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01/01/1970
Ghana: African Development Bank-facilitated $600 million Cocobod loan gives cocoa farmers hope for future
Agnes Korkor Ababio climbs onto the back of a pick-up truck and begins counting a stack of 64-kg cocoa bags heaped in…
01/01/1970
Deaf Kenyan teenager pursues fashion design dreams
Where she comes from, people like her rarely find opportunities to pursue their ambitions. For a while, Nasike Robai…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank Group unveils $10 billion Response Facility to curb COVID-19
The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist…
01/01/1970
World Health Worker Week: Amid a global pandemic, we must celebrate “Leaders on the Front Line”
During World Health Worker Week 2020 (5-11 April), the African Development Bank joins the global community to celebrate…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank Boosts Pharmaceutical Production in Tunisia
In 1995, pharmaceutical laboratory MEDIS was set up in the Nabeul Governorat, Tunisia. At the time, the region mainly…
01/01/1970
Characterizing and evaluating integrated landscape initiatives
The pressing environmental and social challenges driven by deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty…
01/01/1970
The African Development Bank and its partners want your ideas for beating the COVID-19 pandemic
The African Development Bank and partners are set to host an online #AfricaVsVirus Challenge from 16 to 19 April 2020.…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank Group approves $10 million equity in Razorite Healthcare Fund for Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $10-million equity investment in Razorite…
01/01/1970
How tree growing can mitigate the environmental impact of displacement
Cameroon - When civil war broke out in the Central African Republic (CAR) in late 2012, hundreds of thousands of…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank’s SEFA grants $760,000 to develop small-scale renewable energy projects across Sub Saharan Africa
The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has approved a $760,000 grant to…
01/01/1970
COVID-19 pandemic bolsters case for technology-based economic resilience
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while…
04/05/2020
COVID-19 pandemic: How nature steps in to refill ‘empty forests’ when animals disappear
“We must not let a forest full of trees fool us into believing that all is well.” Kent Redford’s cautionary statement…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank places Zhongmei Engineering Group Limited on 12 months conditional non-debarment for fraudulent practice
The African Development Bank Group on 17 April 2020, announces a 12-month conditional non-debarment of Zhongmei…
01/01/1970
Considering context in participatory forest landscape initiatives
Why do some participatory processes help level the playing field in conservation and development projects while others…