Influential African leaders, philanthropists and heads of businesses will meet in Abidjan on 17 October 2016 with the President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Akinwumi Adesina to discuss the best approach to achieve nutritional security for Africa through increased investment and...
01-Oct-2016
The Pan African Farmers’ organization delegation at the Bank to explore areas of collaboration
The Pan African Farmers’ Organisation (PAFO) delegation, led by its President, Theo de Jager, paid a courtesy visit to the Bank Group on 30 September 2016 in Abidjan, to explore areas of collaboration with the Bank. The delegation held a series of technical meetings with the Bank’s Agriculture and...
The Autonomous District of Abidjan (DAA) faces a gap between supply and demand for urban services, including transportation, waste management; which causes traffic congestion, air pollution, traffic accidents, etc. due the importance of the car fleet (about 800,000 vehicles), its poor condition and...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) have signed, on Monday 11 July 2016, a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to amplify the impact of their strategically aligned joint efforts to promote resources mobilization to fund Africa's...
14-May-2016
GPSC African Regional Workshop – Integrated Urban Development in Africa: Challenges and Lessons Learnt
The African Development Bank and the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) will organize an African Regional Workshop on “Integrated Urban Development in Africa: Challenges and Lessons Learnt” on May 14-16, 2018 in Abidjan. Africa’s urbanization rate is growing at unprecedented...
15-Apr-2016
Cote d’Ivoire - Grid reinforcement and rural electrification project - Summary ESIA - 04 2016
This document is the summary Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the Grid Reinforcement and Rural Electrification Project. The project ESIA was prepared in August 2015. This summary was prepared in accordance with Ivoirian environmental and social requirements and the African...
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for accepting our invitation to join us for this annual gathering. It is a valued tradition of the African Development Bank Group that, at the beginning of each New Year, we invite the diplomatic community and the international institutions...