Tag: African Development Bank

Opening up Africa’s borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index. Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries’ openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent. This year’s edition found that the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic substantially impacted free movement. “In this new era… Read More

The poorest countries will bear the worst effects of climate change and the highest costs in terms of economic production and higher mortality, according to Nobel laureate Esther Duflo. The 2019 Economics Nobel Laureate and professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), delivered the keynote at the African Development Bank’s 2021 Kofi Annan Eminent Speaker Lecture Series.… Read More

Kemeloi, a rural township in Kenya’s North Rift region, is witnessing a social and economic transformation. Sallie Lukuyu, the Principal of Aldai Technical Training Institute (ATTI), says it started with the elevation of the once laid-back village polytechnic to a technical institute offering wide-ranging courses and admitting students from across the wider North Rift region. “We have opened up what… Read More

Dr. Abe Manase Lori is haunted by the memory of a 45-year-old patient who succumbed to Covid-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in South Sudan. “This was a time when we ran out of resources…It was unfortunate. We lost him,” said the 34-year-old doctor, who works at the Dr. John Garang Infectious Disease Unit in Juba, the country’s capital.… Read More

A $210 million loan approved by the African Development Bank’s Board of Directors on Monday could impact the lives of millions of people in Africa’s most populous country. The loan will co-finance Phase 1 of the Nigeria Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone Program. The program will help to unlock Nigeria’s agriculture sector potential. It will promote industrialization through the development of… Read More

Le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement et l’ONG Invest in Africa Sénégal ont signé, ce vendredi 10 décembre 2021, à Dakar, un accord de don du Fonds pour l’Afrique d’aide au secteur privé (FAPA), géré par la Banque et destiné à financer les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME). Cet accord est soutenu par une subvention du Japon dans… Read More

The African Development Bank received a first place “Gold Stevie” at the 18th Annual International Business Awards virtual event, in recognition of the institution’s digital campaign showcasing its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative. The International Business Awards honored the Bank in the Best Video – Documentary category during an online ceremony Wednesday. TAAT’s wheat compact video led a series… Read More

Au pied des dunes qui entourent Nouakchott, hommes et femmes se retrouvent, chaque soir, autour d’une viande grillée et d’un thé, pour un moment de détente. Les dernières lueurs du jour viennent caresser le toit des khaïmas, ces tentes traditionnelles emblématiques de la Mauritanie. Aujourd’hui, le mode de vie nomade, jadis ancré dans certaines communautés du pays, a évolué. Les… Read More

En cette belle journée estivale, l’atmosphère est apaisée dans l’unité « Covid-19 » du Centre hospitalier de Nouakchott, en Mauritanie. Un an et demi après le début de la pandémie, quelques salles accueillent encore des patients atteints du coronavirus. Le pic épidémique fait partie du passé. Finie l’atmosphère électrique dans les services où médecins et infirmières, jusqu’à l’épuisement, couraient vers les lits… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia N. Laverley as Country Manager, designated for the Tanzania Country Office, effective 01 November 2021. Dr. Patricia N. Laverley, an American national, joined the African Development Bank in 2007, as a Country Program Officer. Prior to her appointment, she served as Principal Governance Officer, in the… Read More