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Published on May 29, 2024 - 12:35 GMT

African Development Bank Annual Meetings: Vice president Akin-Olugbade hails Horn of Africa Initiative milestone of $10 Billion in ...

African Development Bank Group Vice President Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has commended the Horn of Africa Initiative for reaching $10 billion in total commitments in its nearly five years of existence. She spoke during the initiative’s 21st Ministerial …

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Published on May 29, 2024 - 11:40 GMT

Annual Meetings 2024: panel discussion on mobilizing funding to support the African private sector

The African Development Bank Group’s Annual Meetings 2024 began in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, with a panel discussion about how to mobilizing funding to develop the private sector in Africa. Organized jointly by the Bank Group and the Alliance of African …

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Published on May 29, 2024 - 11:31 GMT

Annual Meetings 2024: Confident Financiers say public-private partnerships are key for Africa’s transformation

African financiers have outlined how the recent pandemic, COVID-19, and the challenges of the climate crisis have provided opportunities to transform the continent. Speaking at an event organised by Moody’s, the influential world credit rating agency, on …

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Published on May 28, 2024 - 19:34 GMT

African Development Bank Group 2024 Annual Meetings: African nations urged to enhance private sector financing for tertiary ...

Experts attending an African Development Bank High-level dialogue in Kenya have urged African nations to intensify efforts to attract private-sector financing to enhance tertiary education and equip the continent’s youth with competitive skills. During a …

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Published on May 27, 2024 - 19:40 GMT

African Development Bank Joins Climate Action Africa Forum (CAAF24) Deal Room

What: Climate Action Africa Forum (CAAF24) Deal Room Who: African Development Bank with Climate Action Africa (CAA) When: 19-20 June 2024 Where: Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria The African Development Bank is joining the 2024 …

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Published on May 27, 2024 - 17:20 GMT

Daily school meals for children across Africa crucial to Africa’s future, Rockefeller Foundation side event at African Development ...

African countries could scale up the provision of free school meals despite other economic challenges to combat the incalculable and harmful consequences of millions of children going to school across Africa every day with hungry bellies, participants in a …

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Published on May 27, 2024 - 11:19 GMT

African Development Bank Annual Meetings 2024: African Development Bank Secretary General joins South African leaders to highlight ...

The BRICS Alliance, together with the new member additions, provides immense trade and investment opportunities for the African continent, Prof. Vincent O. Nmehielle, Secretary General of the African Development Bank Group, said at an event on the …

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Published on May 25, 2024 - 12:04 GMT

African Development Bank meets to chart a better future for the continent with reform of global financial architecture

The African Development Bank Group’s upcoming Annual Meetings in Nairobi are a golden opportunity to showcase the Bank’s successes as a catalyst for Africa’s transformation. Over five days the Bank’s management and governors will meet to exchange ideas and …

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Published on May 21, 2024 - 19:26 GMT

African Development Bank’s Adesina highlights Africa as the world’s best investment destination at BADEA’s 50th anniversary

Africa’s human, land, mineral resource and cross-border trade endowments combine to make it the world’s most promising investment destination, now and well into the future, African Development Bank Group President Dr Akinwumi Adesina said. Speaking …

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Published on May 21, 2024 - 08:46 GMT

Strengthening Global Nutrition Advocacy: Insights from African Leaders for Nutrition at the London Meeting

African Leaders for Nutrition (ALN) Coordinator George Ouma demonstrated the organization's unwavering commitment to influencing policy and driving positive nutrition outcomes across the continent during the recent three-day Nutrition Face-to-Face …

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Published on May 20, 2024 - 17:06 GMT

African Development Bank Group and African Water Facility to co-host session on innovative financing for water and sanitation at ...

What: Seminar on Innovative Financing and Resource Mobilization for Climate-resilient Water and Sanitation Investments Who: African Development Bank Group, African Water Facility, Republic of Namibia When: Wednesday, 22 May 2024 | …

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Published on May 17, 2024 - 16:49 GMT

Benin: a government and African Development Bank project launched to boost the fisheries and aquaculture sector

Benin and the African Development Bank officially launched the Project to Promote Sustainable Aquaculture and the Competitiveness of Fisheries Value Chains in Cotonou on 15 May 2024, to increase the contribution of fisheries and aquaculture sector to food …

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Published on May 17, 2024 - 12:26 GMT

African Development Bank Group to launch 2024 African Economic Outlook

What: Launch of 2024 African Economic Outlook report Who: African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina; African finance ministers and central bank governors; and international development partners When: Thursday, 30 …

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Published on May 17, 2024 - 11:54 GMT

Malawi: African Development Fund commits $22.7 million grant to bolster agricultural productivity and climate resilience

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund on 15 May 2024 approved a $22.7 million budget support grant for Malawi to implement a national program to reform the agricultural sector and strengthen resilience to climate change. The Agricultural …

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Published on May 15, 2024 - 18:13 GMT

African Development Bank and InterAmerican Development Bank Welcome International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board’s Decision ...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) today welcomed the announcement by the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board approving hybrid capital as an eligible instrument for channeling of Special …

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Published on May 15, 2024 - 11:10 GMT

African Development Bank commits $2 billion as it leads the way at landmark summit for access to clean cooking in Africa

The African Development Bank Group pledged $2 billion over 10 years towards clean cooking solutions in Africa—a major step along the road to saving the lives of 600,000 mainly women and children each year. Speaking at a landmark summit on Clean Cooking in …

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Published on May 12, 2024 - 09:56 GMT

President William Ruto Advocates for $25 Billion Replenishment of African Development Fund, Highlights Impact on Kenya’s ...

Kenya’s President William Ruto has intensified his campaign for a substantial replenishment of the African Development Fund, underscoring the transformative impact of the Fund-backed projects in the country. The Fund is the concessional window of the …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 16:23 GMT

Central African Republic: African Development Bank and civil society commit to inclusive, sustainable development

The African Development Bank Group and civil society in the Central African Republic have committed to working together for inclusive sustainable development in the country. This crucial collaboration will help guarantee a full alignment of the Bank’s …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 16:07 GMT

Madagascar: mid-term review of African Development Bank Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026 highlights positive results

The government of Madagascar and the African Development Bank have agreed to consolidate the mid-term results of the Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026 and to maintain its strategic directions until 2026. This was the conclusion of the workshop of 6 May 2024 …

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Published on May 10, 2024 - 15:49 GMT

African Development Bank and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute partner to advance evidence-based conflict ...

On the sidelines of the 2024 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, the African Development Bank and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further advance their collaboration. The …

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