Tag: African Development Bank

What: Fashionomics Africa webinar series, Episode 8 Who: The African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department When: Monday, 31 May 2021, 12:00 to 14:00 GMT Where: Online via Zoom – Click here to register The Gender, Women and Civil Society Department of the African Development Bank Group will, on Monday, 31 May 2021, host the eighth episode of… Read More

What: Launch of the Tax Transparency in Africa 2021 report Who: The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, the Africa Union Commission and the African Tax Administration Forum   When: Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 09:00-12:00 GMT/12:00-15:00 EAT/11:00-14:00 CEST Where: Virtual  – Click here to register The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes,… Read More

What: Climate action workshop Who: African Development Bank and the Association of African Development Finance Institutions When: Tuesday 1 June to Thursday 3 June 2021, 10.00 GMT Where: Virtual The African Development Bank and the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) are hosting a virtual workshop titled “Mainstreaming Climate Finance Actions in National Development Finance Institutions.” The objective of… Read More

This May, the African Development Bank Group is launching a call for proposals for projects enhancing the viability and sustainability of women entrepreneurship enablers. Women’s business associations, incubators, accelerators, and cooperatives that advance women’s entrepreneurship, can apply for funding for innovative projects or programs to bolster the skills of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) owned and run by women across… Read More

The African Development Bank has welcomed a report published by the UK House of Commons’ International Development Committee on Britain’s support to the African Development Bank Group. The report was prepared by the Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI). The report recognises the Bank’s effectiveness in responding to the pandemic and encourages the British… Read More

Dans son rapport annuel, publié le 4 mai, par la Banque africaine de développement, le Mécanisme africain de financement du développement des engrais (MAFDE) annonce avoir obtenu « des résultats importants en 2020 et envisage de mobiliser plus de ressources qui seront investies dans de nouveaux projets ». Bien que confronté à la crise sanitaire du Covid-19, ayant entravé la réalisation des… Read More

WHAT: Finance in Common Spring Meeting WHO: The African Development Bank, African Public Development Banks (PDBs) in collaboration with the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) WHEN: Tuesday 11 MAY 2021, Time: 11:00 to 14:00 UTC (11:00 to 14:00 GMT) WHERE:  Virtual               Register      Following the Finance In Common Summit held in… Read More

Around 40 km outside Cape Town, Leebah Bessick wipes sweat from her forehead as she digs a pitchfork into the earth at a neighbourhood community garden. It’s an unseasonably hot day here at Blackheath Secondary School and even a shady corner of the garden offers Bessick and the other gardeners little respite from the midday sun. Still, she finds refuge… Read More

More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the continent, attendees of a recent Fashionomics Africa webinar heard. Fashionomics Africa joined forces with DHL Express and industry experts for the webinar held for fashion entrepreneurs looking to expand into regional and international markets. The webinar, adapted for a virtual audience, included a… Read More

Le président sénégalais, Macky Sall, a exhorté, jeudi, les États africains à ne pas céder leurs terres arables à des pays tiers ou à des multinationales, mais à mieux les valoriser afin d’atteindre l’objectif continental de nourrir l’Afrique et d’éliminer la faim d’ici à 2025. Macky Sall s’exprimait lors de la première journée du dialogue de haut niveau intitulé, « Nourrir… Read More