Category: Business

The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Thursday pledged to work more closely with governments to beef up land governance systems. In a joint declaration at the end of the 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa, the organizations pledged financial and technical assistance “to ensure that land governance… Read More

En finançant de nombreux projets transformateurs au Niger entre 2009 et 2020, la Banque africaine de développement a contribué à l’amélioration des conditions de vie et de travail de millions de personnes, note la Revue synthétique des résultats du pays, publiée mardi 2 novembre par la Banque. La première institution multilatérale de financement du développement en Afrique a accompagné 1,8… Read More

Devastating drought in Madagascar, ferocious floods across East Africa, and powerful cyclones in Mozambique. These recent natural disasters are just a taste of what Africa can expect as the climate crisis intensifies. Climate change is powering ever more extreme weather events and disrupting precipitation across the continent. People and economies will increasingly feel the impacts of climate change through water… Read More

African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has highlighted the importance of stopping desertification in Africa’s Sahel and turning the region green. Adesina spoke at a high-level side event held on Monday 1 November, on the Great Green Wall initiative during the ongoing UN global climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. The event was co-hosted by His Royal Highness… Read More

What:    North Africa Civil Society Regional Forum Who:     The African Development Bank’s Civil Society and Community Engagement Division When:    16 November 2021; 9.00 -13.00 GMT +1 Where:    Virtual The African Development Bank’s Civil Society and Community Engagement Division will host a virtual forum for civil society organizations in the North Africa region on 16 November 2021. The event’s theme is… Read More

Les Banques multilatérales de développement ont partagé, lundi, leur expérience sur l’article 6 de l’Accord de Paris, au cours d’une réunion organisée en marge de la 26ème conférence de la Convention des Nations unies sur le climat (COP26), ouverte dimanche à Glasgow. Plusieurs banques multilatérales de développement, notamment la Banque africaine de développement, la Banque mondiale, la Banque asiatique de… Read More

African and other global leaders came together at COP26 in Glasgow yesterday for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Summit, the largest summit to date on climate adaptation. The summit called for the rest of the world to ramp up its support for the African continent as it adapts to the adverse   effects of climate change, including devastating human impacts in Madagascar,… Read More