Category: Investments

New project provides sanitation infrastructure to tens of thousands In Ashaiman, a district town in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region, shoppers know they can count on Diana Kumi to have the municipality’s freshest fruit for sale. However, for years, Esi Maame Kumi – also known by her popular nickname  “Queen Mother of Oranges” in the Twi language – held court in… Read More

La Banque en République démocratique du Congo – Interview avec Solomane Koné, Directeur Général par intérim de la Région Afrique centrale pour la Banque africaine de développement | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– Read More

The African Development Bank has urged Japanese investors to collaborate with local partners in Africa in order to stimulate growth on the continent. The invitation came on 29 September during a webinar to provide information to the Japanese private sector on doing business in Africa. About 250 participants, mainly from Japan, attended the webinar which was organized by the Bank’s… Read More

The African Development Bank organized a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and circularity in Africa’s post COVID-19 recovery. The virtual event was part of the 2020 World Circular Economy Forum Online, an annual conference hosted by the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA, which attracted more than 5,000 business leaders, policymakers and experts to present the world’s best circular economy solutions. The… Read More

Côte d’Ivoire : lancement des travaux d’élargissement de la route de la prison civile d’Abidjan, dans le cadre du PTUA financé à hauteur de 567 millions d’euros par la Banque africaine de développement | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– Read More

Zouera Bademassi, éleveuse de la région de Zinder, au centre-sud du Niger, ne vit plus dans la crainte du lendemain. « Il y a encore quelques années, il m’était impossible de garder longtemps mes chèvres. Mais, par chance, j’ai été ciblée par le projet PMERSA comme bénéficiaire de l’opération de distribution des petits ruminants. Je suis aujourd’hui propriétaire d’un troupeau de… Read More

Mbaye Makthar Mbaye a le sourire. Les problèmes de transport jadis rencontrés au quartier de Pikine à Diourbel, à environ trois heures de route de Dakar (ne pas confondre avec Pikine à Dakar), sont de vieux souvenirs grâce aux avancées du programme « Promovilles ». « Auparavant, nous n’avions aucun moyen de transport en commun sur ces routes dégradées. Il était difficile de… Read More

The African Development Bank was selected in a poll of bond market players as the best issuer in 2020 of a COVID-19 bond for its $3 billion dollar-denominated Fight COVID-19 social bond issued on March 27, 2020. The winners of the GobalCapital Bond Awards 2020 were announced on 30 September at a ceremony held virtually for the first time in… Read More

The African Development Bank has been recognized by the Stevie International Awards, joining the prestigious list of organizations that have received one of the business world’s highest honors. The Bank was awarded two prizes for its 2019 Annual Report, taking gold in the publication category, and bronze in the video category. The Stevie International Awards competition was created in 2002 to recognize outstanding… Read More

The African Development Bank, the government of Nigeria and Microsoft on Monday launched the Digital Nigeria eLearning Platform, to provide marketable digital skills to the country’s youth. The platform offers courses in web development, content creation, and data science, among others. The platform also uses gamification techniques to teach problem solving, collaboration, creative thinking and basic coding. The platform will… Read More