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Multilateral development banks, levers for inclusive and sustainable growth

Elwin Mandowa,
African countries generally turn to bilateral and multilateral partners for their development financing mechanisms. These facilities offer greater benefits to African nations, particularly those provided on concessional terms. To optimize resources, the continent’s leaders have agreed to adopt regional-level pooling of development resources, including from regional multilateral development banks. This could foster more-inclusive and more-sustainable growth for developing countries. Given… Read More
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South Africa prioritizing social entrepreneurship as key to Africa’s social development minister says during visit to African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
South Africa prioritizing social entrepreneurship as key to Africa’s social development minister says during visit to African Development Bank | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– //–><!—-> African Development Bank Group Read More
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Egypt: African Development Bank approves $345 million in partial credit guarantees to bolster funding for green and social initiatives.

Elwin Mandowa,
Egypt: African Development Bank approves $345 million in partial credit guarantees to bolster funding for green and social initiatives. | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– //–><!—-> African Development Bank Group Read More
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Ghanaian-Scottish architect is first African to curate the Venice Biennale

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Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko has successfully curated this year’s Biennale in Venice, Italy. She becomes the first African to do so. The fiction writer and academic is using her curation to give a platform to voices that have long been silenced. This year’s architectural Biennale, the18th is titled “The Laboratory of the Future,” and explores decolonisation and decarbonisation. First images… Read More
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2023 Financial Presentation and Development Impact

Elwin Mandowa,
WHAT:    Financial Presentation and Development Impact (Luncheon) WHO:     The African Development Bank WHEN:    Thursday, May 25, 2023, TIME: 12:15-14:15 (local time) WHERE: Restauration Tent (near The Capital), livestreamed via this link Summary: The Financial Presentation and Development Impact lunch is a signature event at the African Development Bank’s Annual Meetings and provides the opportunity to highlight the… Read More
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African Development Bank appoints Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has appointed Mike Salawou as Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, effective 16th May 2023. Salawou, a Danish national, has been the Acting Director of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Department, where he led sovereign and non-sovereign operations. He also doubled as the department’s Infrastructure and Partnerships Division Manager. Salawou has extensive years of… Read More
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Climate activist swims Ghana’s Volta Lake to raise awareness about water pollution

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A Ghanaian climate activist, Yvette Tetteh has completed her mission of swimming across Ghana’s Volta Lake. She spent 40 days swimming over 450 kilometers stretch of the Lake to raise awareness about the pollution of Ghana’s water bodies which is fast threatening their sustainability. Tetteh, an agribusiness entrepreneur started her swimming expedition from Buipe in the northern sector of the country… Read More
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Africa Investment Forum to hold Investment Roundtable during African Development Bank Group’s 2023 Annual Meetings

Elwin Mandowa,
What:             Africa Investment Forum Investment Roundtable Who:              Africa Investment Forum founding partners When:            Monday, 22 May 2023; 15:00-17:00 Egypt time (GMT+3) Where:           The Capital Restaurant, Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Center. (Participation is by invitation only)    The Africa Investment Forum will organize an investment roundtable at the Capital Restaurant in the Sharm El Sheikh Conference… Read More
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African Development Bank names Armand Nzeyimana Acting Director of Development Impact and Results Department

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group has appointed Mr. Armand Nzeyimana, a national of Burundi, as Director of the Development Impact and Results Department, effective 1st May 2023. Nzeyimana, a results-oriented professional with over 30 years of experience, has been Manager of the Bank’s Delivery Support and Implementation Division since November 2017. He has been instrumental in enhancing accountability for delivery… Read More
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African Development Bank approves $15 million loan for Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank approves $15 million loan for Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited to support infrastructure financing in Nigeria | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– //–><!—-> African Development Bank Group Read More