent Review Mechanism shares lessons on spiritual and cultural issues from two Bank-funded energy projects in Uganda
28-May-2021 - The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group has published a landmark report that deals with spiritual and cultural issues that emerged during the implementation of two Bank-funded energy projects in Uganda. The report presents measures that the Bank should consider when appraising compensation in such cases. It also aims to enhance social inclusion and trust among stakeholders of projects funded by the Bank in the future.NACCIMA Honours African Development Bank President with Excellence Award for Outstanding Public Service and Exceptional Contributions to the Banking Industry
28-May-2021 - The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has conferred its Excellence Award for Outstanding Public Service and Exceptional Contributions to the Banking Industry on the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina.
President Adesina receives honorary doctorate from renowned Makerere University in Uganda
27-May-2021 - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina reminded an audience of Africa’s knack for unique home-grown innovation as he was honored by one of the continent’s oldest and most respected universities last Friday. Adesina joined graduates at a ceremony in Uganda, where he received an honorary doctorate from Makerere University. He recounted how a phone call from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni some 20 years earlier had led to one of the country’s most famous inventions.Tanzania: African Development Bank Group signs loan agreements for $140 million to increase power generation
27-May-2021 - The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan agreements totalling $140 million to finance the construction of the 50-megawatt Malagarasi hydropower plant in Western Tanzania.African countries show significant progress on tax transparency – 2021 Tax Transparency report
27-May-2021 - African countries strengthened their ability to recover funds held offshore, directly boosting national tax revenues, according to the latest Tax Transparency in Africa report released Wednesday. The trend signals continuing progress in the fight against illicit fund flows out of Africa, worth an estimated $50 billion each year.