Delegates from across the globe are converging on Dakar, Senegal, for a landmark conference on agriculture that promises to yield one of the boldest initiatives ever taken on Africa’s development.
Some 400 participants including Finance, Planning, Economy, Agriculture, Rural Development, Trade...
16-Oct-2015
World Food Day, October 16 - “Social Protection and Agriculture: Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty”
Established in 1979, World Food Day is a day of action against hunger. Celebrated each year on October 16, it is a day when people around the world declare their commitment to eradicate hunger. World Food Day also celebrates the creation of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United...
On Friday, October 16, the African Development Bank (AfDB) will join UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella at Expo Milano 2015 for the official ceremonies of the World Food Day organized by FAO. This year's theme is “...
African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina paid a courtesy call to President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana on October 16, 2015 in the country’s capital, Accra. The two discussed the Bank’s cooperation with Ghana in the context of the changing global economic landscape, and how the...
The African Development Bank has just concluded three back-to-back African Economic Outlook 2015 information seminars in the Nordic capitals of Oslo, Copenhagen and Helsinki. The seminars followed an invitation extended to the Bank’s Development Research Department in June by a visiting...
On October 21-23, Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economy, as well as Ministers of Agriculture, Rural Development, Trade and Industry and Governors of Central Banks will join business leaders, academia, investment agencies, civil society and global experts in Dakar, Senegal, to discuss the...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Abidjan, a US $15-million trade finance line of credit for UniBank Ghana (UniBank) to enhance its capacity to finance small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and indigenous firms operating within...
15-Oct-2015
Global Handwashing DayGlobal Handwashing Day
October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases.
Global Handwashing Day is commemorated due to the simple fact that while...
On October 14, 2015, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved the Bank’s new procurement framework. The need for a comprehensive revision of the African Development Bank’s two procurement policy documents, namely, the “Rules and Procedures for Procurement of...