Tag: African Development Bank

La Banque africaine de développement et le Haut-commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) au Tchad ont remis, le 30 juin dernier, au gouvernement tchadien des équipements médicaux et du matériel de protection destinés aux structures impliquées dans la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19. Ce don d’une valeur de près de 2,85 millions de dollars américains, composé de… Read More

A recently published African Development Bank scoping study on implementing NDCs in Africa recommends that development financial institutions and other investors focus on high-impact, high-growth potential start-ups that can drive climate-related innovation. The study, NDC implementation in Africa through green investments by private sector – A Scoping Study, was produced in partnership with the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance… Read More

Olivier Tiendrébéogo est étudiant en géographie à l’université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou. Il habite Gounghin, à quelque 200 mètres du Canal du Mogho Naba qui traverse plusieurs quartiers de la capitale burkinabè sur quatre kilomètres de long. La zone est réputée fortement inondable. Mais en dépit des prévisions météorologiques annonçant une forte pluviométrie cette année, la saison des pluies naissante… Read More

What: 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa Who: African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), When: 2- 4 November 2021; 09:00 to 17:00 GMT+2 Where:  Kigali, Rwanda; Virtual The African Land Policy Centre (ALPC) will hold its Land Policy in Africa Conference on 2-4 November 2021 in a hybrid format: partly online and partly in Kigali, Rwanda. The theme is Land governance… Read More

The African Development Bank will support Côte d’Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains to create more jobs and make economic growth more inclusive, the bank’s president, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, said on Tuesday during a meeting with Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi. “The African Development Bank will support the Ivorian government in the creation of agricultural value chains in banana,… Read More

The African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds have launched the Gender Technical Assessment of Opportunities to improve Implementation of Plastics and Waste Management in a Ugandan Municipality study, which examines gender challenges in waste management and plastic recycling. In Uganda, plastic waste poses a significant environmental challenge in the form of clogged drains and 80% of the waste pickers… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo as Country Manager, designated for Mozambique Country Office, effective 16 August 2021. Mr. Cesar Augusto Mba Abogo, a citizen of Equatorial Guinea, is an Economist and a writer with more than 15 years of experience in natural resource economics, development economics, public policy… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Lamin BARROW as Director General, Nigeria Country Office, effective 1st July 2021. Mr. Lamin Barrow, a Gambian national, joined the African Development Bank in 2000. Prior to his appointment, he was Acting Senior Director, Nigeria Country Office, in the Regional Development, Integration & Business Development Vice Presidency.… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mouhamed BA as Acting Auditor General, effective June 1st, 2021. As Acting Auditor General, Mouhamed will be responsible for managing the internal audit activities of the African Development Bank Group, reporting to the President and the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. A Senegalese… Read More

The African Development Bank on Friday launched its Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA), aimed at fostering transparent and accountable governments and institutions to secure inclusive, sustainable development. The strategy proposes bold reforms in the management of public finances to eliminate revenue ‘leakages’ and ensure an efficient, productive, and transparent use of scarce resources. The paper comes amid the… Read More