Tag: African Development Bank

The African Development Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Wednesday led calls among partner institutions for greater vigilance to tackle corruption and ensure the best environment to build back African economies after the Covid-19 pandemic. The organizations made the call at a virtual roundtable meeting, titled “Corporate Compliance in the Fight against Corruption in Africa:… Read More

The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and CGIAR, System Organization, will co-host a high-level dialogue: Feeding Africa: leadership to scale up successful innovations. Forum participants will identify ways to expand activities, financing and partnerships that promote Africa’s agricultural transformation through technology and innovation.… Read More

Il est 8h du matin. Le soleil se lève sur la vibrante métropole de Casablanca, bordée par l’océan Atlantique. D’un pas vif, Mohamed Al Mamoune en arpente les artères bondées. Il se dirige vers la gare ferroviaire direction Rabat, la capitale du Royaume, où un client l’attend. Jeune trentenaire, d’origine sénégalaise, Mohamed est entrepreneur dans les métiers du numérique. Il… Read More

The African Development Bank hosted its first virtual business opportunities seminar (BOS) of 2021 on 6 and 7 April. The BOS seminars offer a one-stop shop for companies, civil contractors, manufacturers, consultants, and suppliers from the Bank Group’s regional and non-regional members seeking to provide goods and services to projects or to the Bank. Held virtually as a result of… Read More

African leaders assembled at a global meeting to discuss the status of local pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent, underscored the need to increase local production of vaccines and therapeutics to achieve greater public-health security.  “The production of vaccines and access to vaccines is an absolute priority,” Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, said Monday in opening remarks at the start… Read More

La Banque africaine de développement et l’Organisation pour la coopération et le développement économique (OCDE) ont estimé, lors d’une table ronde virtuelle organisée mercredi 14 avril, que le contexte actuel lié à la pandémie de Covid-19 nécessitait une vigilance accrue dans la promotion de la conformité des entreprises et de lutte contre la corruption, en particulier en Afrique.  La rencontre… Read More

What: Webinar Who: Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, Economic, Social & Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union, and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) When: 15 April 2021, 10.30-12.00 GMT Where: Virtual The Civil Society and Community Engagement Division of the African Development Bank, in partnership with the AU- ECOSOCC… Read More

The future of Africa’s jewellery industry lies in ethically and responsibly made bling that appeals to socially conscious consumers, industry experts said during Fashionomics Africa’s latest webinar about the continent’s jewellery manufacturing potential. The webinar brought together experts in gold and gemstones and leading jewellery designers such as Boitshoko Kebakile, a Vogue-featured jeweller from Botswana, and certified gemmologist Amina Egwuatu,… Read More

What: Webinar on the Africa Regional Integration Index Who: The African Development Bank, African Union Commission, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa When: Thursday, 15 April 2021, 15.00-17.00 East Africa Time Where: Virtual The African Development Bank, the African Union Commission, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa will host a webinar to discuss the implications of… Read More

Le gouvernement de Madagascar et la Banque africaine de développement ont organisé, du 17 au 26 mars dernier en visioconférence, des consultations dans le cadre de la préparation de la note de diagnostic-pays, du rapport d’achèvement du Document de stratégie-pays 2017-2021 et du nouveau DSP pour la période 2022-2026. Les membres de la mission conduite par le directeur du bureau-pays… Read More