Tag: African Development Bank

African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Monday joined world leaders to discuss the global transition to clean power as part of a green recovery and identify actions that can be taken to support this. The virtual COP26 Roundtable on Clean Power Transition, under the theme “Achieving a rapid shift to green, affordable and resilient power systems” was held amid… Read More

African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. The appointment was made at a forum held in the margins of the One Planet Summit 20201 to mobilise support for the ambitious project to plant an 8,000 km swathe of trees and other vegetation across the Sahara and Sahel… Read More

The Sahel region’s Great Green Wall Initiative received a major boost from the African Development Bank on Monday. During a forum hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the Bank pledged to assist in mobilising up to $6.5 billion over five years, to advance the landmark initiative. The resources will be made available… Read More

What:  The 2021 One Planet Summit in Paris, France: Side event “Great Green Wall Investment Forum” Who: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, heads of state and heads of international organizations When: Monday, 11 January 2021, 10:30 GMT to 12:30 GMT Where: Virtual (via Zoom) African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina will join heads of state from around the… Read More

Après la centrale de Noor Ouarzazate, au Maroc, la Banque africaine de développement veut développer, au Sahel, l’une des plus grandes zones de production mondiale d’énergie solaire | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– African Development Bank Group Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls’ Education and Women’s Literacy Project– the first Bank grant exclusively targeting women and girls. The project will be financed from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility and will be implemented over a five-year period by the… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a new Gender Strategy for 2021-2025: “Investing in Africa’s women to accelerate inclusive growth.” “This is a significant milestone for the Bank as it will guide our interventions in the next five years as we continue to increase our efforts to achieve outcomes and maximum impact on building gender… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Directors General for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and Deputy Directors General for the East, Central, Northern, Southern and West Africa regions. Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region As Director General, Central Africa, Serge will drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health… Read More

The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mohamed Cherif, as Country Manager designate, Senegal Country Office, effective 1st January 2021. Mohamed, the Country Manager designated for Senegal, a Mauritanian National, joined the African Development Bank in 2005, and is currently the Country Manager, Madagascar Country Office. Mohamed brings into this new role extensive Bank… Read More

Nothing could have prepared the world for the onslaught of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. Spreading rapidly across the globe following its outbreak in Wuhan, China, the virus hit African shores, spreading to every country and threatening disruption to the economic transformation and gains of the last decade. At the Bank, 2020 has been dominated by the fight against COVID-19.… Read More