Tag: African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group has published a new report examining the relationship between security, investment and development. The report, ‘The Security, Investment, and Development Nexus: A Diagnostic Assessment,’ was announced on Tuesday 25 October, at the African Union Policy Conference on Peace, Security and Development, currently underway in Morocco. The African Development Bank undertook the report to provide “quantifiable… Read More

Local and international private sector businesses have expressed strong interest in the $538 million Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone program (SAPZ) launched in Nigeria on Monday 24 October. Conceived by the African Development Bank, the program is expected to stimulate agriculture transformation in Nigeria. The program launch was followed by a special forum on Tuesday, during which participants discussed the benefits and… Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on 26 October 2022 in Abidjan approved a loan of €63.6 million to Senegal to implement the Agropole-Centre agro-industrial processing zone project. The Ministry of Industrial Development and Small and Medium Industries will implement the project in four regions in central Senegal: Kaolack, Kaffrine, Fatick, and Diourbel. Its implementation will… Read More

African Development Bank Group Acting Chief Economist and Vice President Kevin Urama has called for more robust capacity development and research on the impact of climate change in Africa. Urama made the call when he presented the African Development Bank’s African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2022 report to senior faculty members of Harvard University’s Center for African Studies on Friday, 14… Read More

What:     Webinar on National circular economy roadmapping Who:      African Development Bank, African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and Africa Circular Economy Facility When:    27 October 2022 Where:   Virtual  (Click here to register)   The African Development Bank, the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) will hold a webinar to showcase the circular economy’s potential impacts on… Read More

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, is dubbed ‘African COP’ as the impact of climate change on African countries will be a key theme of discussions. Agriculture and food systems will also be a critical focus of COP27, with Saturday, 12 November, dedicated to both themes, in addition to adaptation. Also high on the climate agenda is the… Read More

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, is dubbed ‘African COP’ as the impact of climate change on African countries will be a key theme of discussions. Agriculture and food systems will also be a critical focus of COP27, with Saturday, 12 November, dedicated to both themes, in addition to adaptation. Also high on the climate agenda is the… Read More

Nigeria on Monday began its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ), a programme initiated by the African Development Bank. According to the President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina “the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones are new economic zones, located in rural areas, to be fully supported by… Read More

WHAT:     First Continental Policy Conference on the theme “Promoting the Peace, Security, and Development Nexus: The Promise of Regional Integration.” WHO:      The African Union in partnership with the African Development Bank, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Afrexim Bank and the Africa Capacity Building Foundation WHEN:    25-27 October 2022 The African… Read More

Ahead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27, in Egypt in November, the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation participated in a series of events at the Africa Climate Week to build consensus among African countries and stakeholders.  COP27 is described as Africa’s COP and will significantly shape the future. To deliver on adaptation, a… Read More