Category: Business

As we celebrate the International Women’s Day, I celebrate all women around the world. I also celebrate all women at the African Development Bank. Everyone is born by a woman. Women give birth to life, but are often deprived of what they need to support a better life. It goes without saying that women are great leaders. Women are excellent… Read More

In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth program, the African Development Bank and the African Guarantee Fund are putting the spotlight on women supported by the AFAWA Guarantee for Growth program – an innovation aiming to unlock up to $3 billion in loans… Read More

What: Webinar Who: The African Development Bank’s African Development Institute When: Monday, 15 March 2021, 14:00–17:00 GMT for delegates from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean. Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 08:30–11:30 GMT for delegates from within the Indian Ocean Rim region, including Oceania and Asia Where: Virtual On 15 and 16 March, the ADI and its… Read More

Faith Keza is a happy entrepreneur. CEO at Irembu, Kigali, Rwanda. She is Rwandan. She went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study electrical engineering and computer science but the goal was always to come back and be part of the Rwandan story… This dream came true thanks to the support provided by the Bank to Kigali’s Carnegie Mellon… Read More

To mark International Women’s Day, development leader Wambui Gichuri shares her thoughts on how far Africa has come on gender equity. She also reveals personal life lessons that have inspired her. Gichuri is Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, as well as Director for Water Development and Sanitation, at the African Development Bank. 1. What does International… Read More

La nouvelle stratégie du genre pour la période 2021-2025, rendue publique le 3 février dernier, renforce les engagements de la Banque africaine de développement en faveur de l’autonomisation des femmes, notamment dans la situation de fragilité à laquelle le Sahel et le bassin du Lac Tchad font face. Dans ces deux régions marquées par des crises multiformes, la Banque s’emploie… Read More

Engagée aux côtés de ses pays membres régionaux pour atténuer les effets du changement climatique, la Banque africaine de développement accorde une grande priorité à la résilience climatique des femmes. Dans les sociétés africaines, particulièrement en milieu rural, certaines tâches domestiques sont dédiées aux femmes: approvisionnement du foyer en eau et en bois de chauffe, gestion de la production agricole… Read More

Maurice : le Document de stratégie 2021-2025 veut s’appuyer sur les acquis du précédent DSP pour renforcer la résilience économique et les capacités de production d’énergie renouvelable | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow African Development Bank Group Read More

The African Development Bank has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The grants, for $1 million and $300,000 respectively, will be disbursed through the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility, a blended finance vehicle supported by the Bank, to two financial technology firms, Pula Advisors… Read More