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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

Investing in local production capacity to keep Africa’s fashion industry alive

Emanuela Gregorio, coordinator of the African Development Bank’s Fashionomics Africa initiative, recently sat down with…

01/01/1970

Gabon COVID 19: Q and A with Country Manager Robert Masumbuko

1. The African Development Bank has just approved a EUR 100.5 million loan as budget support to help tackle COVID-19.…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank debars On-Track Technical Services Limited for 18 months for fraudulent practices

The African Development Bank Group on 26 September 2019 announced the debarment of On-Track Technical Services Limited…

01/01/1970

Forum pour les investissements en Guinée : la Banque africaine de développement veut assister la Guinée à la mobilisation de trois milliards de...

À l’ouverture de la première édition du Forum pour les investissements en Guinée (GUIF, Guinea Investment Forum en…

01/01/1970

Ethiopia: African Development Fund approves $165 million grant for national COVID-19 emergency response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on 3 July approved a grant of $165.08 million to support…

01/01/1970

Le Bureau de suivi du Plan Sénégal émergent et le Delivery Unit du Maroc partagent leurs expériences à la Banque africaine de développement

Le Bureau opérationnel de suivi du Plan Sénégal émergent (BOS-PSE) et le Delivery Unit du Maroc (DU) ont partagé, lundi…

01/01/1970

Information is power: data is key to closing gender gaps in energy access in Kenya

Gender-specific data, especially detailed information on how women and men use financial resources, is needed to…

01/01/1970

Tanzania: African Development Bank project tripled incomes of rural producers and traders

An African Development Bank project to enhance market infrastructure, value addition and rural finance (MIVARF) in…

01/01/1970

All set for second Africa Investment Forum

What:            2019 Africa Investment Forum Who:   …

01/01/1970

Flick the switch for women in Rwanda’s power sector with financial support and training

Most women in Rwanda still depend on environmentally harmful and health-damaging firewood as a source of energy.…

01/01/1970

Equatorial Guinea signs Lusophone Compact: new milestone in initiative to accelerate sustainable private sector development

The African Development Bank and the governments of Equatorial Guinea and Portugal have signed a country-specific…

01/01/1970

Aswan II Forum: African leaders identify security and health challenges to the continent’s recovery

The second edition of the Aswan Forum on peace, security and development opened on Monday, 1 March in Cairo, Egypt,…

01/01/1970

Impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s Education: Reflecting on Promising Interventions and Challenges, towards a New Normal

What: Launch of a report that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. Who: Association for the…