Tag: African Development Bank

Under the theme “Development Banks as Actors for Change towards Gender Equality,” the African Development Bank’s Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society, Vanessa Moungar, joined high-level representatives from global financial institutions, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and UN Women in signing a joint declaration on gender equality to strengthen their commitment at all levels. The declaration was one highlight… Read More

Ghana, the host country of the African Development Bank Group’s 2021 Annual Meetings, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the institution on Friday, marking an important milestone in preparations for the event. The 56th Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank and the 47th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund  are scheduled to take place from 24 to 28… Read More

The African Development Bank will take an active part in sessions on fragility, gender and climate change at the “Finance in Common” summit, taking place virtually on 11 and 12 November as part of the 2020 Peace Forum. The Forum’s objective is to mobilise a concerted collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, will co-chair the plenary… Read More

The first global summit of public development banks on Thursday showcased a collective resolve to accelerate efforts to achieve the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), including addressing fragility. The Finance In Common summit, which forms part of the 2020 Paris Peace Forum, has rallied together some 450 public development banks to build a new coalition to better face the COVID-19… Read More

By Vanessa Moungar and Yero Baldeh In Africa’s fragile contexts, the burden of conflict, poverty and climate change falls most heavily on already marginalized groups. If we do not significantly and collectively step up our efforts, the continent’s share of the world’s poor will rise to over 90% by 2030, and 8 of the world’s 10 poorest countries will be… Read More

Sommet Finance en commun : « La priorité post-Covid pour l’Afrique, c’est la création d’emplois, la promotion des femmes et le financement de l’infrastructure, en respectant l’environnement », déclare Adesina | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!–African Development Bank Group Read More

What: South Africa Virtual Civil Society Organization Open Day Who: The African Development Bank’s Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office and Civil Society and Community Engagement Division When: Thursday, 19 November 2020, 10:00 – 12:30, South African Standard time Where: Please click this URL to join: herePassword: 88740051 Open days are one way for the African Development Bank… Read More

Uganda has for the third time in a row emerged as the top performer in this year’s Electricity Regulatory Index Report published by the African Development Bank. The East African country, along with Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Kenya, the other top performers, have regulators with the authority to exert the necessary oversight on the sector. However, the overall electricity regulatory… Read More

La Banque africaine de développement prendra une part active dans les sessions consacrées à la fragilité, au genre et au changement climatique lors du sommet « Finance en Commun », organisé en mode virtuel les 11 et 12 novembre dans le cadre du Forum de la paix 2020 qui se fixe l’objectif d’une réponse concertée et collective face à la… Read More

Mis en œuvre à partir de 2015 au Bénin, le Projet d’appui à la production vivrière et de renforcement de la résilience dans les départements de l’Alibori, du Borgou et des Collines (PAPVIRE-ABC) a permis d’améliorer de façon significative les rendements des exploitations agricoles. Le projet, financé à hauteur de 24 millions de dollars américains par le Programme mondial pour… Read More