Category: Business

African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina reminded an audience of Africa’s knack for unique home-grown innovation as he was honored by one of the continent’s oldest and most respected universities last Friday. Adesina joined graduates at a ceremony in Uganda, where he received an honorary doctorate from Makerere University. He recounted how a phone call from Ugandan President… Read More

A water point attendant in Zambia’s capital Lusaka has a new role beyond filling up containers for residents at the community tap. John Nyambe spreads the word about the novel coronavirus – its dangers, and what residents can do to protect themselves. The role comes with a new title too – “coronavirus prevention ambassador.” Nyambe, 71, bears the title with… Read More

A U.K. Treasury -commissioned independent review on the economics of biodiversity has called for a change in the way the world thinks and acts with regard to nature. Africa, alongside the rest of the world, must heed the call to understand that our economies are embedded within nature and are not external to it, participants in a webinar heard. Professor… Read More

Le représentant pays de la Banque africaine de développement au Togo, Paterne Wilfrid Abiola et des représentants de plusieurs bailleurs qui participent au financement de la réhabilitation de la route Lomé-Cotonou, ont visité le 5 mai dernier, les travaux d’aménagement de cette importante infrastructure pour le renforcement de l’intégration régionale. Outre le responsable pays de la Banque africaine de développement… Read More

What: Virtual event to present key findings of the report, The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review, and discuss implications for Africa Who: Professor Partha Dasgupta; President Adesina of the African Development Bank; Josefa Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission, and others   When: 25 May 2021; 14:00 GMT Where: Virtual, click here to register… Read More

Située dans la région des Cascades, dans l’ouest du Burkina Faso, la plaine de la Léraba est l’un des sites hydroagricoles les plus prometteurs de ce pays sahélien d’Afrique de l’Ouest. En 1987, l’État y a construit, à proximité des localités de Douna et Niofila, un barrage d’une capacité de 50 millions de mètres cube d’eau, qui a permis d’aménager… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new policy on water, prioritizing water security and the transformation of water assets to foster sustainable, green and inclusive economic growth in regional member countries. “This new policy on water provides a general framework for the African Development Bank Group to expand its role as the continent’s… Read More

What: Fashionomics Africa webinar series, Episode 8 Who: The African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department When: Monday, 31 May 2021, 12:00 to 14:00 GMT Where: Online via Zoom – Click here to register The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank Group will, on Monday, 31 May 2021, host the eighth episode of… Read More