Tag: African Development Bank

La mise en œuvre du Document de stratégie-pays pour la période 2015-2020 (DSP 2015-2020) au Tchad a produit des résultats probants sur le terrain. Cependant, en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, son délai d’exécution a été prorogé jusqu’en 2022, indique le rapport de mise à jour et de revue de performance du portefeuille 2020 de la Banque africaine de… Read More

Lancé en 2013, le Projet d’appui à la sécurité alimentaire dans les régions de Louga, Matam et Kaffrine (PASA Lou-Ma-Kaf), qui doit s’achever en 2022, a contribué à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire dans le nord-est et le centre-ouest du Sénégal, indique un rapport publié le 21 octobre dernier par la Banque africaine de développement. Le projet a bénéficié d’un prêt… Read More

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has said low levels of industrial manufacturing are hampering economic growth and development in Nigeria and many other African countries. He said Nigeria must accelerate its manufacturing sector through integration and a rapid progression up global and regional value chains where it has a comparative advantage. Adesina was speaking at a… Read More

Ahead of key climate talks at COP26 in Glasgow, African leaders and development partners have called for greater funding towards climate adaptation. The calls were made at the launch of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) report on adaptation trends in Africa. The report was launched on Tuesday in Nairobi on the inaugural Adaptation Acceleration Day. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta… Read More

Transaction details The African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable), has launched and priced a highly successful GBP 500 million long 3-year Global Benchmark bond due 16 December 2024, its second pound sterling  benchmark transaction of the 2021 calendar year. The mandate for a new GBP December 2024 Benchmark was announced on Monday, 25th October 2021… Read More

Background The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project which was initiated in 2017 by the African Development Bank and Japan to award two-year scholarships to high-achieving African students to pursue post-graduate studies at master’s level in priority development areas on the continent and in Japan. The overarching goal of the African Development Bank and the… Read More

Ahead of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, the iconic city landmark, will host an exhibition featuring ChangeMakers, a campaign led by Climate Investment Funds. The African Development Bank is a partner of the campaign and implementing agency of Climate Investment Funds. The Bank nominated several climate champions from the continent who actively work in the field… Read More

Lancé en 2015, le Programme de renforcement de la résilience à l’insécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel (P2RS-Niger), qui doit s’achever en décembre 2021, a quasiment atteint ses objectifs, indique un rapport publié le 15 octobre dernier par la Banque africaine de développement. Financées par le biais d’un prêt de 14,480 millions d’unités de compte (20,7 millions de dollars américains)… Read More

Members of the Africa Investment Forum team showcased two projects during a virtual investor roundtable as the continent looks to boost its healthcare sector and attract much-needed investment in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The projects, jointly worth around $140 million and located in East and West Africa, were previewed for potential investors. The roundtable, held 21 October, is… Read More

Qui ? La Banque africaine de développement, l’Alliance Sahel, le Comité permanent inter-États de lutte contre la sécheresse au Sahel (CILSS), la Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (UNCCD), la Stratégie intégrée des Nations unies pour le Sahel (SINUS) et le Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM). Quoi ? Appel à communication dans le cadre du prochain Forum de partage… Read More