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01/01/1970
Yaoundé aims for zero floods by 2020, thanks to funding from the African Development Bank
The Yaoundé Sanitation Project (PADY) has reduced the number of floods in the Cameroonian capital by five times (from…

24/09/2019
AFF Quarterly Newsletter -Volume 8 Issue 1
Cover photo: Tree planting by Ms. Ulla Andrén, the Regional Head of Development Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa at…
01/01/1970
Opening remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the High-Level Panel on Food Security and the...
Excellencies, Honorable Ministers, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you all for joining us here…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank at the 2019 United Nations General Assembly
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01/01/1970
UN, African Development Bank High-Level Meeting Calls for Speed and Action on SDGs
With an estimated 390 million people living in extreme poverty, hunger and food insecurity, Africa is in a race against…
01/01/1970
UNGA 2019: No room for coal in Africa’s renewable future: Akinwumi Adesina
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday unveiled ambitious plans to scrap coal power stations…
01/01/1970
UNGA 2019: Sahel threats necessitate ‘global response’: Issoufou
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou called on Sunday for a "global response" to the problems of land degradation that…
01/01/1970
UN General Assembly: strong plea to boost food security through South-South cooperation
Leaders gathering for the United Nations General Assembly from 17-30 September 2019 in New York have made a strong plea…
01/01/1970
Speech Delivered by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank at the Joint High-Level Meeting of the United Nations and the...
Your Excellencies Heads of State and Governments, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Deputy UN Secretary…
01/01/1970
UNGA 2019: African Development Bank to help boost climate change adaptation funding to $12.5bn
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday pledged to boost funding commitments by $12.5bn to help…
01/01/1970
UN General Assembly 2019: Scaling Up Nutrition Lead Group meets to chart way forward
“Energy, passion and a lot of young people who care about nutrition” will underpin the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)…
01/01/1970
Interventions By Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank Group, UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit - New York, 23 September...
Your Excellency, President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Your Excellency, United Nations…
01/01/1970
UNGA 2019: Women are “Africa’s tigers” says Congolese First Lady as African Development Bank touts $3bn fund
African women are on the cusp of securing gender equality. “We are convinced that the moment for African women has now…
01/01/1970
Sénégal : la Banque africaine de développement approuve plus de 22 millions d’euros à la BNDE pour soutenir les PME et la création d’emplois en zone...
Le Conseil d'administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, mardi 24 septembre à Abidjan, une ligne…
01/01/1970
Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group at the High-Level Event on “Renewing Commitment towards Enhancing...
Excellencies, First Ladies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen…