African countries will need better data, statistics, and policy coordination to ensure successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and congruence with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. This was the consensus of a high-level panel convened on September 21, 2016 in New...
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), stressed the need Monday for Nigeria to put in place the right incentives to boost private investment and revive growth. He also reassured authorities of the Bank's unwavering support during these difficult times. "What is...
23-Sep-2016
AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina to visit Nigeria to strengthen partnership with major shareholders
Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), will visit Nigeria from September 26–28, 2016, on his first official visit to the country since his appointment last year. Adesina will meet policy-makers, the private sector, and development partners to discuss the challenges...
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina called for bold action Tuesday to light up Africa within the next ten years. “Ten years is the timeframe. We need to take Africa out of the darkness. Period,” Adesina told a panel discussion in New York. Adesina was participating in a panel...
NEPAD Regional Integration and Trade Department has convened a two-day meeting on September 27-28, at the African Development Bank (AfDB) headquarters in Abidjan, with development partners, the NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency (NPCA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
On September 14, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Human Development Department (OSHD), hosted a meeting of Technical and Financial Partners (PTFs) supporting nutrition in Côte d’Ivoire. The Bank is the group’s co-chair together with UNICEF. The event presented an opportunity to welcome Gerda...
20-Sep-2016
African Development Bank reiterates commitment to support women’s empowerment in the Sahel
The African Development Bank has reiterated its commitment to support women’s empowerment and creation of employment opportunities for the women and youth in the Sahel. Speaking during a high-level side event convened by the Government of Burkina Faso and the United Nations Fund for Population...
The fourth regional consultative meeting for Southern Africa to discuss the upcoming triennial of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) took place in Luanda, Angola, on July 17-28, 2016. The ADEA 2017 Triennial will be held in March, next year, in Marrakech, Morocco...