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Maroc : présentation du premier rapport tripartite sur le développement du secteur privé dans le contexte de crise sanitaire
17-Mar-2021 - EVENEMENT REPORTÉ
Tanzanian agro-dealer Suzana Lameck proves that women help agriculture flourish
17-Mar-2021 - During the March and November planting seasons in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, farmers and small agri-input distributors know they can rely on Suzana Lameck Sabuni to deliver quality and affordable fertilizer just when they need it. Suzy, as her customers fondly call her, is proof of the valuable contribution that women-led businesses make to the agriculture sector. And, despite a lack of access to finance and gender stereotypes, Suzy’s business is flourishing.
Appointment of Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development Ms. Atsuko TODA
16-Mar-2021 - The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Atsuko TODA as Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, effective 16 March 2021.
Environnement et Climat : la Banque africaine de développement aux côtés des États africains pour réduire le coût budgétaire du changement climatique
16-Mar-2021 - La Banque africaine de développement a lancé plusieurs initiatives afin de réduire le poids des dépenses climatiques qui atteignent jusqu’à 10% du budget national de certains de ses pays membres régionaux. Face à l’urgence climatique marquée ces dernières années par des cyclones, inondations et sécheresses, de nombreux pays africains ont dû transférer des ressources prévues pour des secteurs de développement essentiels (santé, éducation, infrastructures, etc.) vers des dépenses liées aux actions d’adaptation et de résilience climatique.Madagascar : première revue du portefeuille de projets de la Banque africaine de développement pour 2021
16-Mar-2021 - Le bureau-pays de la Banque africaine de développement à Madagascar a organisé, du 2 au 4 mars en visioconférence, la première revue de performance de son portefeuille pour l’année 2021.
Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity
16-Mar-2021 - The African Development Bank has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy between the two regions. The north of Angola has a surplus of more than 1,000 MW of mostly renewable power, whereas the south relies on expensive diesel generators, supported by government subsidies.
African Development Bank President calls for Global Vaccine Solidarity and Justice for Africa
16-Mar-2021 - African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Bank’s African Economic Outlook 2021 report on Friday, Adesina decried the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and vaccine justice for Africa,” Africa’s premier development bank chief said.African Development Bank President Adesina calls for African Financial Stabilization Mechanism
16-Mar-2021 - African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, recipient of the 2017 World Food Prize, and Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, have called for a quick and comprehensive plan for debt restructuring in Africa.
Canada-Africa Clean Growth Symposium
15-Mar-2021 - What: Canada-Africa Clean Growth Symposium Who: The governments of Canada, Ethiopia and Senegal( organisers), with the participation of the African Development Bank and other international organizations
In Nigeria, a mother’s search for tasty, nutritious food for her son spurs a baby food revolution
15-Mar-2021 - For Women’s History Month, we spotlight Oluwaseun Sangoleye, founder of Baby Grubz, a Nigerian baby food company. As a first runner-up in the African Development Bank’s 2020 AgriPitch competition, Sangoleye and Baby Grubz received a $10,000 grant from the Bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation Multi-Donor Trust Fund. We asked Sangoleye about her journey to change the way mothers think about nutrition and feeding their babies.Le G5 Sahel plaide pour une restructuration totale de la dette de ses pays membres
15-Mar-2021 - Les cinq pays membres du G5 Sahel -Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritanie, Niger et Tchad- appellent à une restructuration profonde de leur dette afin de leur permettre de continuer à répondre aux attentes urgentes et légitimes de leurs populations en matière de sécurité et de développement. Dans une déclaration adoptée après leur 7e Sommet organisé les 15 et 16 février 2021 à N’Djamena, la capitale du Tchad, les cinq pays sahéliens estiment que le moratoire sur la dette des pays les plus pauvres décidé en avril 2020 par le G20 n’est pas suffisant.Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) Governing Council Members commit to more action for the financing of the fertilizer sector
15-Mar-2021 - The Governing Council of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) issued a call for greater action to secure adequate financing for the continent’s fertilizer sector at its ninth meeting. During a virtual meeting held 3 March and attended by 13 institutional members, the Governing Council adopted AFFM’s report on 2020 activities and endorsed a work program for 2021.Integrity in Development Projects: African Development Bank issues Letter of Reprimand to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for sanctionable practice
15-Mar-2021 - The African Development Bank Group (“AfDB”), on 2 February 2021, issued a sanction decision against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“MHI”). This matter arises in the context of the Abu Qir 1300 MW Steam Power Project (hereinafter referred to as the “Project”) in Egypt. On 15 January 2008, the Bank entered into a loan agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt to finance part of the Project which had a broad objective of improving the electricity supply in Egypt. MHI, as part of a consortium, submitted a bid and was awarded the contract.
Nobel laureate urges more action on debt for African growth to rebound
13-Mar-2021 - Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz has called for a comprehensive global plan to help countries cope with mounting debt that has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Stiglitz, a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, was speaking on Friday at the virtual launch of the African Development Bank’s 2021 African Economic Outlook report during a conversation with Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina.
African Economic Outlook 2021: Africa’s growth prospects bullish despite COVID-19 constraints and debt burden
12-Mar-2021 - Despite the challenging backdrop of a global pandemic and external economic shocks, Africa is expected to recover from its worst recession in half a century and reach 3.4 percent growth in 2021, the African Development Bank said in its 2021 African Economic Outlook report, launched on Friday. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus in December 2019 has taken a massive toll on Africa, hitting tourism-dependent economies, oil-exporting economies and other-resource intensive economies the hardest, as well as deepening inequality.Mali : la Banque africaine de développement accorde une aide humanitaire d’urgence de 150 000 dollars pour la prise en charge des personnes déplacées internes à Bamako
11-Mar-2021 - Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, le 9 mars 2021 à Abidjan, un don de 150 000 dollars américains pour prendre en charge les personnes déplacées internes (PDI) à Bamako.
Strengthening food systems must be at the centre of Africa’s COVID-19 recovery, says African Development Bank
11-Mar-2021 - Strengthening food systems must be an integral part of efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience in Africa, said African Development Bank Director General for Southern Africa, Leila Mokaddem. Hunger is a greater threat to many Africans than the COVID-19 crisis, Mokaddem said in a session on sustainable food systems at the Southern Africa Impact Forum on 9 March. “Africa must now urgently strengthen its food systems as an integral part of efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience,” she...