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01/01/1970

Madagascar: The African Development Bank approves $43 million loan to finance second phase of power transmission project

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of UA 30 million ($42.9) million to finance…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank President Adesina tells African business community to put capital on the line for the young people of Africa.

Abuja, Nigeria, 27 July 2019 – President Adesina of the African Development Bank today, 27th July 2019, delivered a…

01/01/1970

Sahel Group of Five: African Development Bank approves program to expand solar energy generation under Desert-to-Power scheme

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved on Wednesday a Desert-to-Power (D2P) technical support…

01/01/1970

African Development Institute to hold webinar on agricultural policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa

What: Webinar on agricultural policy responses to COVID-19 in Africa When: 18 and 19 May 2020 Who: African Development…

01/01/1970

From youth empowerment to youth investment: the Jobs for Youth in Africa strategy

Africa’s greatest asset is its young people. However, without harnessing their potential and equipping them with skills…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank’s Board of Directors approves the Bank’s borrowing program for 2021

The 2021 Borrowing Program of the African Development Bank has been approved by the Board of Directors for up to $10.4…

01/01/1970

On Turkey-Africa Partnership panel, participants discuss trade and stimulus to cushion the economic fallout of COVID-19

African Development Bank Vice President for Regional Development, Integration and Business Delivery Khaled Sherif said…

01/01/1970

2020: The year of the pandemic and a new era of virtual working

Nothing could have prepared the world for the onslaught of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. Spreading rapidly across…

01/01/1970

Kenya: €188m African Development Bank loan to boost COVID-19 response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank  today approved an €188 million loan to support the…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank’s support of electrification changes habits and lightens the load for Guineans

For over a year in Conakry, the Guinean capital, and in several other major towns and rural areas in the country,…

01/01/1970

Results-based payments in Indonesia: A strategy to move REDD+ forward?

After more than a decade of working toward qualifying for payments under the REDD+ (Reducing Emissions caused by…

01/01/1970

Transforming Kenya’s invasive ‘mathenge’ bushes into charcoal farms

This initiative will be discussed in the session Sustainable wood-fuel value chains for food security in Sub-Saharan…

01/01/1970

Africa’s key development partners unite to tackle hunger as millions face food insecurity in times of climate change

Kigali, August 8, 2019 – Development partners in Africa have pledged to pool their resources to counter food insecurity…

01/01/1970

Série de webinaires au profit des Caisses des dépôts et consignations de l’Union monétaire ouest-africaine (UMOA)

Quoi? Sessions de formation à l’intention des Caisses des dépôts et consignations de l’Union monétaire ouest-africaine…

01/01/1970

The “High 5s”: A strategic vision and results that are transforming Africa

For the past ten years, Africa has recorded some of the world’s strongest rates of economic growth. At the same time,…