The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia N. Laverley as Country Manager, designated for the Tanzania Country Office, effective 01 November 2021. Dr. Patricia N. Laverley, an American national, joined the African Development Bank in 2007, as a Country Program Officer. Prior to her appointment, she served as Principal Governance Officer, in the… Read More

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Kevin Chika URAMA as Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for the Economic  Governance and Knowledge Management Complex, effective 1 October 2021​. Professor Urama, a British citizen, has over 29  years of African and global experience in economic policy and knowledge  management. Prior to this appointment, he has… Read More

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Hassatou DIOP N’SELE as the Acting Vice-President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 November 2021. Ms. Hassatou Diop N’Sele, a Senegalese national, is a seasoned professional with 30 years of banking and finance experience. She joined the Bank in 1999 as a Senior Treasury Officer and… Read More

African journalists shared their experiences covering climate issues across the continent at the COP26 climate conference held recently in Glasgow. In a session organized by the African Development Bank and the non-profit Climate Tracker, the journalists discussed the innovative solutions they use to report on climate change in a way that is relevant to their communities. “Climate change is the… Read More

« Je suis sortie de la pauvreté. Je n’ai plus peur de retomber dans la précarité car, comme on dit chez nous : celui qui a été mordu une fois par le serpent, la corde lui fait peur. » Devant son salon de beauté, dans le quartier historique du Ksar à Nouakchott, la gérante, Khadijetou Diallo, se plaît à évoquer les épreuves… Read More

Le doux murmure de l’eau qui coule dans les sillons du petit jardin de Binetou Essid, est un son jadis rare à El Menzah. Dans ce village du sud de la Mauritanie, pays sahélien au climat particulièrement rude, cultiver des légumes était mission impossible pour Binetou. Au bruit se joint le geste : celui d’arroser quelques plants d’aubergines, de haricots,… Read More