The opening day of the African Development Bank’s 2020 55th Annual meeting showcased the strong relationship between Africa’s pre-eminent financial institution and its host country, Côte d’Ivoire. The meeting, held virtually for the first time to comply with COVID-19 pandemic social-distancing guidelines, caps a productive but ultimately challenging year for the institution and the countries it serves.    “This is an… Read More

A five-year project to rehabilitate the Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay road with African Development Bank financing has made the road one of Malawi’s safest, according to the project’s completion report. The project, began in 2013, wrapped up in 2018.  The road was formerly very narrow and poorly maintained, and it required an hour and a half to travel the 50 kilometres between… Read More

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Wednesday made a case for his re-election as head of the institution, saying that he wanted to fulfil “his sense of duty and commitment.” Adesina recalled that his current five-year term as head of the African Development Bank Group was marked by the implementation of five strategic priorities for the continent’s development, known… Read More

The 55th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 46th meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund (ADF) began in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday, 26 August 2020. In his opening speech, the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara, highlighted the unusual context of this year’s Annual Meetings, taking place against the backdrop of… Read More

C’est un chantier gigantesque à 120 kilomètres de Marrakech : la perforation du barrage Al Massira alors qu’il est toujours en exploitation. Il s’agit du deuxième réservoir d’eau du Maroc qui retient plus de 2,6 milliards de mètres cubes. Objectif : acheminer l’eau vers des stations de traitement jusqu’à la ville ocre. « Ce barrage ne disposait pas de prise d’eau pour… Read More