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01/01/1970

COVID-19 is a ‘wake-up command’ to address Africa’s challenges - Tony Blair

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the challenges and opportunities of Africa’s development landscape, former British…

01/01/1970

Nigeria: Visiting Abia State Governor seeks partnership with African Development Bank to transform state into industrial hub

A thriving entrepreneurship industry and agricultural base in Nigeria’s Abia State are the foundation for the creation…

01/01/1970

“Knowledge and Innovation Exchange” launches to share information on COVID-19 responses in Africa’s schools

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the African Union’s International Centre for…

01/01/1970

No time to waste: Tropical forests become source of global warming

Terry Sunderland, a collaborating author of the Nature article “Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and…

01/01/1970

Sudan: $28.233 million in African Development Fund Grants to bolster response to COVID-19

The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the…

01/01/1970

Cameroon: African Development Bank launches project to tackle electricity metering challenges

The African Development Bank and the multi-donor Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) have joined the…

01/01/1970

Le Congo et le Cameroun reliés par 300 km de route grâce à la Banque africaine de développement

Le président congolais, Denis Sassou Nguesso, a inauguré, vendredi 06 mars 2020, la route reliant la ville de Ketta au…

01/01/1970

Remarks by Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President, African Development Bank, at the African Delivery Unit Exchange Conference, November 24, 2020

Your Excellencies, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rt. Hon. Tony Blair…

01/01/1970

A chat with Dr. Awuese Oku, Chief Learning and Development Officer about EDGE Certification and what it means for the African Development Bank

1 - What is Edge Certification and why should we be excited about it? Launched at the World Economic Forum in 2011,…