Africa
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African Development Bank and ILX sign partnership to mobilize European institutional capital for sustainable projects across Africa | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-21 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Bank and ILX Management BV (ILX) today signed a partnership agreement to scale up investments and encourage the mobilization of institutional capital for investors for sustainable development goals and climate-focused private sector projects in the regional member states of the banking group. The signing ceremony took place at the…
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Côte d’Ivoire: Singrobo-Ahouaty, West Africa’s first privately funded hydroelectric power station, providing electricity to 100,000 households and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-20 00:00:00 ——————————————- Côte d’Ivoire: Singrobo-Ahouaty, West Africa’s first privately funded hydroelectric power station, providing electricity to 100,000 households and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. | African Development Bank – Building a better Africa tomorrow today //–> ——————————————- Source www.afdb.org
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The African Development Bank, Kenyan energy company KETRACO is holding a workshop on PPP law | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-20 00:00:00 ——————————————- The African Development Bank recently hosted a workshop for stakeholders in the Kenyan energy sector to discuss the new Public-Private Partnership Act 2021 and how it can advance the country’s energy industry. The March 23 to March 24 event was organized in partnership with the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO), the country’s…
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Evaluation of LMCP shows significant positive impact and need for productive use of electricity | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-17 00:00:00 ——————————————- An impact assessment of Phase 1 of the Last Mile Connectivity project in Kenya has shown that the African Development Bank-backed initiative is needed to encourage beneficiaries’ productive use of electricity beyond basic household consumption. The study — Impact Assessment of the AfDB-supported Kenya Last Mile Connectivity Project, Phase 1— notes that…
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Africa Knowledge Exchange shares perspectives on protecting forests, promoting climate resilience and strengthening communities | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-17 00:00:00 ——————————————- In March 2023, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), the Government of Ivory Coast and the African Development Bank Group held a four-day event to share knowledge from 15 years of the fund’s interventions in Africa. The event focused on experiences from the Forest Investment Program and the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience.…
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CORPORATE EVENT: Japan-Africa Investment Ecosystem Co-Creation Forum | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-17 00:00:00 ——————————————- WHO: African Development Bank, KEIZAI DOYUKAI, United Nations Development Programme WHEN: April 24e 2023; Time: 13:00-15:45 (Tokyo), 4:00-6:45 (Abidjan) WHERE: Hotel Grand Arc Hanzomon and Online (hybrid event) On 24e In April 2023, the African Development Bank, KEIZAI DOYUKAI and the United Nations Development Program will host a special business event for…
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African Development Bank, European Union and France invest $300 million in Tanzania’s hydropower project | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-14 00:00:00 ——————————————- The government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) have signed agreements for two development project loans worth $300 million. The funds will finance the construction of the 87.8 megawatt Kakono hydroelectric power station in the Kagera region of northern Tanzania. The project also received a grant…
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Burundi: African Development Bank Approves Trade Finance Transaction Guarantee Facility for Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu) | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-14 00:00:00 ——————————————- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a Trade Finance Transactions Guarantee Facility for Banque Commerciale Du Burundi (Bancobu). Leveraging Bancobu’s strategic footprint in the East African country, this instrument will support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and local businesses to facilitate their import and export trade…
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Mauritanian waste collection company transforms from nothing into a profitable business | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-14 00:00:00 ——————————————- Lehbib Mohamed El Kory grew up in a humble neighborhood outside Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, and didn’t expect much from life. But he managed to turn his story around through determination and hard work. Armed with no experience or skills, Lehbib suggested some friends pick up trash in their neighborhood. Today…
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African Development Bank Group 2023 annual meetings to underline resource mobilization for climate change | African Development Bank
Diplomat.Today The African Development Bank 2023-04-14 00:00:00 ——————————————- In just over a month, the governors of the African Development Bank Group will meet in Egypt to find ways to mobilize the robust private investment Africa needs to meet its urgent climate change adaptation and mitigation goals. At the 2023 annual meetings of the African Development Bank Group in Sharm El-Sheikh,…
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