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Published on June 15, 2024 - 09:56 GMT

Joint Press Statement between Italy and the African Development Bank Group, G7 Heads of State and Government Summit

Joint Press Statement between Ms. Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of Italy, and Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group G7 Heads of State and Government Summit, Apulia, Italy, 15 June 2024 The Prime Minister (PM) of Italy, …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 22:09 GMT

The African Development Bank and partners mobilise stakeholders to preserve Congo Basin forests

The 20th meeting of the parties to the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), concluded in Kinshasa on 5 June with several key recommendations: prepare a mobilisation strategy for post-2025; improve coordination of financing initiatives; build the …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 20:22 GMT

G-7 leaders reaffirm support for billion-dollar infrastructure programme for Africa; pledges more support to African Development ...

G-7 leaders meeting at their summit in Puglia, Italy have reaffirmed support for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects across Africa to realise the continent’s economic potential and transformation. US President Joseph Biden and current G-7 …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 19:40 GMT

African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye as Director of African Development Institute

The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Eric Kehinde Ogunleye, a seasoned macroeconomist, as Director of the African Development Institute, effective June 1, 2024. Ogunleye, a Nigerian national, has nearly 20 years of experience in macro and …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 16:05 GMT

High-Level AfDB delegation heads to Japan to champion African investment and collaboration in run-up to TICAD9

An African Development Bank delegation led by three vice presidents will visit Japan from 17-21 June to promote investment opportunities in key African sectors and strengthen partnerships with the Japanese government and corporations. Vice presidents Kevin …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 13:35 GMT

African Development Bank launches African Debt Managers Initiative Network to spur home-grown solutions to debt challenges

The African Development Bank's African Development Institute on Thursday launched the African Debt Managers Initiative Network (ADMIN), a new program to provide home-grown solutions to Africa's debt challenges. The inauguration and first peer …

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Published on June 14, 2024 - 10:54 GMT

African Development Bank Empowers Women Entrepreneurs Associations: The New Businesswomen’s Associations Mapping Project

What: Launch of the ‘’Mapping of Women Business Associations in Africa’’ project Who: The African Development Bank’s Gender, Women and Civil Society Department When: 26 June 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Abidjan Time (GMT) Where: In …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 18:52 GMT

Unlocking the Potential of Nationally Determined Contributions in Africa

During a side event at the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings titled "Climate Change and Green Growth: Working Towards a Sustainable and Climate-Conscious Future," the Bank’s Director for Climate Change and Green Growth Professor …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 17:40 GMT

African Development Bank Group approves $8.6 million grant to boost non-oil revenue mobilization in South Sudan

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a grant funding of $8.6 million to South Sudan to advance the second phase of the Non-Oil Revenue Mobilization and Accountability Project (NORMA II). The African Development Fund ( …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 17:14 GMT

African Development Bank Group, Ethiopia launch $94 million project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development in ...

The African Development Bank Group and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), have launched an ambitious project to transform Ethiopia from a wheat importer …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 16:50 GMT

Enhancing Climate Resilience: A Narrative of Water Security in Northern Malawi

Nestled in the southeastern region of Africa, Malawi is blessed with diverse landscapes, from the plains of the central region to the Shire Highlands in the south, and the Nyika and Viphya Plateau in the north. However, behind its natural beauty lies a …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 14:50 GMT

Burkina Faso: African Development Bank builds civil society and private capacity to promote gender equality, to reduce emissions ...

The African Development Bank, through the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), ran a capacity-building session for civil society and private sector organisations on gender mainstreaming in development policies and projects, and the establishment of gender- …

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Published on June 12, 2024 - 10:47 GMT

African Development Bank strengthens transition states' capacity for more productive, effective and transparent debt management.

The African Development Bank Group has launched a series of training programmes to support 22 Transition or fragile states in Africa to manage their debt more effectively. The Public Finance Management Academy for Africa (PFMA), an initiative of the Bank …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 23:14 GMT

African Development Bank appoints Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client ...

The African Development Bank has appointed Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client Solutions, effective 12th June 2024. Ndiaye, an American national, is a seasoned structured finance, risk management and …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 23:14 GMT

African Development Bank appoints Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client ...

The African Development Bank has appointed Max Magor Ndiaye as Senior Director of Syndications, the Africa Investment Forum and Client Solutions, effective 12th June 2024. Ndiaye, an American national, is a seasoned structured finance, risk management and …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 18:07 GMT

2024 Annual Meetings: African scientific community validates project for African Renaissance Institute for Science and Technology

As part of its 2024 Annual Meetings, the African Development Bank held a high-level session with a broad range of representatives from the African scientific community, to discuss the African Renaissance Institute for Science and Technology (ARIST) …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 17:21 GMT

African Development Bank Appoints Dr. Léandre Bassole as Deputy Director General for East African Region

The African Development Bank has appointed Dr. Léandre Bassole, a seasoned economic development specialist, as Deputy Director General for the East African Region, effective June 1, 2024. Dr. Bassole, a Burkina Faso national, has over 18 years of …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 16:58 GMT

African Development Bank Group Appoints Lamin Barrow as Director General for West Africa Region

The African Development Bank Group has appointed Lamin Barrow, an economist, as the Director General for the West Africa Region, effective June 1, 2024. Barrow, a Gambian national, brings extensive experience and knowledge to his new role, having joined …

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Published on June 11, 2024 - 15:35 GMT

African Development Bank appoints Chioma Onukogu as Director of Board Affairs and Proceedings

The African Development Bank has appointed Chioma Angela Onukogu as the Director of Board Affairs and Proceedings in the Office of the Secretary General and the General Secretariat, effective 16th April 2024. Onukogu, a Nigerian national, brings over 25 …

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Published on June 10, 2024 - 18:29 GMT

Niger: Integrated Programme for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin mid-term results evaluated

The African Development Bank and the Niger Basin Authority (ABN) organized a regional workshop to evaluate the mid-term results of the Integrated Program for Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC/BN), in Niamey on 28 May …

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