Somalia: African Development Bank’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities
With 2.6 million internally displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge in an already fragile situation, leaving the population highly vulnerable.
Thankfully, the African Development Bank-financed water supply and sanitation project came in handy as a critical control intervention, although COVID-19 was not anticipated in 2016 when the project was launched.
Changement climatique : le Groupe des négociateurs africains discute de la mise à jour des Contributions déterminées au niveau National
Le Groupe des négociateurs africains (« African Group of Negotiators » - AGN), en partenariat avec la Banque africaine de développement, a organisé, le 28 mai dernier, une importante réunion virtuelle sur le projet des lignes directrices pour la révision ou la mise à jour des Contributions déterminées au niveau national (CDN) en Afrique.
African Development Bank announces 100 finalists for IDEATHON #Africavs Virus challenge
The African Development Bank has announced the 100 finalists from the #AfricaVsVirus Challenge ideathon to find solutions to challenges raised by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
Some 25,000 participants from across Africa and beyond, joined the online platform to pitch their ideas for innovative solutions to the health and economic challenges caused by the virus. Participants in the 72-hour ideathon curated 750 solutions, from which an expert panel selected the Top 100 Solutions.
African Development Bank-funded water and sanitation program helping Ethiopia fight COVID-19
A solar powered water pump is proving to be a lifeline in helping fight off the coronavirus pandemic for a rural community in Ethiopia.
Months have gone by since the electricity generator shut down in Rob Gebeye, a small mountain community in the Oromia region, and yet secondary school teacher Tullu Abebe still gets nervous when he cannot hear the rumble of the diesel engine that pumped the village’s water for years.
“Then I remember that the sun is pumping the water now. It’s still very surprising,” Abebe says.
From farm to fork: The women championing agricultural transformation in Africa
From Sudan to Mali, Senegal to Mozambique, and Zambia to Mauritania, women are changing the face of agriculture, adapting and innovating to tackle the challenges of climate change, and feeding the