Category: Investments

Le samedi 29 janvier 2022, le Train express régional a accueilli à son bord un passager particulier : le président du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina a emprunté ce train qui rallie Diamniadio au centre-ville de Dakar en compagnie du ministre chargé du suivi du Plan Sénégal émergent, Abdou Karim Fofana et des directeurs généraux… Read More

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement, a signé le 27 janvier à Dakar, une convention de financement de quatre millions de dollars américains avec ONU Femmes pour soutenir l’accès des femmes entrepreneures aux marchés publics en Afrique de l’Ouest. La convention de financement – la plus importante jamais signée par la Banque en faveur d’ONU Femmes – entre… Read More

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has reiterated the Bank’s commitment to ensuring that the continent’s 1.4 billion people gain greater access to quality healthcare. Adesina spoke during a visit to Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar, a biomedical research center that has been at the forefront of Africa’s fight against Covid-19. Calling for an end to vaccine… Read More

The Federal University of Technology Minna has awarded the President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina an honorary doctorate. The honor was conferred at the institution’s 38th Founders’ Day and 30th Convocation ceremony of the University, in Minna today. Adesina joined three others honorary doctoral awardees, namely former Nigerian Head of State General Abdulsalam Abubakar (GCFR), Alhaji Abdul… Read More

Dans le sud-ouest du Niger, les habitants de Toulouaré et à Kobadjé ont rangé leur lampe-tempête. Leur quotidien a changé depuis la mise sous tension des deux communes : un dépôt de produits pharmaceutiques avec conservation de produits frais a ouvert ses portes, l’activité de vente de jus et d’eau fraîche a pris de l’ampleur et des cabines de charge… Read More

Senegal’s Regional Express Train, co-financed by the African Development Bank, was launched in December 2021. The Bank has just approved a plan to accelerate its infrastructure drive. The African Development Bank Group has taken a crucial step to further address the infrastructure gap in African countries, with the approval of its first strategic framework for the development of public-private partnerships.… Read More

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina paid a visit on Saturday to the Pasteur Institute in Dakar, the biomedical research center whose mission is to protect and promote public health. The Pasteur Institute has invested heavily in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and excels in the production and distribution of human vaccines. During his visit to… Read More

Who:      The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism What:     11th Governing Council meeting of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism When:    28 February 2022, 9:00 to 13:00 GMT Where:   Virtual (Please note this is a closed meeting) The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism will hold its 11th Governing Council meeting on 28 February to review its achievements in 2021 and discuss… Read More

Kamana Chinyunda is a 44-year-old woman from Chimboma, a village in the district of Kalabo in Zambia’s Western Province. When an official from Zambia’s Ministry of Water approached her village about forming a water committee, she was among the first people to volunteer her time. Village water committees manage the operation and maintenance of water facilities. “I was very excited… Read More

President Macky Sall of Senegal has commended the African Development Bank for the impact of its funded projects in his country, the most recent of these being the Regional Express Train launched last month. President Sall was speaking at State House in Dakar, where he received visiting African Development Bank head, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina. “African Development Bank-funded projects are… Read More