Category: Investments

The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Rwanda to support the Rwanda Coding Academy, set up to develop top technology talent to drive a booming, innovation-driven digital economy in the East African nation. The Rwanda Coding Academy was set up as a proof-of-concept model school for developing ICT and other… Read More

What: Webinar on Flood Forecasting and Early Warning in West Africa Who: African Development Bank’s Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund (CDSF) When: 19 November 2020, 09:00 GMT   Where: Virtual. Please register here The African Development Bank’s Clim-Dev Africa Special Fund (CDSF) invites you to a webinar to discuss the opportunities and constraints around improved flood forecasting and early warning systems in… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved  the postponement of  the 2020 Africa Investment Forum to 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The annual three-day investment marketplace was initially scheduled for November 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The decision follows a careful evaluation of the impact… Read More

Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, mardi 03 novembre, un financement additionnel de près de 118 millions d’euros au programme d’appui à l’amélioration de la protection sociale mis en œuvre au Maroc (PAAPS-FA Covid-19). Ce financement, qui a pour objectif de renforcer la riposte du Royaume face à la pandémie de Covid-19, constitue une extension du… Read More

Mawulawoè est présidente de Lolonunyuie, un groupement spécialisé dans la production de soja biologique au Togo. Il y a quelques années, Lolonunyuie a rencontré des difficultés à écouler son soja. Mais depuis la mise en œuvre, à la fin de l’année 2015, du Projet d’appui à l’employabilité et l’insertion des jeunes dans les secteurs porteurs (PAEIJ-SP), la situation a bien… Read More

What: Financial Modelling in the Extractive Sector – Inception Workshop Who: The African Natural Resources Centre (ECNR) When: 09 and 10 October 2020, from 10:00 to 12:00 GMT Where: Virtual The African Natural Resources Centre (ECNR) of the African Development Bank will hold the Inception Workshop for the Financial Modeling Project in the Extractive Sector (FIMES) on 09 – 10… Read More

The African Development Bank Group has approved an emergency assistance relief package of $440,000 to fund ongoing humanitarian and emergency relief efforts in areas recently hit by floods in South Sudan and Sudan. The package, from the Bank’s Special Relief Fund, will be split nearly equally between the two countries and will be used to purchase food items and water,… Read More

The African Development Bank emerged Development Finance Institution of the Year at the 2020 African Solar Industry Solar Award  (AFSIA) , in recognition of  its increasing solar energy footprint across Africa. The award, from the African Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) presented 29 October, during the virtual African Energy Forum, underscores the critical role the Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa… Read More

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the African Development Bank have released recommendations of a baseline study that looked into the development of a continental energy grid and market. The study, supported by the European Union, is the first step in an ambitious project to create an efficient, competitive energy sector that helps to serve Africa’s vast non-connected population,… Read More

Connue sous le nom de Cilium sous l’Empire romain, Kasserine est une cité au patrimoine singulier. Une ville située au centre-ouest de la Tunisie où perdure, à travers les générations, un savoir-faire artisanal qui fait sa renommée. Najet Salhi est originaire de Kasserine. Assise, d’un air déterminé, elle tient dans ses mains deux touffes d’alfa. Utilisée depuis le 19ème siècle,… Read More