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01/01/1970
Women’s economic empowerment critical for sustainable post-Covid recovery, African Development Bank country gender profiles show
African women are still disproportionately affected by poverty, and the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating gender…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank debars Maxicare Company (Nigeria) Limited for 36 months for collusive and fraudulent practices
The African Development Bank Group, on 28 April 2021, announces the 36 month debarment of Maxicare Company (Nigeria)…
01/01/1970
Côte d'Ivoire: Vulnerable households and small businesses find relief from government program to ease Covid-19 headaches
For Hortense Koné, the manager of a small restaurant in Abobo Belleville, north of Côte d'Ivoire’s economic capital…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa and strengthen food security
The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the…
01/01/1970
Ethiopia: African Development Fund provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of…
01/01/1970
High-Level Dialogue on Feeding Africa - Opening Session (full)
During the opening session of a two-day, high-level dialogue entitled, “Feeding Africa: Leadership to Scale Up…
01/01/1970
High Level Dialogue of Feeding Africa - Opening video
The African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with the…
01/01/1970
Speech by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank - Opening Session of the High-level Virtual Dialogue on Feeding Africa:...
Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Honourable Ministers, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, I wish to…
01/01/1970
African countries commit to double agricultural productivity as development banks and partners pledge over $17 billion to increase food security
A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing to…
01/01/1970
Act now to safeguard biodiversity, nature’s asset class in Africa - Dasgupta Review
A U.K. Treasury -commissioned independent review on the economics of biodiversity has called for a change in the way…
31/01/2022
How to save the future of Africa's forests
How to save the future of Africa's forests Africa’s forests are a significant component of the “lungs of the world”,…
18/05/2022
Appel à propositions de projets pilotes - Sur la gestion durable des terres pour l’amélioration des moyens de subsistance et la stabilité des écosystèmes dans le contexte du changement climatique en Afrique
Photo: Wikimedia Commons 1. INTRODUCTION Le Forum forestier africain (AFF) est une organisation non gouvernementale…
06/06/2022
AFF calls for enhanced integration of nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Africa
AFF calls for enhanced integration of nature-based solutions for climate resilience in Africa Nairobi, Seoul, 6 June…
14/06/2022
Training workshop on technical writing and publishing scientific papers
BACKGROUND Each year, AFF works with a transdisciplinary team averaging 40 African experts and 20 postgraduate…