Category: Business

African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina on Thursday joined 40 heads of state and government at the Leaders Summit on Climate, where the United States, Japan and Canada announced ambitious climate targets to address the escalating emergency. United States President Joe Biden said the US would aim to cut carbon emissions by 50% to 52% from 2005 levels… Read More

Confronté à des défis sécuritaires et sanitaires, le Mali doit faire également face à une faiblesse des chaînes de valeur agricoles et à un faible développement de ses infrastructures de transport et d’énergie. Afin de combler ce déficit, le pays pourra compter sur le soutien de la Banque africaine de développement sur la période 2021-2025. Selon le Document de stratégie-pays… Read More

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Arab Bank today signed a US$ 114 million financing package with ACWA Power for the construction of the largest private solar plant in Egypt. The development of the Kom Ombo solar plant will… Read More

À l’appui de performances économiques solides entre 2014 et 2019, le Sénégal bénéficie d’une confiance renouvelée de la Banque africaine de développement. Pour la période 2021‑2025, l’institution panafricaine de développement accompagnera le pays dans le renforcement de ses infrastructures et son intégration régionale ainsi que la résilience de son économie par la transformation agricole et le développement industriel. Le Document… Read More

Easter Kumbana knew the novel coronavirus was a deadly and highly contagious disease, but he could not afford the basic items needed to protect himself and his family from it. “I had no money to buy face masks and hand sanitizers because the little money I had was needed to feed my children,” said Kumbana, a resident of Kanyama, an… Read More

What: Webinar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Southern Africa Who:  African Development Bank and Graca Machel Trust When:  Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 0800 – 1030 GMT Where:  Virtual The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), in conjunction with the Graca Machel Trust, is organizing a webinar for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Southern Africa… Read More

The writer is president of the African Development Bank In the global effort to bring the pandemic under control, attention has shifted to ensure that safe and effective vaccines are available to all, including people in poor countries. Yet while vaccines are a game-changer, they are not a quick fix. The World Health Organization has warned of inequalities of vaccine… Read More

The African Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday led calls among partner institutions for greater vigilance to tackle corruption and ensure the best environment to build back African economies after the Covid-19 pandemic. The organizations made the call at a virtual roundtable meeting, titled “Corporate Compliance in the Fight against Corruption in Africa:… Read More