Africa continuously suffers from a “copy-paste” pattern of policy implementation, which prevents it from realizing relevant solutions to persistent problems like poverty and unemployment.
Expert panelists discussed this at the 2014 African Economic Conference that kicked off Saturday in Addis...
31-Oct-2014
SEFA grants Comoros US$ 480,000 to facilitate private sector investments in renewable energy sector
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved on Thursday, 30 October 2014, a US$ 480,000 grant for technical assistance to the Government of the Union of Comoros for a project to facilitate private sector participation in developing renewable energy. The grant will be funded through the “...
La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le Cap-Vert ont signé hier, 20 octobre 2014 à Abidjan, un accord de prêt de 15 millions d’euros. Ce montant est destiné à financer la deuxième phase du Programme d’appui à la gouvernance des entreprises publiques et de la promotion des investissements (...
With a team of African Development Bank experts, at the margin of the various Bank events in Morocco, the Vice-President in charge of Governance, Agriculture and Human Development, Aly Abou-Sabaa, on Thursday, October 16, 2014 visited a Bank cherished solar power plant project (NOORo1) in...
17-Oct-2014
African Development Bank SME Program: Enhancing Inclusive Growth and Job Creation in Africa
The Board of Governors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) through its private sector window approved in June 2014 a €2.5 million line of credit (LoC) equivalent in local currency 1.640 billion CFA francs) to Fidelis Finance (Formerly ‘Burkina Bail Ltd.).
Fidelis...
16-Oct-2014
La BAD injecte 100 millions d’euros dans le programme d’appui au secteur financier au Maroc
Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et le Gouvernement du Maroc ont signé, le 15 octobre 2014 à Rabat, Maroc, un protocole d’accord de prêt 100 millions d’euros, en soutien au programme d’appui au développement du secteur financier-phase III (PADESFI III) du Maroc. Le...
15-Oct-2014
Goal of 9th ADF is to accelerate the continent’s development, improve the lives of Africans
On the occasion of the 9th African Development Forum in Marrakech, Morocco, the African Development Bank spoke with Christian Diguimbaye, Coordinator, Steering Committee of the Joint Secretariat of the tripartite partnership of the African Union Commission, UN Economic Commission for Africa...
The Second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa formally opened at the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. The opening session focused on the need for bilateral and multilateral agreements in science and...
The African Development Bank and its partners will organise the second Ministerial Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) in Africa. The forum will convene at the Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology in Rabat, Morocco from 14-17 October 2014.
Hosted by the Government...