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Investments 

Le corridor Lomé-Cotonou, financé par la Banque africaine de développement pour 109 millions de dollars, va bientôt changer la vie des transporteurs…

Village Reporter
« A l’approche de la frontière entre le Togo et le Bénin, je croise les doigts pour passer le moins de temps possible. Je prie surtout pour que soit vite achevé le corridor afin de rendre la circulation plus fluide ». Accoudé à l’avant de sa remorque de 20 tonnes, Issa Diaby reste de longues heures à observer, au loin, les travaux… Read More
Lifestyle Science 

Atheism and Family Persecution: A Case from Central Nigeria

Leo Igwe
While there has been an overwhelming emphasis on the pervasiveness of religiosity and god belief in Nigeria, little attention has been paid to the plight of non religious people; especially those who disbelieve in God like atheists. There is limited information on the oppression and persecution of atheists and the fact that such persecutions are linked to the invisibility of… Read More
Investments 

Getting onboard: A new highway along the Nigeria-Cameroon border is helping women commuters and villagers all around

Village Reporter
Women commuters along the Nigeria-Cameroon border are breathing a sigh of relief. Before  the construction of a cross-border road in the southeast of Nigeria and northwestern Cameroon, women struggled to get seats on public transport; drivers favored male passengers because they could help push stuck vehicles out of the mud. The Enugu-Bamenda Highway has put a stop to this gender… Read More
Investments 

Looking back at 2019: Key moments

Village Reporter
The year 2019 was a year of exciting firsts for the African Development Bank Group. The year was marked by innovation and several new milestones that brought us closer to the “Africa we want.” The Bank pushed its High 5 strategy forward in tandem with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We saw continuing progress… Read More
Investments 

Burundi : la Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement signent deux accords de 29,7 millions d’euros de dons pour le secteur de l’énergie…

Village Reporter
Burundi : la Banque africaine de développement et le gouvernement signent deux accords de 29,7 millions d’euros de dons pour le secteur de l’énergie, sur les ressources mobilisées auprès de l’Union européenne. | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow Read More
Development Health Advice 

Thursday’s Daily Brief: tobacco burn-out, cholera cases down, ‘shifting the needle’ on climate

Global Author
Time to ‘move the dial’ on climate ambition Six days after the originally scheduled closing of COP25, the head of UNFCCC, the UN body tasked with organising the climate conference, has released a statement  acknowledging that developed countries, particularly those responsible for the highest levels of harmful emissions, did not send a clear enough signal that they are ready to… Read More
Investments 

Togo : la Banque africaine de développement et l’Union européenne apportent 12 millions d’euros pour l’électrification des zones rurales

Village Reporter
La Banque africaine de développement, l’Union européenne et le gouvernement togolais ont signé un accord de quelque 12 millions d’euros, mardi 17 décembre à Lomé, dans le cadre du projet d’appui au volet social du programme CIZO d’électrification rurale du Togo (PRAVOST). L’accord a été paraphé dans la capitale togolaise, par le ministre de l’Économie et des Finances, Sani Yaya,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

World Health Organization reports 60 per cent drop in cholera in 2018

Global Author
This points to what the UN agency described as “an encouraging trend” in prevention and control in major cholera hotspots such as Haiti, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).  “The decrease we are seeing in several major cholera-endemic countries demonstrates the increased engagement of countries in global efforts to slow and prevent cholera outbreaks and shows the vital role of… Read More
Investments 

Tunis: African Development Bank briefs staff and stakeholders on independent review mechanism at anti-corruption day

Village Reporter
An outreach session on the African Development Bank’s Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) took place in Tunis on 11 December 2019.  The event was part of a series of activities that the Bank, through its Office of Integrity and Anti-corruption (PIAC) and the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (BCRM), organized to mark international anti-corruption day last week. It brought together about… Read More
Investments 

Sudan: African Development Bank approves $60 million loan to support Elnefeidi Group’s agricultural expansion

Village Reporter
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $60m loan to Elnefeidi Group Holding Company to help finance its long-term agriculture and food expansion programme. The planned expansion includes increasing agricultural productivity, enhancing related infrastructure, food processing and distribution. It will directly contribute in developing Sudan’s livestock value chain (poultry and beef) by increasing the country’s export capacity… Read More
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