Category: Business

The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jacques Edjangue as Acting Vice President, People and Talent Management Complex, effective 20th June 2022. Edjangue, a Cameroonian national, is currently Acting Director of the Human Resources Management Department, and also Director of the Language Services Department. A thought leader, Jacques has broad and diverse experience within the… Read More

The African Development Bank has appointed Mr. Simon Mizrahi as Acting Vice President, Technology and Corporate Services Complex, effective 20 June 2022. Mizrahi, a British national, is currently the Director for Delivery, Performance Management and Results at the African Development Bank Group and Acting Director for the Operations Committee Secretariat and Quality Assurance. In these capacities, he oversees results delivery… Read More

Egypt will host a critical meeting in September aimed at rallying African leaders for a single voice on Nationally Determined Contributions to cut emissions and adapt to climate change ahead of the world’s premier climate conference, COP27. Egypt will host COP 27 this November. This is the first time in six years that the global event will take place on… Read More

Dr. Mateus Magala, Vice President for Human Resources and Corporate Services at the African Development Bank, has been appointed Minister of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Mozambique. The nomination was announced on 13 June by President Filipe Nyusi. Magala assumed his tenure at the African Development Bank in September 2018 with a mandate to deliver efficient, people-centered, client-oriented… Read More

Since 2020, the Multi-Country Covid-19 Crisis Response Program has strengthened the health system in Gambia. Significant health infrastructure has been built to contain possible waves of coronavirus infections and deal with potential communicable disease threats that could cause outbreaks in this West African country. The $14.1 million in funding received for the project was split into two loans of $7.05 million each,… Read More

President of the African Development Bank Group, (AFDB) Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina delivered the prestigious William G. Demas Memorial Lecture at the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Annual Meeting on Tuesday June 14, 2022, in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. African Development Bank Group Read More

“The post-Covid-19 world is opening up new avenues and opportunities. All public and private actors have a role to play in making themselves even more accessible to entrepreneurs. This will only be possible if a new impetus is given to entrepreneurship and MSMEs, with a synergy of all programs, public and private, which will have to be scaled up, have… Read More

What:       Commonwealth Business Forum (part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting) Who:        African Development Bank President Adesina, the Government of Rwanda and heads of Commonwealth states and international organizations Where:     Kigali, Rwanda. When:      20-25 June 2022 African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina will join Rwandan President  Paul Kagame and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, and others,… Read More

Le Projet d’appui à la transformation de l’économie et la création de l’emploi, mis en œuvre au Burkina Faso, entre 2014 et 2021, a permis d’augmenter l’enregistrement de nouvelles entreprises. Les nouvelles entreprises enregistrées sont passées de 1 021 en 2014 à 13 500 en 2021, grâce notamment à l’appui du projet aux Centres de gestion agréés de Ouagadougou et de Bobo-Dioulasso… Read More