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01/01/1970
“Let’s address skills mismatch in jobs for the youth,” speaker tells African Economic Conference
The second day of the 2019 African Economic Conference, exploring ways to create jobs for Africa’s youth, focused…
01/01/1970
ADF-15 replenishment: Donors commit $7.6 billion, a 32% boost from last replenishment, in support of Africa’s low-income, fragile, countries
Donors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Thursday agreed to commit $7.6 billion to speed up growth in Africa’s…
01/01/1970
African Legal Support Facility Management Board approves Work Plan and Budget for 2020
The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) Management Board, the legal support arm of the African Development Bank, met…
01/01/1970
2019 African Economic Conference: Work as one and listen to the youth to create jobs for Africa’s next generation, delegates urge policymakers
Africa must work as one to turn the continent’s ‘youth bulge’ into opportunities, delegates at the closing of the 2019…
01/01/1970
The African Development Fund: over 45 years of support to strengthen the continent’s least developed and fragile nations
In 38 of the continent’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development Fund or ADF is enhancing livelihoods by…
06/12/2019
Celebrating the 16th International Mountain Day (11 Dec 2019) in Africa
The IMD is an opportunity to create awareness about various services provided by the mountains, to highlight the…
01/01/1970
African Economic Conference: The do’s and don’ts of youth employment
African governments, working with civil society and the private sector, should formulate deliberate policies to boost…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank President wins All Africa Business Leaders Awards ™ 2019 African of the Year award
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi Adesina received the African of the Year Award from the All Africa…
01/01/1970
Are Nature Based Solutions the key to Africa’s climate response?
While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon emissions around the world have continued to climb.…
01/01/1970
Sénégal : la transformation des produits locaux dynamise l’économie rurale, avec le soutien de la Banque africaine de développement
A Sanankoro, dans la région de Kolda (sud du Sénégal), l’apiculture est devenue une activité prospère. La COOPAN,…
01/01/1970
Sénégal : la désalinisation des terres donne un nouveau souffle à la production agricole avec le soutien de la Banque africaine de développement
Dans la vallée de Boukitingho, en Basse-Casamance, les jeunes et les femmes s’activent dans les champs rizicoles. Tokyo…
01/01/1970
COP 25 : Les Parlementaires africains appelés à parler d’une seule voix pour se faire entendre
« Les Parlementaires africains doivent parler d’une seule voix pour se faire entendre dans les négociations…
01/01/1970
African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa launches “game changing” digital marketplace for the continent’s fashion creators
The African Development Bank’s flagship initiative, Fashionomics Africa, has launched the pilot phase of a digital…