Tag: African Development Bank

Finance directors from roughly 40 African cities and local authorities have arrived in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Cote d’Ivoire for an intensive training in tapping capital markets to finance urban infrastructure development. The African Development Bank and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) organized the training which takes place from the 19th to the 24th of September 2022.  UCLG… Read More

African Development Bank Group head Dr. Akinwumi Adesina will join other world leaders for the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York City to discuss global issues such as the impact of climate change, Russia’s war in Ukraine and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the first time in two years for the UN General Assembly… Read More

The African Development Bank has released a series of toolkits to assist small and medium enterprises in tapping green investment opportunities contained in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The toolkits, released under the Bank’s Private Sector Investment Initiative for NDCs, were launched on the sidelines of Africa Climate Week, which took place in Libreville, Gabon, from… Read More

Senegalese President and African Union chairperson Macky Sall has told development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) to allow the fund to tap capital markets for more resources to meet the critical development needs of member countries. The African Development Fund is the African Development Bank Group’s concessional lending arm that supports the continent’s low-income countries Sall said: “These… Read More

The African Development Bank is pleased to invite you to a virtual consultation workshop on its forthcoming new Ten-Year Strategy 2023-2032. The workshop will take place on the 28th of September 2022 from 10.00 am to 12.00 am. The new ten-year strategy is expected to provide a vision of how the African Development Bank can build on its significant achievements… Read More

Sénégal – Réunion de reconstitution du Fonds africain de développement : les délégués visitent des périmètres rizicoles et échangent avec les bénéficiaires de projets financés par le fonds | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie9- /sites/default/files/advagg_js/js__2nu-f_-MK33dRIQaWIdLP84wUiGzIZwBgGaMto4f2kY__2pkqXjBO9pMF06nUvX11DkMECNCM7M-5Qm_bWm0bC9k__IeYgW2ZnliT9LFrgfNYwPt5FQPaBOClcZZeRCrpYkxI.js#ie10+ <!– African Development Bank Group Read More

Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on September 8, 2022, in Yaoundé, an agreement for the establishment of an Agricultural Sector Development Fund. The African Development Bank’s Director General for Central Africa, Serge N’Guessan, also attended the signing. The African Development Bank and… Read More

What:      Launch of a report on mainstreaming climate change in transboundary water agreements in Africa Who:        Water Development and Sanitation Department of the African Development Bank When:      21 September 2022, 12:30-14:30 GMT Where:     Virtual – Click here to register On 21 September 2022, the African Development Bank’s Water Development and Sanitation Department will launch a report entitled “Climate-proofing… Read More

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The Global Center on Adaptation, African Development Bank and Climate Investment Funds have launched a call for applications for the second edition of the African Youth Adaptation Solutions (YouthADAPT) Challenge. YouthADAPT is an annual competition that invites young entrepreneurs and micro, small, and medium enterprises in Africa to submit innovative solutions and business ideas that have the potential to drive… Read More