Category: Investments

The African Development Bank recognizes the importance of addressing gender in efforts to combat climate change and its effects in order to increase the benefits of its projects and aims to be the leading African financial institution in addressing gender and climate change. The Bank’s Department of Gender, Women and Civil Society, as well as its Climate Change and Green… Read More

Monica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods, certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top, but she overcame them. “Although the barriers to entry for women can be frustrating, they are often basic and relatively easy to resolve,” she said, playing down her struggles. “My climb up the agribusiness ladder has been challenging but definitely worthwhile.”… Read More

If you are a gender champion, then you are familiar with the discussions around the glass cliff.  The story of women eager to defy the odds, accepting leadership roles at times of crisis, when the chance of failure is the highest. The truth is that many bold glass cliff climbers have succeeded without falling off. Two of such champions come… Read More

The African Development Bank and the government of Rwanda are hosting the Global Gender Summit from 25 to 27 November in Kigali. The Summit is being organised by the Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs) Working Group on gender, and will be held for the first time in Africa. We speak to Bank Vice President, Jennifer Blanke, to find out more about… Read More

The government of South Sudan on Thursday commissioned a $38 million upgraded power distribution system financed by the African Development Bank to restore reliable electricity supply to Juba’s central business district and boost suburban livelihoods. The Juba Power Distribution System Rehabilitation and Expansion Project is the first in a series of major energy sector interventions by the Bank to improve… Read More

Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African Development Bank. In collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank will host the 3rd Edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa… Read More

Pour la première fois, l’Afrique accueille, du 25 au 27 novembre à Kigali, le Sommet mondial sur le genre, un événement qui vise à partager les meilleures pratiques et stimuler l’innovation afin d’accélérer les progrès en matière d’égalité des sexes. Environ 200 délégations, chefs d’État, décideurs, représentants du monde universitaire et de la société civile sont attendus à Kigali pour… Read More

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) are the heartbeat of Africa’s economies. They represent 95% of all firms and generate more than 80% of new jobs on the continent each year. Africa’s labour force is expected to grow by 1 billion between 2016 and 2063. To keep those people working, almost 1.7 million jobs need to be created each month… Read More

La Banque africaine de développement a lancé, le jeudi 31 octobre à Tunis, le programme « Investia Enterprise » afin de renforcer la dynamique d’inclusion financière en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) tunisiennes. Cette opération est le fruit d’un partenariat entre le Royaume-Uni et le ministère des Finances tunisien, mobilisant, autour de la Bourse des valeurs mobilières de Tunis, l’ensemble… Read More

“Sometimes, it looks to me like surgery in the belly of an ancient beast,” says Herbert Chinokoro, senior water and sanitation engineer at the African Development Bank’s Country Office in Lusaka, Zambia. He is describing the scene along the streets of the capital, Lusaka, where earthmovers and excavators were digging out disused water pipelines from a major trench and replacing… Read More