Category: Investments

What:              Pre-Annual Meetings Press Conference Who:               The African Development Bank Group When:             Wednesday, 20 April 2022, 14.00-15:00 GMT Where:           Virtual – Registration In preparation for its 2022 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank Group will hold a press conference on Wednesday, 20 April 2022, at 14.00 GMT. The Annual Meetings are the Bank Group’s most important… Read More

La Banque africaine de développement, en collaboration avec les Fonds d’investissement climatiques et le ministère de l’Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et du Développement durable du Cameroun a organisé, les 4 et 5 avril 2022, à Ebolowa (sud), un atelier de validation du plan d’action genre du Plan d’investissement forestier du pays. L’atelier visait aussi à valider le… Read More

Costume noir, cravate rayée et chaussures cirées, Yassine Jaballah porte sur lui toute la panoplie du businessman. Le quadragénaire tunisien dirige Clevertek Plus, une entreprise de mécanique générale dont l’aventure a débuté en 2009 avec cinq employés. Ingénieurs, opérateurs et commerciaux, ils sont aujourd’hui 28 employés dans cette PME installée dans la zone industrielle d’El Agba, en banlieue de Tunis.… Read More

The African Development Bank has signed a protocol of agreement with the African Union to support reforms that will bolster the pan-African organization’s implementation of Agenda 2063. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Yacine Fal, the African Development Bank Group’s Acting Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery, on Monday signed the protocol of… Read More

Ghana will host the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 Annual Meetings from 23-27 May in its capital, Accra. This year’s meetings mark a return to in-person sessions following virtual meetings over the last two years. They will be held in a hybrid format with participants present in Accra and online. The physical sessions, including statutory meetings of governors of the… Read More

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Maurice Goddard as the Auditor General, effective 16th May 2022. Mr. Goddard, a British citizen, is an Executive Internal Audit, Risk Management and Finance Leader; with significant international business experience, gained over a 33-year career to-date. His experience spans a wide range of activities, with a particular focus… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $5.5 million technical assistance grant to kick-start the roll-out of the flagship Desert to Power initiative in the Eastern Sahel region countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Sudan. Known as the East Africa Regional Energy Project, it will be financed through the ADF-15 Regional Public Good window of… Read More

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Karen Rot-Münstermann as Evaluator General of the African Development Bank, effective from 16th April 2022. Mrs. Rot-Münstermann, a Dutch citizen, is currently the Acting Evaluator General and Division Manager, Knowledge Management, Outreach and Capacity Development in the Independent Development Evaluation Department (BDEV). Before joining the Bank in 2009,… Read More

Green Banks have a critical role to play in overcoming climate finance gaps, participants of an African Development Bank event held on the side lines of Middle East and North Africa Climate Week. Organized in partnership with the Islamic Development Bank, A Green Finance Facilities Ecosystem: a $3tn opportunity for Africa brought together climate finance experts from both multilateral development… Read More

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been named the 2022 winner of the Africa Road Builders–Babacar Ndiaye Trophy. The prize is awarded to leading figures in Africa who have demonstrated their commitment to the development of transport infrastructure on the continent. The selection committee for the award commended Hassan for her “personal leadership, huge investments and commitment” to extending roads… Read More