Weiteithye Farmers Group in Mwala, Eastern Kenya, comprises about 100 small-scale farmers struggling with crop production, value addition and marketing of their produce.

The Senior Advisor to the President of the African Development Bank for Inclusive and Green Growth, Prof. Kevin Urama, has underscored the critical role of water in achieving long-term poverty reduction and economic growth in Africa. Speaking at a gathering of world water leaders in Stockholm, Sweden, Urama outlined the new strategic priorities of the AfDB and the centrality of water to these goals.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina, has addressed the challenge of post-harvest losses in Africa, while outlining the importance of policy regulations to end the losses in a continent that spends US $35 billion on food imports each year.

Le Conseil d’Administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé le 6 Septembre 2016 à Abidjan, le Document de Stratégie Pays (DSP-Mauritanie) de la BAD qui couvre la période 2016-2020. Ce document de stratégie  s’articule autour de deux (2) piliers, notamment : Promotion de la transformation de l’Agriculture et Renforcement de l’offre de l’énergie électrique.

African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, on Wednesday urged Canadian business leaders to “be part of the action and seize investment opportunities on the continent.” Adesina made the call while meeting with 80 leading representatives of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business in Toronto.