Tag: African Development Bank

Neuf chefs d’État africains, de hauts responsables d’organisations panafricaines et internationales ont assisté lundi, à l’ouverture d’un sommet de haut niveau consacré à la sécheresse et la restauration des terres. Le sommet, une initiative du président ivoirien, Alassane Ouattara, est organisé en marge de la quinzième Conférence des parties (COP15) de la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre… Read More

Le gouvernement du Niger et le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement ont lancé jeudi, à Niamey, un projet de 450 000 dollars américains pour soutenir le développement des marchés de capitaux nationaux dynamiques au Niger. La subvention, provenant du Fonds fiduciaire pour le développement des marchés des capitaux de la Banque, impliquera l’élaboration aussi bien de la stratégie… Read More

A new report co-authored by the African Development Bank and the Global  Green Growth Institute, has found evidence of growing political commitment to green growth in Africa. The Africa Green Growth Readiness Assessment Report was launched on Wednesday during a side-event at the 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,… Read More

What:     Roundtable discussion Who:      Civil Society and Community Engagement Division, African Development Bank When:    Friday 13 May 2022, from 10.00 to 12.00 GMT Where:   Hybrid (face-to-face at the National Institute of Youth and Sports in Marcory, Abidjan, and virtually). The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, together with the Department of Human Capital, Youth and… Read More

In the Boukitingho Valley, in Lower Casamance in southern Senegal, Hilaire Tokyo Diatta recalls the bitter memory of the ever-increasing intrusion of salt onto the land. “Every year, households lost plots of land to the salt. Rice plots were particularly affected,” he says. “Since we’ve had the benefit of the anti-salt dam, we have renewed our motivation to develop rice… Read More

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina will visit Ghana on Wednesday, 11 May, as part of the Bank Group’s preparations for its 2022 Annual Meetings in Accra. This year’s meetings, which will be in a hybrid format, will take place from 23 to 27 May at the Accra International Conference Center. They mark a return to in-person… Read More

Through multiple transformative actions, the African Development Bank Group has become an indispensable development partner for Sahel countries facing enormous challenges. Support for the Sahel region, in areas including infrastructure, women’s empowerment and climate change adaptation, is in line with the priorities set by the Bank, focusing on the Sahel’s significant opportunities in order to help it realize its potential… Read More

Despite its tremendous agricultural potential, Burkina Faso has long grappled with the thorny problem of food and nutrition security. Poor water usage, environmental degradation, vulnerability to climate change and lack of access to finance and to nutrition information are just some of the causes of food insecurity, which is widespread in the Sahel region. And in a country, where 82%… Read More

West African representatives from the ministries of planning and finance, environment, and other stakeholders gathered in Abidjan on 5-6 May 2022 for a capacity-building workshop on addressing land degradation and ecosystem restoration. The workshop was a precursor to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification conference, being held in Abidjan from 9 to 20 May. The two-day sessions focused on financing… Read More

African Development Bank Group president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina met on Thursday with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara. It was a routine visit for the Bank chief to take stock of cooperation between the Bank Group and the government of Côte d’Ivoire. Discussions covered the 16th replenishment of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional lending arm to the… Read More