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01/01/1970

In Egypt, young innovators are transforming Africa’s future

The sun has barely risen on the seaside village of Baltim, 200 km north of Cairo and  twenty-year-old Ahmed Abdel…

01/01/1970

Bénin : la Banque africaine de développement prête 61 millions d’euros pour l’assainissement pluvial de Cotonou

Le Conseil d’administration de la Banque africaine de développement a approuvé, ce jeudi à Abidjan, un prêt de 61…

01/01/1970

Connecting Africa’s Capital Markets

What: Webinar Who: African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) …

01/01/1970

Scaling Climate Action through Technology and Innovation by SMEs for Green Investment in Africa

WHAT: Consultative Workshop on Scaling Climate Action Through Technology and Innovation by SMEs WHO: African…

01/01/1970

UNGA 2019: African Development Bank announces new accountability index to measure institutional lending to women

A new tool to track the level of lending to women across the continent will be important for ensuring women get the…

01/01/1970

The African Legal Support Facility to receive €6 million grant from the Netherlands to fund work in low-income countries

The Netherlands Ministry for Trade and Development Cooperation is extending a €6 million grant to the African Legal…

01/01/1970

Data-driven advisory services key for Africa’s agricultural development

What are some of the barriers preventing small farmers in Africa from adopting digital advisory services? What do we…

01/01/1970

Malawi: The African Development Bank approves $13.2 million for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture development and watershed management

The African Development Bank Group has approved a $13.2 million financing package from the African Development Fund for…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank provides $320 000 in grant funding to mainstream gender in ECOWAS’ digital financial operations

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has awarded a grant of $320, 535 to the West African Monetary…

01/01/1970

First flood, then drought: climate-resilience project helps farmers thrive in Mozambique

Mozambican farmer Alima Matusse is the head of a household of six and she used to worry that her children would go…

01/01/1970

Financial institutions’ chief information officers meet at knowledge sharing convention

The African Development Bank organized a knowledge sharing event of chief information officers (CIOs) from…

01/01/1970

Making Finance Work for Africa webinar: Experts discuss African capital market space, Joint African Exchanges Linkages project

The Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A) partnership, hosted by the African Development Bank, and the African…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank Regional Economic Outlook 2020: In West Africa, harnessing the youth workforce could speed economic recovery in the post-...

West Africa’s burgeoning youth population offers a strategic workforce which can be harnessed for employment and…

01/01/1970

African Development Bank and partners launch pilot Cities Diagnostics tool in five cities

“The urban opportunities far outweigh the challenges,” said Prof. Davis G. Mwamfupe, the Mayor of Dodoma, Tanzania,…

01/01/1970

Trophée Africa Road Builders 2021 : l’Egypte accueille la conférence inaugurale, après la distinction du président Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, lauréat 2020

L’Egypte accueillera le 31 mars prochain, la conférence inaugurale des Africa Road Builders (ARB), édition 2021, a…